National Steam Centre - Open HoursThe museum is open every weekend - Saturday and Sunday from 11am - 4pm.
Engines operate on the last Sunday of each month except December
Admission is by donation.
There are over 400 engines and associated exh
Gippsland Vehicle Collection Motor Museum | OpenThe Gippsland Vehicle Collection Motor Museum in Maffra has an outstanding rotating display of interesting vehicles including veteran classic transport and auto memorabilia.
Every four months Gippsland Vehicle Collect
Melbourne Museum: Phar Lap ExhibitionAustralia's most famous racehorse
He was Tommy Woodcock's 'Bobby' Harry Telford's 'Red Terror' and the champion that Australians needed during the Depression.
More than 80 years after he first went on display Phar
Permanent Exhibitions @ Benalla MuseumThe Benalla Costume and Kelly Museum is open in conjunction with the new Benalla Visitors Centre.
The Benalla Costume and Pioneer Museum with the only public costume museum of its kind in Victoria as well as the muse
Melbourne Holocaust Museum - Open Hours & TicketsTuesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday, Saturday and Jewish holy days: Closed
The museum is dedi
Moorabbin Air Museum | Open & TicketsMon - Fri 10am - 4pm
Sat 10am - 5pm
Sun 10am - 5pm
Closed: Good Friday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day. ANZAC Day the Museum Opens at 1pm
The Australian National Aviation Museum contains the finest colle
Ambleside Historic Homestead & Museum - Open HoursAmbleside Park Museum is a local history museum housed in a century old farmhouse.
The homestead is a single storey former farm house in the Italianate style of multi-chrome Hawthorn brick and it is a reflection of p
Melbourne Tram Museum | Open 2nd SaturdayThe Melbourne Tram Museum is open on the second and fourth Saturday of every month + selected Wednesday's.
It is home to 21 fully-restored trams including:
-:- a 'toast-rack' bodied V-class 1906 (1st electrified
Newport Railway Museum | Open Hours & TicketsWe are open to the general public every Saturday from 12 noon to 5pm.
During school holidays it is open both Saturdays AND Sundays from 12 noon to 5pm.
The Newport Railway Museum hosts an extraordinary collection
Victoria Police Museum | OpenOpen Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10am - 2pm
The museum is open to members of the public.
Entry to the museum is free.
The museum presents visitors with insights into Victoria's social and cultural histo
Heidelberg Museum & Research Centre | OpenHeidelberg Museum is located in the old Heidelberg Courthouse, Jika Street, Heidelberg.
Here we have collections of historical records and objects with facilities for researching subjects of interest.
Periodic exh
Fire Services Museum | OpenVisit Fire Services Museum (Cnr. Gisborne Street and Victoria Parade), East Melbourne
The Museum includes a collection of over 4000 fire related items collected both nationally and internationally and including Countr
Mont De Lancey Homestead & Museum | OpenWednesday to Sunday: 10 am to 4 pm
Mont De Lancey is known to most as a historic home garden museum chapel and 1880's Slab Kitchen.
See historical buildings, enjoy the garden, visit the museum and see the blacksmi
Permanent Exhibitions @ ScienceworksScienceworks Permanent Exhibitions
Sportsworks
Stretch your mind and muscles at Sportsworks!
Take the sporting challenge at Sportsworks and learn all about the science behind moving your body.
Race Cathy Fre
Islamic Museum of Australia | OpenThe 'Islamic Museum of Australia' takes visitors on an interactive journey through the arts, history, culture and the stories of everyday Australian Muslims.
There are five permanent gallery spaces and one visiting ex
Immigration Museum | Open Hours & Entry TicketsOpen daily 10am-5pm
The Immigration Museum explores the stories of real people from all over the world who have migrated to Victoria.
Reminder: Risk of Closure
The Immigration Museum is at risk of closure due to
Bendigo Tramways Museum | OpenJourney through time at Bendigo Tramways Museum - where 130 years of tramway history and Bendigo's golden past come to life.
