Melbourne
As a university-based art museum, The Potter offers distinctive experiences to visitors. Like the University itself, The Potter is committed to research, teaching and the enhancment of the cultural and intellectual life of the community. Selections from the University of Melbourne Art Collection...
Australia's first ecomuseum, set in a park and historic industrial site on the banks of the Maribyrnong River. The Living Museum is a community-oriented regional museum, focusing on the unique heritage, culture and environment of Melbourne's Western Region. Activities include talks, tours,...
Situated in Civic Reserve parkland, the gallery specialises in Australian prints and drawings, including works by Russel Drysdale, John Brack, Jan Senbergs, Noel Counihan, Charles Blackman, Diana Mogensen, Susan Stamp, Elizabeth Gower, Lynne Boyd, Fred Williams, Arthur Boyd and Brett Whitely....
Centre for Contemporary Photography promotes photo-based art and its interconnections with wider art practices, life and ideas. Through a range of programs, the Centre encourages audience access to and critical with contemporary photographic culture. Features exhibitions in 4 galleries, changing on...
More than 3000 Australian and international items relating to fire have been collected and are housed in the original headquarters of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade. The Queen Anne style building was completed in 1893.3000 items
This research centre houses photographs, newspapers and mixed memorabilia depicting Portland's social history, and resources for tracing Family History. The building is an 1863 construction of bluestone with slate roof.Photographs, portraits, Portland publications , household goods, tools, cemetery...
While Australia's oldest public art gallery The National Gallery of Victoria undergoes a program of redevelopment, a temporary gallery is located at 285-321 Russell Street. The magnificently restored 19th century galleries at Russell Street house over 700 key works from the NGV's permanent...
The museum was established over 30 years ago and is operated by the Australian Railway Historical Society (Victoria Division). The museum is a collection of Victorian railway locomotives; steam, diesel and electric - dating from 1879 up to the present day. Several carriages and collections of...
The Melbourne Cricket Club Museum is an accredited museum (since 1998) and holds a collection of primarily cricket related material, although there are significant holdings in the areas of Australian Rules football and MCC and MCG history. The Museum also houses a fine collection of English...
Located at the MCG is Australia's first multi-sport museum, with collections documenting Australia's sporting history and the cultural significance of sport. The Gallery is an accredited museum (since (1998) and has extensive collections of artefacts, photographs and research material from the...