School Holidays at NCM
Programs & Events
Child interacts with Weak Robots by ICD LAB, FRIEND, 2026. Photo by Casey Horsfield.
Seminar Room • 08 Apr 2026 - 17 Apr 2026, 10am-4pm, Wed-Fri
School Holidays at NCM
NCM returns this school holidays with a range of STEAM workshops for kids and teens aged 8-16 in Hawthorn. Learn how to code a mini robot, design video games and make 3D printed creations in our series of supervised workshops. Alongside the full-day workshops, NCM also has exciting activities that are free with museum entry. Explore how the world would feel with another finger with the Sixth Finger activity, or explore some of the robot friends in the museum with our Robot Tour.See what’s coming up this school holidays below ↓
Introduction to the Art of 3D Printing | Thu 9, Fri 17 Apr | Ages 10–16 | Paid
Learn the basics of 3D design in Tinkercad to design anything you can think of and explore 3D printing with our state-of-the-art Bambu Lab printers in this whole-day program! Includes museum entry to all exhibitions.
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Beginner Robotics with Edison | Thu 16 Apr | Ages 8–12 | Paid
In this whole-day workshop, students are introduced to basic robotics with our Edison robot kits. We will explore how you can code the Edison robots, from basic barcode scanning to block coding, to allow our tiny robots to perform a range of tasks for us! Includes museum entry to all exhibitions.
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Video Game Design & Game Ideation | Fri 10 | Ages 10–16 | Paid
Explore the job of a Video Game Designer, learn about different systems used to plan a game and work in a team to design your own game idea! Includes museum entry to all exhibitions.
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Pop-up Interactive | Sixth Finger | Sat 11, Thu 23 Apr | 11am-4pm | Free with museum entry
Sixth Finger is a hands-on drop-in activity at the National Communication Museum where visitors can try a robotic extra finger and explore how human-machine technology could expand the abilities of the human body. Inspired by the JIZAI Body Project, the experience invites visitors to imagine new possibilities for human augmentation.
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Robot Tour for Kids with Jesse | 8 Apr, 10.15am–10.45am | Free with museum entry, booking recommended
The Robot Tour with Jesse is a short, guided tour for kids at the National Communication Museum where young visitors explore playful and unusual robots throughout the museum. Led by Jesse from the NCM Studio, the tour introduces children to interactive robotic exhibits and invites them to see, hear and experiment with machines while learning how robots can communicate, perform and behave in surprising ways.
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RoboThespian Performance | Thu 1pm–1.10pm & Sun until 11am–11.10am Apr 30 | Free with museum entry, booking recommended
His repertoire is expansive, from Shakespeare soliloquies, to movie scene impersonations and vintage musical numbers. See RoboThespian perform a special selection of pieces every Thursday and Sunday.
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