Museum Teachers

Museum Victoria's Museum Teachers program provides free access to our three unique Museums – Melbourne Museum, Scienceworks and Immigration Museum. It also supports teachers and educators by offering professional learning opportunities, resources to use in the classroom or early childhood service, and exclusive invitations to exhibition previews and special events.

Our vision is to inspire students and teachers with wondrous museum learning experiences and support the education community in its work to build a thriving future.

Museum Teachers benefits for all subscribers

• Monthly Museums Victoria education e-newsletter. Please note that receiving these is a condition of the Museum Teachers Program.

Card holder benefits

Museum Teachers card holders can access the following museum benefits:

• Free general entry to Melbourne Museum, Scienceworks and Immigration Museum¹.
• Discounted Melbourne Planetarium and Lightning Theatre shows at Scienceworks. Museum Teachers can purchase Planetarium and Lightning Theatre tickets with a 20% discount.
• Discounts on tickets to IMAX Melbourne documentary education films.
• 10% discount in Museums Victoria shop(online and instore).²

Museum Teachers eligibility

Victorian teachers in any of the following registration categories are eligible to collect a Museum Teachers card on their next visit: 

• Fully registered teachers (blue card) 
• Provisionally registered teachers (aqua card) 
• Permission to teach (yellow card) 
• Fully registered early childhood teachers (purple card) 
• Provisionally registered early childhood teachers (orange card) 
• Homeschool teachers (VRQA letter) 
• Tertiary education teachers from a university, polytechnic or technical and further education (TAFE) or AMES Australia institute (Photo ID from workplace is required). 
• Early childhood educators working a Victorian preschool, kindergarten or long day care (Museums Victoria early childhood educator evidence of employment is required).

If you are not yet eligible to receive a Museum Teachers card, we still welcome you to sign up and remain connected with us through our monthly newsletter where you receive access to education events, learning resources, updates and offers.  

Ensure you read our terms and conditions before signing up.

Got a question?

• Check out our frequently asked questions
• Email us at [email protected]

¹ General entry excludes touring exhibitions, IMAX Melbourne, Royal Exhibition Building events, Melbourne Planetarium and Lightning Room.

² Full price items only.