Enter NGV International through the Waterwall entrance on St Kilda Road. The Children’s Play exhibition is down the corridor on your right-hand side, at the north end (city side) of the building.

If you need help, friendly staff at the Information Desk are nearby and happy to assist.

You don’t need a ticket to visit Children’s Play; it’s free for everyone.

If you have a pram, there’s space to leave it in the corridor outside the exhibition. Please remember to take any valuables with you.

The exhibition is all on one level and wheelchair accessible.

This exhibition has light-brown carpet and orange and white striped walls. There are two paintings of candelabras on the pillars in front of the entrance.

On the ceiling above are pink curtain shapes.

There are three different activities in the Children’s Play exhibition. You can do them in any order you like.

As you enter the exhibition, the cake sculptures activity is on the right-hand side. This activity invites you to stack big, colourful cushions to build a cake sculpture.

In the middle of the area are three round tables. The tables have two height options and stools that can be moved to allow wheelchair access.

Against the wall, there is a long bench. On this bench there are round cushions for you to build cakes with. There are 2D cut-outs shaped like cakes above the bench.

There are three performance areas in the exhibition. Each area has a different painted backdrop. One backdrop looks like a cabin, one looks like a garden and one looks like a forest.

If you like, you can choose a backdrop and imagine a story that takes place there. Dress up in a costume and hold a prop to perform your story in front of the backdrop. At busy times, you may need to wait for your turn.

As you enter the exhibition, there is a drawing activity on the left-hand side.

In the middle of the area are three round tables. The tables have two height options and stools that can be moved to allow wheelchair access. On these tables are displays of fake food in clear cases.

Against the wall there is a semi-circular table where you can collect your drawing book. There is a 2D cut-out shaped like a cake above the table.

This map shows the exhibition layout including the locations of activity elements, audio-visual content and seating.

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