Welcome to Museums Victoria

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

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Immigration Museum
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Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre
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Museums Victoria School Holidays
Special Event | Immigration Museum | Scienceworks | Melbourne Museum
Museums Victoria Tours
Special Event | Immigration Museum | Scienceworks | REB | Melbourne Museum
ROME: Empire, Power, People
exhibition | daily | Melbourne Museum
Colour: See the World in a New Light
exhibition | daily | Scienceworks
Barbie ®: The Exhibition
Opens Saturday 28 November | Melbourne Museum
Nocturnal: Museum After Dark
18+ event | First Thursday Every Month | Melbourne Museum
Eonarium Enlightenment
special event | Thursday to Sunday until 14 June | Immigration Museum
Phar Lap
exhibition | daily | Melbourne Museum
Museums Victoria School Holidays
Special Event | Immigration Museum | Scienceworks | Melbourne Museum
Museums Victoria Tours
Special Event | Immigration Museum | Scienceworks | REB | Melbourne Museum
ROME: Empire, Power, People
exhibition | daily | Melbourne Museum
Colour: See the World in a New Light
exhibition | daily | Scienceworks
Barbie ®: The Exhibition
Opens Saturday 28 November | Melbourne Museum
Nocturnal: Museum After Dark
18+ event | First Thursday Every Month | Melbourne Museum
Eonarium Enlightenment
special event | Thursday to Sunday until 14 June | Immigration Museum
Phar Lap
exhibition | daily | 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

Rare Book - Gerard Krefft, 'The snakes of Australia', Sydney, Government Printer, 1869

Shield. Specific locality unrecorded, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. 1900

Taxidermied Mount - Giant Otter, 'Sad Otter', Pteronura brasiliensis

Dolls' House - F.A. Clemons, 'Pendle Hall', 1940s

Doga | Ornament, chest. Trobriand Islands, Massim, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea

Negative, copy. Coranderrk, Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia. 1893

Coin - Aureus, Emperor Augustus, Ancient Roman Empire, 4 BC-2 AD

Suitcase - Red Vinyl, Cuc Lam, Vietnam, 1978

Wasekaseka | Ornament, neck. Specific locality unrecorded, Fiji. 1914

Plate - Leadbeaters Cockatoo, Plyctolophus leadbeateri

Motor Car - Holden 48-215, FX, Koornalla, 07 Feb 2009

Horse Shoe - Phar Lap, Agua Caliente, 1932

ARL Flight Memory - Prototype 'Black Box' Magnetic Wire Cockpit Voice & Data Recorder, Melbourne, circa 1958
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TOP STORIES

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.
For 100 years, we have marvelled at planetariums. Here’s a brief history of how humans brought the stars indoors
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For 100 years, we have marvelled at planetariums. Here’s a brief history of how humans brought the stars indoors

As the night sky became polluted with light from electrified cities, people built planetariums. Today, they're more impressive than ever. 
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.
A new chapter for Mary Anning’s ‘lost’ book
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A new chapter for Mary Anning’s ‘lost’ book

A rare book, that once belonged to Mary Anning, has returned to its rightful home in England.
From A to Bee: Australian bees need our help, but which ones?
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From A to Bee: Australian bees need our help, but which ones?

We rely on bees for so much, but do you know the difference between the iconic European Honey Bee and Australian native bees? And what you can do to help them?
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BECOME A MUSEUM MEMBER

BECOME A MUSEUM MEMBER

  • Join Museums Members and receive a FREE ticket to Rome: Empire, Power, People.
  • Enjoy a full year of free entry to Melbourne Museum, Scienceworks and Immigration, plus more exclusive benefits!
  • Available online until 5 October 2026. T&Cs apply.
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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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