Museums Victoria

Unearthing an icon

One of the most globally significant dinosaurs in history has been found and it's coming to Melbourne Museum in 2022.

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School holiday activities

Bringing the best of our museums to you and your family with online events and activities that you can enjoy from home these Spring school holidays.

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Victoria’s fossil emblem

What will be our state's fossil emblem? Victorians are invited to cast their vote for one of the eight nominees.

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Join or renew your membership by 31 October 2021 and receive a FREE ticket to one of our new touring exhibitions!

There's a whole lot more happening at Our Museums

Museums Victoria respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Country on which we stand, and we pay our respects to First Peoples across Victoria and Australia.

Language – Boon Wurrung and Woi Wurrung

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dinosaur skeletons on display in a museum

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10 really big things in the Museums Victoria State Collection

With millions of objects to choose from, what are the some of the biggest things?

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Unboxing the museum: Deinocheirus claws

The racks and collections in the museum stores contain many objects and memories. This is Collection Manager at Museums Victoria, Tim Ziegler's personal story of just one.

a small scorpion glowing green under uv light

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Glowing animals: understanding bioluminescence and biofluorescence

What do a Platypus, a Dragonfish and a Scorpion all have in common?

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A Lord of the Rings-like marine landscape revealed in Australia’s Christmas Island Territory

Take a dive into a Lord of the Rings-inspired seascape

Face-on view of a Swamp Rat (Rattus lutreolus)

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Native and introduced rats: some quick and dirty facts

Can you tell a native rat from a pest species?

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Our addiction to plastic

Lifting the lid on plastic: the good, the bad and the ugly.

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Field site, Camp Cooinda Burrong, Grampians National Park.

Australia’s environmental crisis

Following this summer’s unprecedented bushfires, Museums Victoria has begun directing its expertise, research and collections towards supporting recovery and sustainability efforts.

A girl posing amongst illustrations of spaceships and stars.

Museum Members

A Museum Membership will give you free, unlimited general entry to Melbourne Museum, Scienceworks & Immigration Museum, a range of discounts and exclusive events.

You'll also get access to our Just for Members area featuring live Zoom events, museum expert Q&As, activities, puzzles, downloadable Zoom backgrounds and more!

Shop educational gifts and toys at Museums Victoria Store

Keep little hands busy at home with museum puzzles, toys and activities.

Build a solar system, excavate for dinosaurs, learn about the human body, or discover the secrets of the natural world in your own backyard. And for the big kids, we’ve got everything from slow puzzles to conversation menus to keep brains busy.

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