Discover hidden treasures and stories that have shaped our community.
Dating back to 189
Upper Yarra Museum | OpenSundays: 10 am - 4 pm + 3rd Saturday of the month: 10 am - 4 pm
Open on most Public Holidays.
The Museum's greatest treasure is the restored Heritage Station built in 1888 at Lilydale and relocated to Yarra Junctio
Hellenic Museum | OpenOpen 7 Days 10am-4pm
CLOSED ALL PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
Admission into the Hellenic Museum gives visitors access to all exhibitions and includes an audio-visual tour guide for the Gods, Myths & Mortals exhibition.
The
Heide | Museum of Modern Art | Open & TicketsOpen Tuesday - Sunday | Tuesday - Friday 10am - 4pm Saturday - Sunday 10am - 5pm
Once the home of Melbourne couple, John and Sunday Reed, Heide Museum of Modern Art, or Heide as it is affectionately known, is a uniqu
Museum of the MoonMuseum of the Moon is an astounding seven metre diameter spherical sculpture featuring large scale NASA imagery of the lunar surface.
At a scale of 1:500,000, each centimetre of the sculpture represents five kilometre
Shot Tower Museum | OpenMelbourne Central's Shot Tower Museum is open 7 days a week during normal operating hours.
Melbourne Central's centre-piece is the Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa's architectural wonder, the 20 story high glass con
Golden Dragon Museum | Open HoursBendigo's Golden Dragon Museum is open Tuesday - Sunday 9.30am - 5.00pm
All areas of the Museum, Classical Chinese Gardens and Kuan Yin Temple are wheelchair accessible. A number of wheelchairs are available in the fo
National Wool Museum | Open Hours & TicketsSeven days a week 10:00am to 5:00pm
At the National Wool Museum, you will discover why fleece from Australias sheep has been the heart of our economy for 200 years.
Since the arrival of sheep with the First Fleet
Heritage Hill Museum & Historic Gardens | Open HoursOpen to public: Tuesday to Friday, 10am-4pm
Take a trip back in time and discover Dandenong's unique social history through a visit to Heritage Hill Museum and Historic Gardens.
Heritage Hill is a unique historic
Beyond Perception: Seeing the UnseenBeyond Perception: Seeing the Unseen is a ground-breaking and unconventional permanent exhibition designed for teenagers.
Exploring the imperceptible worlds of science and technology, this exhibition will look deeper,
Villa Alba Museum | Open DaysThe Villa Alba Museum ordinarily opens to the general public on the first Sunday of each month between 1.00 and 3.30pm.
On Open Days, volunteers are positioned within the house to assist visitors understand the signif
Melbourne Tram Museum | Open 4th SaturdayThe Melbourne Tram Museum is open on the second and fourth Saturday of every month + selected Wednesday's.
It is home to 21 fully-restored trams including:
-:- a 'toast-rack' bodied V-class from 1906 - 1st electr
Geelong Gaol Museum - Open Times & TicketsThe Geelong Gaol Museum is housed in the former H.M. Geelong Gaol.
The museum showcases the history of the Gaol which has overlooked the township of Geelong for over 170 years, and the men, women and children who spe
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum | OpenOpen 11am to 4pm every day except ANZAC Day (1pm - 4pm), and closed Good Friday, Christmas Eve & Christmas Day
ADMISSION PRICES
ADULT: $12.00
CONCESSION: $10.00
CHILD(4 - 14): $6.00
UNDER 4YRS: Free
Escape into
Museum Of Desire: Open Hours & TicketsAn immersive playhouse of art, love, lust, and thrills.
With more than 20 spaces to explore Museum Of Desire combines digital technology interactive installations AI sound and art to take visitors on a wild and curio
Think Ahead | Speculative Future ExhibitionThink Ahead imagines how advances in science will change the way we live.
