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What's On

Museums Victoria Tours

tour | various dates

Our Wondrous Planet

EXHIBITION | DAILY

Nocturnal: Museum After Dark

18+ event | first thursday of the month

Barbie®: The Exhibition

Opens Saturday 28 November

Children’s Week

Saturday 24 October to Sunday 1 November

Museum Talks: Weaving Histories into Futures

TALK | TUESDAY 24 NOVEMBER

Penguin Island 3D

IMAX | VARIOUS DATES

ngiyama mirrim baany yulendj | reawakening deep water knowledge

EXHIBITION - BUNJILAKA | UNTIL SUNDAY 11 APRIL 2027

Museums Victoria Tours

tour | various dates

Our Wondrous Planet

EXHIBITION | DAILY

Nocturnal: Museum After Dark

18+ event | first thursday of the month

Barbie®: The Exhibition

Opens Saturday 28 November

Children’s Week

Saturday 24 October to Sunday 1 November

Museum Talks: Weaving Histories into Futures

TALK | TUESDAY 24 NOVEMBER

Penguin Island 3D

IMAX | VARIOUS DATES

ngiyama mirrim baany yulendj | reawakening deep water knowledge

EXHIBITION - BUNJILAKA | UNTIL SUNDAY 11 APRIL 2027

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DIVE INTO MEMBER NOVEMBER

We are celebrating our members all month long with exclusive offers, special rewards and exciting giveaways

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First Peoples’ Cultural Competency Program

The First Peoples’ Cultural Competency Program is a customised program designed to help shape how we think about and interact with the history and cultures of the First Peoples’ of this land, and how we can improve our working relationships and meaningful interactions with one another.

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Shop the Phar Lap collection

This year, Museums Victoria Store is celebrating the 100th birthday of Australia’s most legendary racehorse, Phar Lap, with a new and exclusive retail collection. More than 80 years after he first went on display, Phar Lap remains Melbourne Museum’s most popular exhibit.

Award winning exhibition

We’re proud to share that Our Wondrous Planet has won two design awards, recognising excellence in exhibition design. The Australian Interior Design Awards 2026: Award, Installation Design and the Corian^® Design Awards 2025: Overall Commercial Winner.

Youth myki Design Competition

The winner of the Youth myki design competition is announced!

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Museums Victoria's interdisciplinary humanities journal

Explore humanities research from Museums Victoria and across the museum sector with the latest volume of PRISM. This volume examines museum collections, architecture and exhibitions, with articles from curators, collection managers, artists and academics.