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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Silent Witness
Jim Berg’s photographic exhibition of Scar trees.
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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 Mick Harvey
Nocturnal returns in April as legendary artist and composer Mick Harvey assembles a stellar line-up of friends, collaborators and films, with special guests Harry Howard & NDE, Gemini 4, Primo! and Tiamo 3.
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Fashion Redux
Presented in partnership with Virgin Australia Fashion Festival Fashion Redux exhibition displays reimagined items from the museum's vast and fascinating collection.
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From the Heart
Marking the 10th anniversary of the 2009 Victorian Bushfires.
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Top Designs 2019
Glimpse into the future of Australian design when Melbourne Museum showcases the work of outstanding VCE and VET design students.
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Miḏawarr: Harvest
Miḏawarr means 'harvest' in the Yolηu matha (language); it is the season when rich plant life on Yolηu country is ready to be collected and prepared.
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School holiday activities
Autumn school holiday activities at Melbourne Museum.
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Comedy Festival at Melbourne Museum
Melbourne International Comedy Festival proudly presents The (Very) Big Laugh Out, performing for the first time on Melbourne Museum Plaza.
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Museum Lectures
Come on a journey of discovery with a program of talks.
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Before Hours Tour
Join an early morning, small group tour of Melbourne Museum before it opens
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Museum Playdates
Come and play in our newest program for 3 to 5 year olds.
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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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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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Hilarity in Print
We like books. You like books. Melbourne has always loved books!
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FameLab 2019 Victorian Finals
One big night with scientists live on stage – a fast-paced session of genius, laughs and true stories of real science.
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Hello Museum Dino Disco
Say hello at the Dinosaur Disco and enjoy a special evening opening of the Children's Gallery and Garden.
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Illuminating Nature
Learn how a Melbourne watchmaker and amateur scientist used the art of magic lantern projection to present scientific discoveries of the natural world.
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First Peoples
Celebrating the history, culture, achievements and survival of Victoria’s Aboriginal people.
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Born In A Taxi presents: Gut Feeling
An immersive, interactive journey through an inflatable digestive system, from teeth to bum!
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Direct your own TV ad
This school holidays, create your own road safety commercial
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Meet the Museum Expert: Live Exhibits
Peek inside, and you will find out, what museum staff do and what's behind those closed doors.
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Stop! Intergenerational Animation Workshops!
Bring your grandkids or your grandparents to the Melbourne Museum for an afternoon of storytelling and skill sharing in the digital age.
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The History of Money: Part 2 Abolishing Slavery
Money, trade and the human experience lecture series.
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Milarri Garden trail
Explore Bunjilaka's beautiful Indigenous garden.
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Revolutions Curator Lecture
Join us to hear Victoria Broackes, Senior Curator of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum speak about Melbourne Museum’s latest international exhibition Revolutions.
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Sunday Family Program: Kaleidoscope Gems
Be inspired by the Dynamic Earth exhibition and make your very own kaleidoscope to take home.
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Mother’s Day High Tea at Melbourne Museum
Capture the sense of occasion with the time honoured ritual of high tea at Melbourne Museum this Mother's Day.
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Gut Feelings lecture
Hear the latest research on how our guts and mental health are linked and what we can do to be healthy and happy from the inside out.
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Under Your Feet
Join us for a short ride into the amazing world of Archaeology and its role in shaping the future and uncovering the past.
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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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Melbourne Museum Tours
Enrich your visit to Melbourne Museum with a small group guided tour.
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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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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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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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Bugs Alive!
The amazing world of insects and spiders!
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Eel feeding
Watch a writhing mass of hungry eels gobble up their lunch!
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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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600 Million Years
The origin and evolution of life in Victoria.
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IMAX Melbourne
The most immersive cinematic experience in the world.
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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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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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