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Monday 10am - 5pm Tuesday 10am - 5pm Wednesday 10am - 5pm Thursday 10am - 5pm Friday 10am - 5pm Saturday 10am - 5pm Sunday 10am - 5pm

National Dinosaur Museum

Name: National Dinosaur Museum
Address: 6 Gold Creek Road, Nicholls, Canberra, ACT, 2913, AU
Telephone: 02 6230 2655
Rating: 4.4

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National Dinosaur Museum

The National Dinosaur Museum is Australia's largest permanent display of prehistoric specimens. 🦕
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The National Dinosaur Museum is situated in Canberra, Australia's capital city. One of the premier tourist attractions in the area, the museum was established in 1993 and since then has grown into one of the largest permanent displays of dinosaur and prehistoric fossil material in Australia. New exhibits include 12 life-like animatronic dinosaurs and 20+ realistic replicas. There has never been a better time to visit the museum than at the moment!

16/07/2026

All our Dinos at the Museum have unfortunately had to go to bed early today due to a power outage. We apologise to all our lovely friends who were looking forward to visiting us today.

We will be issuing refunds to those who have bought tickets online through our website. Please contact [email protected] for any further assistance or questions.

Hopefully the power will be back on tomorrow and the gates will open at 10AM to 5PM.

10/07/2026

Roar into the school holidays with the NDM School Holiday Program! 🦖🎒

✨ What’s included in your ticket:

•Gallery Tours: Guided journeys packed with fascinating facts (and maybe a few dinosaur jokes).

•Dino Encounters : Meet Lucy the Raptor on her daily walk in the Garden or Fluffy our baby T-rex.

•Hands-On Fossil Talks: Get up close and personal with real and replica fossils.

•Paleo Hunts: Grab your hunt from the front desk and search for answers around the museum to win a prize!!

📅 When: Every day throughout the ACT school holidays.

Spaces fill up fast, so grab your tickets online and get ready for a truly dino-mite day out!

❤️

24/06/2026

Dino Excursion Day!! 🦖🔍🦴

Last week Shannon, our lead tour guide went down south to Garran Primary School for their annual STEM FEST to talk about the fascinating study of paleontology to the wonderful year 5s and 6s.

NDM'S "Dinos at School" is a program where we bring the museum to you!🦴

It includes a 30 minute to 1 hour session where students of all grades can learn the different aspects of paleontology, the Earth's evolution, get to feel and closely observe real and replica fossils from the museum's collection AND most importantly how their favourite subjects can contribute to paleontology to encourage future generations in the field! 🧐🔍

It's safe to say Shannon stole the show as we've been bombarded with amazing feedback from students, teachers and parents alike. We hope to be invited back and we look forward to visiting your school too!! 🦖

To inquire about this program please contact our bookings team - [email protected]

12/06/2026

You never know what's hiding in the fog! 👀🦖

This morning's fog completely teleported our Dino Garden straight back into prehistoric times! There's something incredibly magical (and spooky 👻) about seeing these giants emerge from the mist. 🤩

Slide through to see the garden like you've never seen before!

P.S. Our Dino Garden looks incredible in any weather - so come explore the trails with us today! 😉 Gates open everyday 10AM - 5PM.

19/05/2026

Please Beware! ⚠️🦖

It has been brought to our attention that an entity named 'Thrillophilia' is FALSLY SELLING general admission tickets to the National Dinosaur Museum.

The National Dinosaur Museum is NOT affiliated with this entity and will NOT validate any bookings made through 'Thrillophilia'.

We insist that all general admission tickets are booked through our official website (link in bio) or our trusted affiliated tour companies as mentioned in this post.

We apologise for any confusion or inconvenience caused by this matter.

Sincerely,
All the Dinos (and NDM management team)

07/05/2026

Australian Dinosaur Day! 🦖🇦🇺

On this very day in 1903, William Ferguson, a geologist surveying Victoria’s Bass Coast, discovered the first documented Australian dinosaur fossil - Cape Patterson Claw.

This claw is now believed to have been a claw of a large megaraptoran, similar to Australovenator, our “Southern Hunter” of Queensland (and probably the deadliest Aussie you’ve never met🫣).

Artwork: James Noordweiner
https://www.deviantart.com/nnordy

Image Credits
Photographer: Jon Augier
Museums Victoria
https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/specimens/1045754

11/04/2026

What an un-fossil-gettable weekend! 🦖🥚

We’re still buzzing from the energy of 'Dino Egg Hunt' last week. Seeing the museum filled with so many eager explorers—of all ages—was the perfect way to celebrate the Easter long weekend.

The National Dinosaur Museum would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who joined us. Whether you found the Golden Egg or just enjoyed a day out with the Lucy the Raptor, we hope you made memories that will last a lifetime!

03/04/2026

🪺🎀 Eggysaur is ready for our EGG-travagant Easter weekend all thanks to our rawrsome in-house painter Cam! 🎀🪺

Don’t forget to say hello to Eggysaur this Saturday at NDM Dino-Egg Hunt 2026!

Address

6 Gold Creek Road, Nicholls
Canberra, ACT
2913

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 5pm
Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm
Sunday	10am - 5pm

Telephone

02 6230 2655

Website

http://www.nationaldinosaurmuseum.com.au/, https://nationaldinosaurmuseum.com.au/events/

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