School holiday activities

Join us for craft, painting and a music and songwriting workshop this autumn school holidays. Find out more below.

Craft

Explore using your voice through different creative mediums. Write songs, speeches, poems or stories; design posters, comics or collages; or contribute to our 'use your voice' bunting decorations.

When: 11 April, 12 April, and 14 – 19 April
Time: 10am – 4pm
Where: Learning space. Please enter through the main doors and staff will direct you.
Age: all ages
Cost: free
Drop in, no booking required

Outdoor painting workshop

Create a colourful artwork telling a story about your family, pets, hobbies or community in a painting workshop led by local artist, Ineka Voigt.

When: 9 April
Times: 10am – 11am and 2pm – 3pm
Where: House of Representatives Courtyard
Age: 5 – 12
Cost: $10, accompanying adult free
Note: all art materials will be supplied
Bookings essential

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Music and songwriting workshop

Join award-winning children's band, The Vegetable Plot, for a 'magical garden' music and songwriting workshop. Learn about vocal warm-ups and harmonies, and discover songwriting secrets to help the band write something fresh and new.

When: 13 April
Times: 10:30am – 11:30am and 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Where: Learning space. Please enter through the main doors and staff will direct you.
Age: 5 – 12
Cost: $15, accompanying adult is free
Note: all materials will be supplied
Bookings essential

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Plan your visit

The House of Representatives Courtyard and Learning space are both wheelchair accessible.
The courtyard is a grassed area with concrete paths. For lift access to the courtyard, enter through the doors located on either side of the central staircase at the front of the Museum. There are signs marked 'Accessible Entry'.

Seating is available in the Learning space.