A dinosaur skeleton of a Tarbosaurus.

Museum at Home

Can't make it to Melbourne Museum? Take a virtual tour of our exhibitions, hear from a museum expert, dive into learning resources or get inspired by a range of family-friendly activities.

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Treasured Puzzles

In anticipation of the upcoming Treasures of the Natural World exhibition, we have turned some of the touring objects into puzzles!
View of the Wild Amazing Animals exhibition, worldwide environments.

Virtual tours

Explore Melbourne Museum through mini-websites, audio tours and virtual tours on Google Maps.
School holiday activities

Play

Prepare to get your creative juices flowing through fun facts, project ideas and videos.
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Learn

Curriculum-linked resources for remote classrooms or home-based learning.
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One Year On

Stories of COVID-19 in Melbourne's Suburbs is a digital display that brings together a snapshot of stories collected across the suburbs of Melbourne in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Puzzles

We’ve turned some of our much loved collection items and galleries into online puzzles.

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.

More from Museums Victoria

Beyond Melbourne Museum, there are a wealth of museum experiences to explore from Museums Victoria, all available from home, school or anywhere.

mounted bird specimens

Explore our collections online

An invaluable record of Victoria's environmental and cultural history.
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Just for Members

Live events, museum expert Q&As, activities, puzzles, Zoom backgrounds and more.
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Unboxing the museum

Our expert staff take you on an exclusive tour behind the scenes of our museums, to “unbox” some of their favourite objects.
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Relive the good old days

Step back in time with music, photos, quizzes and activities from the past. Perfect to explore with family and friends!
A hubble space telescope image of spiral galaxy M83

Scienceworks at Home

Take a virtual visit to Scienceworks and get your STEM fix from the couch!
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Immigration Museum at Home

Delve deeper into Victoria's immigration history – read personal stories of migration and discover your own origins.