when: 04 July 2025 - 13 October 2025 | venue: National Museum of Australia | cost: See event for details | address: Lawson Crescent Acton 2601 | website: https://nma.gov.au | tickets: https://my.nma.gov.au/events%3Fk%3Dmr%2Bsquiggle%26startDate%3D2025-07-04//?q=eyJ0eXBlIjoiYm9va2luZyIsImRlc3RpbmF0aW9uIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9t
published: 22 Jul 2025, 5 min read
Mr Squiggle and Friends: The Creative World of Norman Hetherington brings the puppet with a pencil for a nose back into the limelight.
This exhibition reunites Mr Squiggle with his friends Blackboard, Rocket, Bill Steamshovel and Gus the Snail, along with a myriad of other characters created by master puppeteer Norman Hetherington. This exhibition showcases more than 300 objects from the Museum's recently acquired Norman Hetherington collection.
Go behind the scenes and discover Norman's magical world of puppetry, cartooning and entertainment. Try your hand at puppeteering or add your own creation to their squiggle digital interactive. Let your imagination run wild!
On show now.
Free entry. Bookings essential.
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Mr Squiggle and Friends: The Creative World of Norman Hetherington brings the puppet with a pencil for a nose back into the limelight.
This exhibition reunites Mr Squiggle with his friends Blackboard, Rocket, Bill Steamshovel and Gus the Snail, along with a myriad of other characters created by master puppeteer Norman Hetherington. This exhibition showcases more than 300 objects from the Museum's recently acquired Norman Hetherington collection.
Go behind the scenes and discover Norman's magical world of puppetry, cartooning and entertainment. Try your hand at puppeteering or add your own creation to their squiggle digital interactive. Let your imagination run wild!
On show now.
Free entry. Bookings essential.
Go see Mr Squiggle and Friends 2025.
Mr Squiggle and Friends 2025 is on 04 July 2025 - 13 October 2025. The opening hours are: See event website for details. Conveniently located in Acton. Call 1800 026 132 for details. Visit their website at https://nma.gov.au.
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