MoPA’s Hot Weather Policy
Does MoPA have Air Conditioning?
MoPA operates a network of Children’s Museums and all of the Museums has air conditioning installed. A host of variables impacts the outcomes each solution delivers to each Museum, and the way that hot weather is best managed. Factors include a building’s age, size and thermal properties, the weather type (humidity or dry heat) and the specifications of the AC system installed.
Similar to the Early Learning and Education sectors, on top of a utilisation strategy for air conditioning, MoPA also employs a Hot Weather Policy to ensure the comfort and safety of all guests, at all times.
MoPA’s hot weather policy:
1. PROACTIVE MEASURES: Our goal is to ensure that every time you book to visit MoPA, it will be a magical experience. For this reason, when the forecast is too hot and we do not have full confidence in our AC’s ability to manage that heat, we will close the Museum or not allow for tickets to be purchased online for that session. This means that if any time you are able to buy tickets to any given session, it’s because we are 100% confident that the weather on the day that you’re booking for will be manageable. If you are unable to book at any given time, it will be because there are no tickets left for that time, or because a forecast indicates the AC will not be able to keep up.
2. REACTIVE MEASURES: When the weather catches us by surprise (which can happen from time to time!) and this results in an uncomfortable environment, a full credit is available for guests to re-book a visit for another time. We will do our best to contact affected bookings in advance of their visit, but if you do visit the Museum and are not comfortable staying, all you need to do is ask our friendly team within 15-mins of your arrival, and they will happily process a credit for you.
Does MoPA Geelong Have Air Conditioning?
The building that houses MoPA Geelong has excellent thermal qualities and the evaporative cooling fends off the warmer days well. Our Geelong Museum is blessed with a glorious outdoor space and for safety reasons the doors leading to this area remain open, even on warmer days; as a result, there are some areas of the Museum that will warm up more than others on very hot days.
Does MoPA Sandringham Have Air Conditioning?
UPDATED: December 12, 2024. MoPA Sandringham now has fully refrigerated air-conditioning. This Museum is a very comfortable environment all year around – both a great escape from the heat but also the perfect rainy-day getaway!
Does MoPA Thomastown Have Air Conditioning?
UPDATED: December 16, 2024. Woohoo, MoPA Thomastown now has fully refrigerated air-conditioning installed down BOTH wings (party rooms, art rooms, key exhibits, etc) as well as 6 ‘giant thermal fans’ to reticulate all the fresh air!
In addition to the new Air Conditioning at MoPA Thomastown, our regular hot weather policy (detailed above) is in place, with both proactive and reactive measures guaranteeing that all guests will enjoy a very comfortable visit, every single time!
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AFTERNOON ART CLASSES: Bookings for Term 1 are Now Open!
Kaila and the amazing team of educators here @MoPA are VERY excited to meet our new students. Enrol now to secure the day that works best for your Term 1 schedule! x MoPA
WORST kept secret of 2025? 🤔 MoPA is coming to Nunawading!!!
No one imagined we’d find the perfect location for a Children’s Museum in Melbourne’s East so early in 2025. But it happened. It’s a thing. Work has already begun on a HUGE new Children’s Museum - right here in the heart of Melbourne’s EAST... On Whitehorse Road, Nunawading!
The Museum is set to open mid-2025. To learn more, watch the progress unfold, and get early access, be sure to join the mailing list. Head to the Nunawading page on our website for all the juicy deets.
LOVE YOU NUNAZ. SEE YOU SOON!
x MoPA
GET EXCITED!! Enrolments for Afternoon Art Classes @ MoPA - TERM 1 - are NOW OPEN!!
World’s BEST art teachers. Beautiful workshops. Small class sizes. Convenient afternoon class times (4 til 5.30). Available at our Geelong Museum, Thomastown Museum AND Sandringham Museum. Carers can ‘drop-and-run’ or ‘stay-and-play’ (use our wifi to smash out some work). Chef prepped snacks. HEAVEN for your lil’ CREATIVE!!
Loads of deets on the website. Classes are expected to sell out quickly. Soooooo excited!! x
Just some of our FAVE dress-up craft creations so far. Seeing what children do with such an open brief is truly magical. Love love love these works of art.
For the remainder of the school hol’s we’re exploring THE ART OF DRESSING UP at MoPA. This activity and many more activations are all included in each session. See post and website for deets. xx
THE ART OF DRESS UPS!
Showing From Jan 2nd til’ Feb 3rd
While activities like dress-ups may seem like harmless fun, these joyful shenanigans can actually be VERY. Serious. Business...
Children (and sometimes adults!) dress up because it’s just fun, of course. But children also use these make-believe opportunities to experiment with personas and scenarios that reach far beyond regular everyday life. The dress-up games they play enhance their creative skills, and it’s also now proven that children build fundamental social skills through play; and these skills pay dividends well into adult life.
All of MoPA’s new dress-up activities, and the materials required to participate in them, are all included with all regular tickets.
x MoPA
Why is it so important book ahead?
As we head into the holiday period, we thought it would be helpful to remind our gorgeous guests that you must book your tickets to MoPA online, prior to arrival.
We receive amazing feedback about limiting entry numbers in order to maintain a comfortable and safe environment.
Many of the team at MoPA are parents too, and so you can be sure that we all fully appreciate how difficult it can be to be super organised with your lil’uns 24-48 hours ahead of time. Booking your tickets online, however, does mean that you will never ever find MoPA to be overcrowded - even if it’s a rainy day in the middle of the school holidays ☔️🚗🎨🌈
The first week of school holidays are already 85-90% sold out, but there are LOTS of tickets available after Xmas and into January ♥️
WE CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOU!! x
And the MOST popular Xmas Gift @ MoPA this year is? Our limited edition Xmas Membership Pack!!
$98 for UNLIMITED MoPA visits in 2025 + free tee + free paintbrush pen + free sticker pack!! WHOA!!!
🎨🎄Mo Mo Mo, Merry Christmas🎄💝
ATTN: IT’S FREE CRAFT SNOW DOME O’CLOCK.
From today right up until Christmas eve, ALL children visiting MoPA can work with our educators to create and take home their very own PERSONALISE-ABLE SNOW DOME!!
Yep. That’s right. Snow. In a dome. AND a drawing. Also in the dome. Cutest. Gift. Ever.
A tribute to Nonny? A nod to Uncle Lach? A gift for Auntie Paula? Or perhaps simply “The place where Iggy came from” (thanks Lily, Mum did clarify that Iggy is your lil’ plush penguin).
YOUR child’s snow dome can be whatever their imagination desires; and EVERY child that visits MoPA will receive one to make and take - from now and Christmas eve. Epic.
x MoPA
