Mini Mariners

Explore the galleries, sing and dance in interactive tours with costumed guides. Enjoy creative free play, craft, games and story time in our themed activity area.

To ensure safe distancing our tours run at reduced capacity and additional hygiene measures are in place.

Child: $12 Adult: $8

Members: FREE

Ages: 2–5 + carers

Booked playgroups welcome. Online bookings essential.

MARCH- Pirates Ahoy

Let's follow the treasure map around the museum to find the secret treasure cave. Learn how to sing, dance and scrub the deck like a pirate. Then you can decorate your own pirate hat, map or spyglass telescope to take home and enjoy some special pirate science experiments.

Tuesdays 5, 12, 19, 26 Saturdays 23, 30

10.30–11.15 am and 11.30–12.15 pm

APRIL- Under the Sea

Wobble like a jellyfish, glide like a tortoise and snap like a shark as we make our way through the museum to discover the magnificent world of creatures that live under the sea. 

Enjoy a touch tour of sea-specimens and objects, listen to stories, and create your own watercolour painting or sea creature headdress. 

Tuesdays 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 and Saturday 20, 27 April.  

10.30–11.15 am and 11.30–12.15 pm

MAY - Drip, Drop, Splash!

Swish, Bubble, Splash and Dive into the wonderful world of water in a character guided through the museum galleries. Discover stories about water and how we use it every day. Sing songs, enjoy messy play activities and make your own bubble painting to take home.

Tuesday 7, 14, 21, 28 and Saturday 11, 18 May  

10.30–11.15 am and 11.30–12.15 pm

COVID-19 Flexible Booking

Please note if you wish to cancel your tickets after purchase for health and safety reasons, the museum will provide flexibility to re-book for a future event. However, should the museum cancel the event you will be entitled to a full refund.

Host or Publisher Australian National Maritime Museum - Events