With more than 200 objects from the past, the present and the speculative future, this exhibition blends technology with hands-on experiences.
Schramm's Cottage - Open DaysOpen: Sundays and Public Holidays.
Today the Schramms Cottage Complex is home to Schramms Cottage, Atkins Orchard Cottage, Sloyd Room, Orchard Museum and Waldau Cemetery.
The cottage in Doncaster provides a pictu
Fed Square | Open 24/7Fed Square (Federation Square) is open 24/7 (never closes).
Venues within the square open and close but the square itself is an open ampitheatre open 24/7.
Melbourne's most prominent meeting place and unique cultu
Coal Creek Community Park and Museum | OpenThe Park is open Friday to Monday + 7 days a week during Victorian school holidays.
Come immerse yourself in 1870's - 1920's rural life
It's free to enter; but visitors are required to book tickets via the website
Melbourne Planetarium | What's ShowingA planetarium presents a simulated display of the night sky that allows people to enjoy the wonder of the stars in a comfortable environment regardless of the time of day-or the weather!
The Melbourne Planetarium is l
Kryal Castle | Open Hours & TicketsOpen weekend's + every day during school holidays + public holidays- 10am to 4pm.
Kryal Castle Adventure Park and Resort caters to all ages from children discovering the myths legends and fairytales of the new Castle
Heide Gardens & Sculpture ParkGardens & Sculpture Park FREE | Open to the public all year round, Heide's beautiful gardens offer a space for family enjoyment and individual reflection, as well as incorporating a sculpture park and several heritage li
Australian Jazz Museum | OpenOpen to Visitors: Tuesday's 10am - 3pm.
The Australian Jazz Museum is home to the largest Australian jazz collection. It is a unique wonderful and growing national treasure. All of this material is catalogued to muse
The Duldig Studio | Tours and Opening HoursThe museum and sculpture garden is open Thursdays and Sundays, 1pm - 4pm.
Step inside the former home and studio of sculptor Karl Duldig (1902–1986) and artist, designer and inventor Slawa Horowitz-Duldig (1901–1
Han Dynasty: Life EverlastingPermanent Exhibition
Chinese Museum
This exhibition tells the story of the Han Dynasty, a great age of social and cultural development in China. Over 2,000 years ago, it formed the foundations for the Chinese cultu
Living Museum of the West | OpenMelbourne's Living Museum of the West is a community Museum which actively involves the people of Melbourne's West and others in documenting, preserving and interpreting the richness and depth of the region's social, ind
RAAF Museum | Open Hours & Free TicketsThe RAAF Museum is open on Thursdays and Sundays from 10 am to 3 pm.
We are also open some additional weekdays during Victorian School Holidays, or as otherwise advertised - please see our Air Force internet pages for
Ground Up: Building Big Ideas, TogetherA new space for little tinkerers!
Ground Up: Building Big Ideas, Together is an exhibition for babies to five-year-olds where curiosity is rewarded around each bend with surprising and intriguing sights, sounds and to
Australian Army Tank Museum | OpenCollects, preserves and exhibits the history of Australian Light Horse and Armoured Corps.
Open: Tuesday to Friday 10am-4pm.
All visitors over 18 years of age must provide valid photo identification (Driver's Licen
Starlight | Planetarium ShowFor thousands of years we have looked to the stars at night in wonder and awe.
Their mysteries have inspired curiosity across all cultures and civilisations.
Narrated by multi-award-winning Australian actress Sigri
Permanent Exhibitions: Immigration MuseumVictorians come from more than 200 countries, speak 260 languages and dialects and follow 135 religious faiths.
Two floors of exhibition galleries that house temporary and permanent exhibitions.
