Museum treasures on show

Pop up museum coming to Whittlesea. (Melbourne Museum)

Take a deep dive into the wonders of the oceans and beaches at the fun and informative pop-up museum coming to Whittlesea for the school holidays.

Museums Victoria will be staging the pop-museum at two locations on Friday, July 11 called the Ocean Wonders.

The first of of these is Riverside Community Activity Centre in South Morang, from 10.30-11:30am and Thomastown Recreation and Aquatic Centre, from 2-3pm.

The pop-up museum will showcase real objects from the Melbourne Museum, helping kids learn all about incredible marine creatures while getting a close-up look at shells, sharks and ancient sea animals.

Highlights include a taxidermied green sea turtle and seagull, a tiger shark jaw and whale vertebra, as well as a tooth from a Megalodon, one of the largest sharks to ever exist.

The pop-up museum is free, but bookings are essential.

The museum is for children aged between three and 13.

Other school holiday activities happening in Whittlesea include youth taking over Mill Park library, girls day out, NAIDOC youth event and 2000’s Nostalgia.

To book tickets to the muesum: tinyurl.com/3pee4476