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Friends enjoy exclusive access to special events including our monthly Object Club and Time Traveller's Book Club.

Object Club

Join us on the last Friday of each month as one of our Museum curators, conservators or other expert staff share their deep understanding of an object or exhibition. Free for Friends, bookings essential.

Event Object Club – Toying with the past Time: 10.30am–11.30am Date: Friday, June 27, 2025 Ticket information: Free, bookings essential Ticket information: Book tickets

Did you have a favourite toy when you were young? Join curator Laura Cook as we explore some of the Museum’s most captivating collections. Many previously unseen objects offer unusual and sometimes surprising glimpses into young lives, reflecting the rich variety of children’s experiences! Exclusive to Friends. Join Friends

Time Traveller’s Book Club

Our Time Traveller’s Book Club is hosted by the Friends team on the last Tuesday of each month. Free for friends, bookings essential.

Event Time Traveller’s Book Club – Games People Played: A Global History of Sport Time: 11am–12pm Date: Tuesday, June 24, 2025 Ticket information: Free, bookings essential Ticket information: Book tickets

Join us to talk sport! Games People Played is, surprisingly, the first global history of sports, tracing how games have evolved over time. Wray Vamplew’s in-depth analysis also sheds light on the darker side of our obsession with sport. Exclusive to Friends. Join Friends

Event Time Traveller’s Book Club – A Brief History of Korea Time: 11am–12pm Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2025 Ticket information: Free, bookings essential Ticket information: Book tickets

Journey through Korean culture in this fascinating look at the country’s dynasties, empires, states, foreign conquests, occupation and division. Michael J Seth explores how Korea transformed from isolated peninsula to two starkly different nations, from the seventh century to today. Exclusive to Friends. Join Friends

March

Unmaking Angas Downs by Shannyn Palmer, ISBN 9780522878387

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April

Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica’s Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night by Julian Sancton, ISBN 9780753553459

May

Living with the Anthropocene: Love, Loss and Hope in the Face of Environmental Crisis edited by Cameron Muir, ISBN 9781742236889

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June

Games People Played: A Global History of Sport by Wray Vamplew, ISBN 9781742236889

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July

A Brief History of Korea by Michael J Seth, ISBN 9780804851022

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