Several times a ye
Permanent Exhibitions | Shrine of RemembrancePermanent Exhibitions
Galleries of Remembrance
Gallery of Medals
Flowers of War
Gallery in Focus - Recent Conflicts
Gallery of Medals
The Gallery of Medals is about the service and sacrifice of Victorians in
Permanent Exhibitions | Jewish MuseumPermanent exhibitions at Jewish Museum of Australia
The Museum is open:
Tuesday: 10am-5pm
Wednesday: 10am-5pm
Thursday: 10am-5pm
Friday: 10am-5pm
Sunday: 10am-5pm
Closed Monday and Saturday.
At the intersect
Royal Botanic Gardens | Melbourne - OpenOpen 7.30am to 7:30pm
The Royal Botanic Gardens is open at 7.30am every day of the year and closes when the sun goes down.
A few minutes from the city, entry is free.
If you are coming from outside the city tak
Australian Cartoon Gallery & Museum | OpenThe Australian Cartoon Museum is the home of Australian cartoon's.
The ACM has over 3 million cartoons which we use to tell visual stories in exhibitions and documentaries.
By appointment only: please call 0403 7
Museum of Vehicle Evolution | Open Hours & TicketsThe newly expanded and revolutionized museum is open to the public 7 days a week.
Come and visit the Museum of Vehicle Evolution for an experience you won't forget and keep coming back to see what's new.
Affordabl
The Bell: A Tale of triumph & tradition Australian National Surfing Museum
Discover the fascinating history of the Bells trophy at the Australian National Surfing Museum's latest exhibition.
Explore the origins of the trophy, how the idea of using a br
Australian National Surfing Museum | OPENThe Australian national surfing museum in Torquay Australia's surfing capital celebrates the story of surfing.
Opening Hours
9am to 5pm, seven days a week, 364 days a year; only closed Christmas Day.
Admission Pri
Dinosaur Walk @ Melbourne MuseumDaily @ Science and Life Gallery
We are delighted that Melbourne Museum, Scienceworks and Immigration Museum will all reopen to the public from Monday 16 November 2020.
Skeletons of 17 prehistoric animals parade t
Trafalgar Holden Museum | Open Hours & TicketsWe are open 7 days 10am - 5pm and Public Holidays.
During Daylight Savings
10am - 5pm
Outside Daylight Savings
10am - 4pm
WE ARE OPEN GOOD FRIDAY
OPEN everyday except Christmas Day
Come and visit us and
Seaworks Maritime Museum - Open & TicketsThe Maritime Museum @ Seaworks is open Wednesdays and Sundays
11 am to 3 pm.
The Maritime Museum has an impressive collection of artifacts models and bells to showcase the stories of maritime history of the Port
Sovereign Hill | Open Hours & TicketsSovereign Hill is open daily from 10am to 5pm.
Victoria's Sovereign Hill allows visitors to take a journey into the gold rush period of the 1800's featuring an authentically-recreated town and plenty to see!
Set
Australian Sports Museum | Open & Entry TicketsThe Australian Sports Museum is open daily from 10am and closes at 5pm.
Sports fans should not miss out on a visit to the Australian Sports Museum at the beloved Melbourne Cricket Ground.
See Australia's largest c
Tok stori Vikitolia Pasifiki and Te Vainui O Pasifika@ Melbourne Museum
Welcome to Te Vainui O Pasifika | the great waters of the Pacific peoples.
This exhibition was made with the Pacific Island Advisory Group and community members as one of Melbourne Museum's open
Yarra: Stories of Melbourne's RiverOld Treasury Building
Open 10am - 4pm
Sunday to Friday (closed Saturdays)
Admission is free.
Melbourne's Yarra River looks placid most of the time, but it is a river with a turbulent past.
An exhibition at Me
Bugs Alive! @ Melbourne MuseumFor what they lack in size bugs make up in numbers: there are over 150 million insects for every human on Earth. These six-legged wonders have conquered almost every habitat we've got.
But just what makes them so suc
Forest Secrets @ Melbourne MuseumAt the heart of Melbourne Museum is the Forest Gallery - a piece of Victoria's mountain landscape complete with tall eucalypts ferns rare plants and wildlife.
