Revolutions: Records and Rebels
Revolutions: Records and Rebels looks at the late 1960s as a moment when youth culture drove optimistic idealism, motivating people to come together and question the establishment across every area of society.
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River of Language
ngulu wurneet, galada-al wurrung-u, parniwaru tyalingi, waran woorroong-ee, barringgi dyaling.
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School holiday activities
Explore the connection between structure and sound in this holiday activity for dinosaur-lovers.
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Nocturnal x Tora
Byron Bay electronic quartet Tora headline Nocturnal with their blissful sounds, with Sampology W/Middle Name Dance Band and Eilish Gilligan DJ set.
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Gut Feelings
Microbes in your gut talk to your brain and body. Your microbes are beautiful. Be immersed. Be curious. Love your guts.
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Play Box
To help your littlie make the most of every single day, we’re opening early with a new play-based learning experience proudly supported by Biostime.
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Manggan – gather, gathers, gathering
Manggan weaves together recent works from the unique and diverse communities of Far North Queensland.
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Anarchy in The Archive
Senior Curators are joined by Haus of Dizzy founder, Wiradjuri woman Kristy Dickinson to explore contemporary expressions of protest.
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Meet the Museum Experts: Preparators
Ever wondered what Museum staff do? Ever pondered what's behind closed doors?
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Romp and Stomp
A special event for children five years and under to celebrate Children's Week at Melbourne Museum.
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2017 Nobel Peace Prize pop-up display
See the Nobel Peace Prize medal and diploma awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) in 2017.
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First Peoples Tour
Enjoy a guided tour of the Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre at Melbourne Museum and experience the vibrant cultures of Indigenous Australia
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Members Behind the Scenes Tour: Halloween Edition
Enter through our locked doors and walk through our empty corridors to meet museum experts as they share the weird, the wonderful and the downright creepy.
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Melbourne Music Week: An Under 5's Adventure
Why should adults have all the fun? Melbourne is one of the world's premier Music Cities but it ain’t just for grown-ups.
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Stardust memories
Heard and seen by the people of Murchison in northern Victoria, this meteorite, became one of the world's most highly studied.
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Sunday Family Program: Tails and Scales
Be inspired by some of Museums Victoria’s rarest native geckos to make your own in our family friendly activity.
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First Peoples
Celebrating the history, culture, achievements and survival of Victoria’s Aboriginal people.
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Boden Research Conference
This two-and-a-half-day symposium will bring together top Australian and international scientists, students, and early career researchers to explore the techniques for reconstructing evolutionary transformations in vertebrate history.
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Melbourne Cup Day Family Activity
Celebrate this special day of horse racing with us by dressing up and making race-day accessories.
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Children's Gallery
A wondrous place for babies to 5-year-olds to explore, play and learn.
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Museum Playdates
Come and play in our newest program for 3 to 5 year olds.
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Milarri Garden trail
Explore Bunjilaka's beautiful Indigenous garden.
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Museum Lectures
Come on a journey of discovery with a program of talks.
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Hello Possums Story Time
Join your friends for Hello Possums Story Time in the Pauline Gandel Children's Gallery at Melbourne Museum.
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Direct Your Own TV Ad
This school holidays, create your own road safety commercial
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Road to Zero experience
The world’s first immersive experience that explores a future free from deaths and serious injuries on our roads.
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Wurreka
An etched zinc wall that spans the north wall of Birrarung Gallery and surrounds the entry to First Peoples.
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IMAX Melbourne
The most immersive cinematic experience in the world.
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Before Hours Tour
Join an early morning, small group tour of Melbourne Museum before it opens
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Wild
Over 600 birds, reptiles, mammals and amphibians from around the world.
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Dinosaur Walk
Walk among skeletons of prehistoric animals.
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Eel feeding
Watch a writhing mass of hungry eels gobble up their lunch!
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The Melbourne Story
An exhibition packed with icons of the city's past and present.
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Forest Secrets
Walk through a stand of Victoria's mountain forests in the middle of the city.
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Bugs Alive!
The amazing world of insects and spiders!
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Melbourne Museum Tours
Enrich your visit to Melbourne Museum with a small group guided tour.
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Curious?
A place for visitors to meet staff and find answers relating to the research, collections and the work of Museums Victoria.
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600 Million Years
The origin and evolution of life in Victoria.
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Darwin to DNA
The processes and mechanisms of evolution.
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Highlights tour
Introduction to the museum's displays.
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The Mind
Think about the workings of your own mind and the minds of others.
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Phar Lap
Australia's greatest racehorse.
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Royal Exhibition Building Tours
Discover the history and beauty of this magnificently restored building.
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Te Vainui O Pasifika
Welcome to Te Vainui O Pasifika the great waters of the Pacific peoples.
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Dynamic Earth
A brilliant, immersive exhibition about our ever-changing Earth.
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Marine Life
Dramatic underwater footage, vivid photographs and rare specimens bring Victoria’s marine animals to life.
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Museum Market Pop-Up Restaurant
Enjoy a glass of wine, coffee and lunch at Melbourne Museum’s Pop-Up Restaurant in May, overlooking the stunning Royal Exhibition Building.
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