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As Australia's largest public museum organisation, we connect the past to the present and imagine the future.

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Museums Victoria Tours
Special Event | Immigration Museum | Scienceworks | REB | Melbourne Museum
Barbie®: The Exhibition
Opens Saturday 28 November | Melbourne Museum
Colour: See the World in a New Light
exhibition | daily | Scienceworks
Nocturnal: Museum After Dark
18+ event | First Thursday Every Month | Melbourne Museum
Halloween at the Museum: The Haunted Gala
special event | Saturday 31 October | Melbourne Museum
Halloween at the Museum: Family Event
special event | Friday 30 October | Melbourne Museum
Children’s Week
special event | Saturday 24 October to Sunday 1 November | Melbourne Museum
Museums Victoria Tours
Special Event | Immigration Museum | Scienceworks | REB | Melbourne Museum
Barbie®: The Exhibition
Opens Saturday 28 November | Melbourne Museum
Colour: See the World in a New Light
exhibition | daily | Scienceworks
Nocturnal: Museum After Dark
18+ event | First Thursday Every Month | Melbourne Museum
Halloween at the Museum: The Haunted Gala
special event | Saturday 31 October | Melbourne Museum
Halloween at the Museum: Family Event
special event | Friday 30 October | Melbourne Museum
Children’s Week
special event | Saturday 24 October to Sunday 1 November | Melbourne Museum

Museums Victoria is now offering its award-winning, audience-centred exhibitions for hire.

Touring exhibitions for hire
IMAX

IMAX Melbourne

Don't just watch the movie, become part of it! IMAX provides the most immersive cinematic experience in the world.

 IMAX

Melbourne Planetarium

Sit back and enjoy the wonder of the stars regardless of the time of day – or the weather!

COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTS

Scientific illustration of a black snake shown coiled on a cream background.

Rare Book - Gerard Krefft, 'The snakes of Australia', Sydney, Government Printer, 1869
Elongated woven shield decorated with repeating geometric patterns and bands of reddish-brown detailing.

Shield. Specific locality unrecorded, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. 1900
A taxidermy Otter that has a sad facial express.

Taxidermied Mount - Giant Otter, 'Sad Otter', Pteronura brasiliensis
Large cutaway dolls' house revealing multiple furnished rooms and interior details across several floors.

Dolls' House - F.A. Clemons, 'Pendle Hall', 1940s
Circular white shell ornament with hanging strands of red shell discs and a shell pendant.

Doga | Ornament, chest. Trobriand Islands, Massim, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
Historic black-and-white group photograph showing people seated and standing outdoors at Coranderrk, Victoria, in 1893.

Negative, copy. Coranderrk, Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia. 1893
Gold Roman aureus coin showing a profile portrait surrounded by an inscription.

Coin - Aureus, Emperor Augustus, Ancient Roman Empire, 4 BC-2 AD
Red vinyl suitcase with carry handles, luggage tag and zippered compartments.

Suitcase - Red Vinyl, Cuc Lam, Vietnam, 1978
Circular necklace made from numerous curved ivory-coloured tusk-shaped elements radiating around a central opening.

Wasekaseka | Ornament, neck. Specific locality unrecorded, Fiji. 1914
Scientific illustration of a Leadbeater's cockatoo perched among leafy branches, displaying its colourful crest.

Plate - Leadbeaters Cockatoo, Plyctolophus leadbeateri
The shell of an old holden car that has been damaged by fire.

Motor Car - Holden 48-215, FX, Koornalla, 07 Feb 2009
A worn metal horseshoe

Horse Shoe - Phar Lap, Agua Caliente, 1932
Metal reel-to-reel data storage component with exposed wiring, pulleys and electronic connectors.

ARL Flight Memory - Prototype 'Black Box' Magnetic Wire Cockpit Voice & Data Recorder, Melbourne, circa 1958
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Museums Victoria's interdisciplinary humanities journal
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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. 
Australian Innovation | Ground-breaking Victorian invention
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Australian Innovation | Ground-breaking Victorian invention

Victoria maintains a long and proud history of innovation. Many ideas and products developed in the State have had global impacts.
80‑million‑year‑old snake fossil sheds light on why lizards lost their limbs and started slithering
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80‑million‑year‑old snake fossil sheds light on why lizards lost their limbs and started slithering
An extinct echidna the size of a small child once roamed Victoria, new fossil shows
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An extinct echidna the size of a small child once roamed Victoria, new fossil shows
The journey to World War I through the eyes of a soldier
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The journey to World War I through the eyes of a soldier

Captain Edward McKenna’s photographs provide a glimpse into the life of soldiers on the journey to war.
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DIVE INTO MEMBER NOVEMBER

DIVE INTO MEMBER NOVEMBER

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

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Andrew and Geraldine Buxton Family Playspace

Andrew and Geraldine Buxton Family Playspace

A new place for curiosity, connection and inclusive play.

Opening in 2027, the Andrew and Geraldine Buxton Family Playspace at Melbourne Museum will be a truly inclusive environment where children and families can learn, explore and connect through play.

Andrew and Geraldine Buxton Family Playspace
Shop the Phar Lap collection.

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.

 First Peoples’ Cultural Competency Program

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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