Behind the glass doors you'll find a verdant gully of coo
600 Million YearsThe origin of life in Victoria told through fossils models animatronics and animations.
@ Melbourne Museum
Starting with the explosion of life in the sea you'll see how life went multicellular. On show are evoluti
Dynamic Earth @ Melbourne MuseumLearn about the Earth's structure from hundreds of specimens from Museum Victoria's geological collections.
You'll see rare and beautiful minerals giant crystals uncut diamonds and gold nuggets and understand the con
River Connections - Learning Lab @ Melbourne MuseumCome on a journey which celebrates the life of Victoria's river environments.
Learning Lab's River Connections is an immersive projection experience made in collaboration with First Peoples community members exploring
Ned Kelly's ArmourNed Kelly's Armour is one of the State Library's most celebrated and controversial artefacts
Australia's most notorious bushranger has split public opinion for more than a century - Edward 'Ned' Kelly is a criminal w
Chinese Museum | Open HoursOpen daily 10am - 4pm (Closed on public holidays)
Located in Melbourne's Chinatown off Little Bourke Street the Chinese Museum is a living part of Melbourne's modern Chinatown.
The Chinese Museum documents preser
Australian Pinball Museum - OpenOpen every day, 11am to 9pm.
Australia's largest selection of pinballs thats open every day of the week
60+ playable machines
Games can be played for $1 for older games and $2 for modern games, there is a token
Mallacoota WWII Bunker Museum | OpenVisitors are welcome at the Bunker Museum every Tuesday morning from 9.30am to last entry at 11.30am.
Other openings dependent upon volunteer availability.
Admission charges: Entry fee: $5 per adult, $2 for scho
HMAS Castlemaine | Open HoursHMAS Castlemaine - the restored Bathurst Class Corvette is afloat at Gem Pier in Williamstown.
HMAS Castlemaine is open for inspection every weekend and public holiday from 11am to 4pm.
Visit heritage-registered H
One Million Stories ExhibitionPermanent Exhibition
Located at the Chinese Museum, the One Million Stories Exhibition will take you on a 200-year journey from when the first Chinese Australian migrated to our shores in 1818 to those who have arrive
Dragon GalleryPermanent Exhibition
Chinese Museum
Where the Melbourne Dai Loong Association's Millennium Dragon winds its way from the ground floor to the lower ground.
The Museum also displays the heads of the last three pr
Triceratops: Fate of the DinosaursMelbourne Museum
After 67 million years, Horridus the Triceratops is coming to Melbourne
Come face to face with one of the most awe-inspiring creatures ever to walk the Earth-the Triceratops.
Triceratops: Fate
Cyril Callister Museum - Home of VegemiteCyril Callister Museum - Beaufort, Victoria - Cyril Callister - the man that invented Vegemite.
Located at servo@23, an old petrol station which has been repurposed as a community arts, events and creative co-working
Polly Woodside: Open DayCome aboard and explore at your own pace or join one of our guided tours.
Each tour is approximately 45 - 60 minutes.
Tours times:
-:- 10:30am
-:- 11:30am
-:- 1.30pm
-:- 2:30pm
Open the first Sunday
Gandel Gondwana Garden - Melboune MuseumNOW OPEN @ Melbourne Museum
Explore Victoria's ancient landscapes and learn about creatures that once walked this land, from dinosaurs and megafauna to the ancestors of today's iconic Australian species.
The Gande
Our Wondrous PlanetDiscover a world four billion years in the making. In Our Wondrous Planet, you'll come face to face with animals from around the world.
Step into their vibrant ecosystems and experience the incredible connections that
Royal Exhibition Building Dome Promenade TourThe Royal Exhibition Building Dome Promenade, an icon of Melbourne's Victorian glory, opens its doors to a view not seen in 100 years!
