The National Gallery of Victoria’s children’s gallery continues its exciting programming with ‘Plans for the Planet’ by contemporary artist Olaf Breuning.

NGV Kids’ Plans for the Planet encourages kids and families to think critically about pressing global challenges and their own potential for change. The exhibition is free and will run from 6 Jun to 5 October 2025.

Plan for the Planet: NGV Kids Exhibition

Breuning uses Plans for the Planet to place kids in the centre of the conversation about sustainability, and building a better planet for humans and animals.

Plans for the Planet is set in the natural world, as created by Breuning, including a forest and a lava floor (on which I’m sure there will be games of “The Floor Is Lava”).

The spaces include the Nature and Us room, where kids contribute to save the forest, and the Just a Person space, where kids are encouraged to visually communicate who they are.

This free exhibition aims to inspire children and families to engage with the natural environment and reflect on their role within it.

Drawing on the excitement of playgrounds and theme parks, the exhibition creates a playful atmosphere where young visitors can explore and express their thoughts about the planet’s future.

It’s a large-scale participatory exhibition for children that plays to young people’s hunger to explore, and engage with their surroundings.

Kids (and their families) can interact with the exhibition by using a specially designed swipe card to activate sections in the exhibition and contribute ideas, create illustrations and take a special selfie in an interactive photobooth.

They have the opportunity to engage in creative problem-solving and share their solutions for a better planet, including making amusing self-portraits and voicing their hopes.

Breuning has conveyed his ideas about our planet in a playful and even humorous way, engaging kids and inviting them to share ideas and empowering them to speak out to help shape the world for their future.

Plans for the Planet draws from popular culture and is inspired by the artist’s love of video games and movies from his youth such as Jurassic Park.

Get ready for an adventure of planet-saving self-discovery at the NGV!

Plan Your Visit to Plans for the Planet

The Plans for the Planet exhibition will run at NGV International from 6 June to 5 October 2025.

Entry to the children’s gallery is free whether you purchase tickets to the main exhibition or not, so it’s a fantastic way to extend your visit to the gallery. 

NGV’s central location on St Kilda Road makes it easy to include a stop at NGV for Kids as part of your Melbourne family day out.

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