Media enquiries and filming requests

Media enquiries

The Museums Victoria Media and Communications team assists media with enquiries related to Museums Victoria's collections and research, and its venues Melbourne Museum, Scienceworks, Immigration Museum and the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Royal Exhibition Building.

Contact the Media team on 0466 622 621 or email us at [email protected] if you require information, editorial images and filming access or expert comment.

Got a general research question, but don't have media or editorial requirements? Go to Ask Us.

Media enquiries

Contact the media team on 0466 622 621 or email us at [email protected].

Filming and image requests

Editorial filming and photography requests

Museums Victoria’s media and communications team facilitates photography and filming requests from media outlets for editorial purposes only. Filmmakers must guarantee an on-camera acknowledgement of Museums Victoria and/or its venues to be classified as editorial.

Commercial photography and filming

Commercial photography or filming is not permitted without prior written permission. Any photography or filming that uses Museums Victoria's locations as a backdrop—such as for films, television dramas, fashion shoots, or advertising—is not deemed editorial.

For more details, please visit the Museum Spaces venue hire website.

For enquiries, contact Museums Victoria's venue hire team on (03) 9270 5051 or email us at [email protected].

General photography and filming

You are welcome to take photos and film with a handheld camera at our venues for non-commercial purposes except in First Peoples exhibitions and galleries and unless signage specifically states otherwise. Non-commercial use includes personal, educational, artistic or scholarly projects that are not intended for sale, promotion or marketing.

Written approval is required for non-commercial filming and photography in First Peoples exhibitions and galleries. Please contact the media team on 0466 622 621 or email us at [email protected] to discuss.

Guidelines

• Please be mindful of other guests in the museum. Avoid disrupting their experience while filming.
• Please do not film individuals without their explicit consent. If your project involves capturing photos or video of members of the public, please bring along release forms.
• If your project involves capturing film footage or photography of specific artworks, ensure you have obtained permission from the relevant artists or copyright holders.

Special permissions and student projects

You may need special permission from Museums Victoria for your student film/photography project if either of the following apply:

• Your filming activity includes more than five (5) people (including all production crew and talent).
• Your equipment exceeds one handheld camera, one tripod and handheld sound recording equipment.

Please submit your request with as much notice as possible, and at least five (5) business days ahead of time. Each request is evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and support can only be offered under specific circumstances.

Properly crediting the museum or venue is essential, so ensure that the location is acknowledged in any published academic materials or presentations featuring your work.

To help us better understand your request and your needs for filming and photography, we kindly ask that the following information is detailed in your request:

• Dates, start times and finish times for filming.
• Locations where you request to film.
• The number of people who will be present during filming.
• Details on any equipment that will be used.

Thank you for your cooperation in helping us maintain a welcoming environment for all visitors.

Expert comment

Museums Victoria's experts, many of whom are world leaders in their fields, can provide media comment across a wide range of research areas.

Our expert researchers and curators are continually developing and documenting the collection, as well as creating exhibition content for Melbourne Museum, Scienceworks and the Immigration Museum.

Sciences experts

• Marine sciences: identification, origins, ecology and conservation of Australian and world marine species
• Mineralogy and Petrology: minerals, rocks, meteorites and geology
• Palaeontology: fossils and dinosaurs
• Terrestrial environments: research focus on land invertebrates (insect fauna) and herpetology (reptiles and amphibians)

First Peoples Cultures

• Histories and cultures of First Peoples, particularly Australia and the Pacific

History and Technology experts

• History of Melbourne, including research on the Royal Exhibition Building and Spotswood Pumping Station
• Images and audio-visual collection of approximately 300,000 items
• Immigration and cultural diversity in Victoria
• Sustainable futures, including the Invisible Farmer Project
• Technology, innovation and change - including the history of Australian computing
• Engineering and transport

Live Exhibit experts

• Care, handling and management of live species