Megafauna

Megafauna, Dead Puppet Society

This event has finished

Megafauna ended on Sunday 6 August 2023.

Visit the What's on page for current and upcoming events.

Current events

Bilby trail and craft activities (self-guided)

Fri 29 Mar - Sun 28 Apr — Collect a map from the Visitor Centre

Learn about the bilby and its habitat on a children's self-guided trail.

Bush Fragrance

6 Apr – 5 May 2024 — Visitor Centre at the Australian National Botanical Gardens

This exhibition celebrates the work of the Botanic Art Group and their love of native flora.

Culture on the Move – Bush Animal Weaving Workshops

Thurs 18 April and Fri 19 April, 10 am and 1 pm — Banksia Centre

Create your own bush animal during the school holidays.

More information

Culture on the Move – Traditional Weaving Workshops

Sat 20 April 10 am - 1 pm — Banksia Centre

Sharing cultural knowledge on weaving and plant use and learning how to prepare fibres.

More information

1 July – 6 August 2023, 9:30am – 4:30pm — Australian National Botanic Gardens

See ancient creatures come to life in the Gardens with visual theatre masterminds Dead Puppet Society.

Following their migratory route to seasonal feeding grounds, three ancient diprotodons have become lost in the city and have found their way to the Australian National Botanic Gardens. As they try to make their way in the altered landscape, these visitors from a forgotten time created by visual theatre masterminds Dead Puppet Society provoke a reflection on how humans have changed this island and its creatures, and the importance of the Gardens for plant and animal conservation.

Megafauna will take up residence in a prehistoric installation in the Visitor Centre when not roving through the Gardens.

From 1 – 7 July they will rove the Gardens near the Friends Lawn and Pollen Café.

Saturday 1 July – 10.00am, 11.15am, 12.30pm
Sunday 2 July – 10.00am, 11.15am, 12.30pm
Tuesday 4 July – 10.00am, 11.15am, 12.30pm, 1.45pm, 2.30pm, 3.15pm
Wednesday 5 July – 10.00am, 11.15am, 12.30pm
Thursday 6 July – 10.00am, 11.15am, 12.30pm
Friday 7 July – 1.30pm, 2.15pm, 3.30pm

They will be roving during the night at all MEGAfauna afterDARK sessions. Bookings essential.

Dead Puppet Society is an Australian based production and design house creating deeply imaginative visual theatre, public art, and sculpture, combining timeless craftsmanship with cutting edge technology.

Supported by ACT Government, Friends of the Australian National Botanic Gardens and Ovolo Nishi.

Wheelchair accessible.