Australia’s largest public museum organisation
We have been creating knowledge, entertaining visitors and building the State Collection since 1854.
About us
For more than 160 years, the people of Victoria have turned to their State museum to connect the past and the present, and to imagine the future. As Australia's largest public museum organisation, we inspire audiences to engage in life’s deep mysteries and big questions.
Our museums present unique and exceptional experiences for more than 2 million visitors each year, who come from all over Australia and around the world to be inspired and to learn about themselves and the universe we inhabit.
The collection is an invaluable record of Victoria's environmental and cultural history, and our amazing wealth of over 17 million items has been creating a sense of wonder and awe in visitors for generations.
Corporate documents
Museums Victoria's current Strategic Plan and all Annual Reports from the year 2000 onward.
Tenders
Requests for Tenders, Expressions of Interest, Requests for Quotation and Requests for Information are published here.
People
Governed by the Museums Board of Victoria, and under the leadership of Lynley Crosswell, Museums Victoria is operated and supported by talented staff and volunteers.
Protection of Cultural Objects on Loan
This scheme provides legal protection for cultural objects on loan from overseas lenders for temporary public exhibition in Australia.
Repatriation of ancestral remains
Museum Victoria recognises the rights of Indigenous peoples with respect to their cultural property, and through the Indigenous Repatriation Program gives priority to the return of Ancestral Remains to Australian Indigenous communities.
Animal Ethics at Museums Victoria
Museums Victoria has in place an Animal Ethics Committee (AEC) which oversees all research activity involving live animals.
Protected Disclosures
Museums Victoria is committed to the aims and objectives of the Protected Disclosure Act 2012 (Vic.)
Disability Action Plan
Museums Victoria is committed to actively fostering access and increasing understanding of, and respect for, the diversity of the Victorian community.
Child Safe Standards
Museums Victoria Child Safe Policy Statement
