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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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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Nocturnal x White Night Reimagined x RocKwiz Revolution
Nocturnal does White Night is all about your favourite Victorian bands coming together for one-night only in an extravaganza not to be missed.
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National Science Week 2019
From the human mouth to the deep sea, we explore life in some unlikely places.
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White Night Reimagined 2019
As the city comes alive with a three night celebration of culture and creativity, start your family adventuring early in your favourite Melbourne Museum spaces.
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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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National Science Week Public Launch: Science at the Extreme
Join us for the public launch of National Science Week 2019 at Melbourne Museum.
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Music: The Revolution Continues
You say you want one, but did we have one? (A local revolution that is.)
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Sunday Family Program: The Great Gut Microbe Hunt
We're going on a Microbe Hunt!
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The Birdman and the Museum
This show-and-tell offers a unique insight into the relationship between Museums Victoria and the renowned ornithologist and publisher, John Gould, through rarely seen items from the library and archives.
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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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Living wonders from the forest to the deep sea
Museum scientists reveal astounding recent discoveries
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Museum Stories
Immerse yourself in an interactive story time, then join us on an adventure to explore a museum gallery or space, with a different museum theme every day.
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Lost in Translation
Discover this amazing story of cross-cultural knowledge exchange between the museum and the Yaghan community in South America.
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Muse in the Museum: Melanie Cheng
Join us for a very special tour of the museum with Melanie Cheng.
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First Peoples
Celebrating the history, culture, achievements and survival of Victoria’s Aboriginal people.
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Muse in the Museum: Samer Nashef
Join us for a very special tour of the museum with Samer Nashef.
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Museum Lectures
Come on a journey of discovery with a program of talks.
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Museum Playdates
Come and play in our newest program for 3 to 5 year olds.
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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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Milarri Garden trail
Explore Bunjilaka's beautiful Indigenous garden.
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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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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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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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Wurreka
An etched zinc wall that spans the north wall of Birrarung Gallery and surrounds the entry to First Peoples.
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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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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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Eel feeding
Watch a writhing mass of hungry eels gobble up their lunch!
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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
Watercraft and other objects from nearly every Pacific Island nation.
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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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Australian Academy of Science 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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