Built for the 1880 Melbourne International Exhibition, the Dome Promenade was a k
National Communication Museum: Open Hours & TicketsNational Communication Museum is a unique Melbourne experience, where visitors are invited to consider everyday items that have become essential to our lives in a new light.
NCM invites visitors to contemplate new an
Holocaust Exhibition: Everybody Had a NameEverybody Had a Name takes visitors on a journey from life before the Holocaust, to the rise of Nazism and the outbreak of World War Two through to liberation and its aftermath.
Throughout the exhibition the visitor
Hidden: Seven Children SavedHidden is an immersive exhibition that includes experiential learning to ensure the lessons of the Holocaust are transmitted to the next generation.
This exhibition focuses on the experiences of seven children that su
Biik Milboo Dhumba | Country Is Always TalkingOPEN 9AM TO 5PM DAILY
Melbourne Museum
MUSEUM ENTRY: $0 to $15
As you wander among the trees of the Forest Gallery Biik Milboo Dhumba | Country Is Always Talking invites you to consider what it means to listen to
Melbourne Immigration Museum: Guided Highlights TourExplore historical exhibits and learn about immigrant experiences.
Visit the Immigration Museum in the Old Customs House to learn about Victoria's communities.
A guide will explain the history of the Customs House
Scienceworks: Guided Highlights TourVisit Victoria's leading science and technology museum, Scienceworks.
See gigantic machines, the Lightning Theatre, the historic century-old Pumping Station, and the Melbourne Planetarium, all located under the West
First Nations: Stronger Families, Stronger CommunitiesThe Stronger Families, Stronger Communities exhibition elevates the voices of nine First Nations men who have taken part in Dardi Munwurro's healing and leadership programs.
Dardi Munwurro, meaning Strong Spirit, is a
First Peoples Melbourne Art Trams 2025Presented in partnership with Public Transport Victoria, Yarra Trams and Creative Victoria
First Peoples Melbourne Art Trams
June 2025 - June 2026
On the tracks for 12 months
Free
A new art trams series that
HERstory | Remembering Australia's Military Women@ Shrine of Remembrance
In HERstory, artist Carla Edwards honours the women who have served in Australia's military forces, past and present.
What began in 2022 as a small portrait project on the NSW Central Coas
Wildlife Photographer of the YearThe world-renowned exhibition, now in its sixty-first year and on loan from the Natural History Museum in London, will be opening at the National Wool Museum soon, featuring some of the most exceptional nature photograph
Westwood | KawakuboThis major international exhibition pairs the work of two of the most influential fashion designers in recent history, Vivienne Westwood and Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garcons.
Beginning their careers in the 1970s work
DIVA | opera stars to pop icons - 50% off ticketsCelebrating some of history's most provocative and powerful divas, DIVA, an acclaimed international exhibition developed by London's Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), will open the new Australian Museum of Performing Art
WARNE: Treasures of a LegendA special exhibition celebrating Shane Warne, and the moments that saw him crowned the 'King of Spin', is now open at the Australian Sports Museum at the MCG.
The Australian Sports Museum is showcasing 48 of Warne's m
ROME: Empire, Power, People - Melbourne MuseumView ancient Roman artifacts and learn about their daily life
Featuring original statues, mosaics, frescoes, jewellery and everyday objects from the humblest to the most sumptuous, this Melbourne-exclusive exhibition
ROME: Empire, Power, PeopleFeaturing original statues, mosaics, frescoes, jewellery and everyday objects from the humblest to the most sumptuous, this Melbourne-exclusive exhibition is a vibrant exploration of Rome's political, cultural and social
PirateFest - SeaworksLocated inside the historic Seaworks Museum in Williamstown, PirateFest is an immersive exhibition that brings the dramatic world of piracy to life, from ancient seafarers to the infamous pirates of the Golden Age.
Pi
Melbourne Tram Museum | Open WednesdayThe Melbourne Tram Museum is open on the second and fourth Saturday of every month + selected Wednesday's.
It is home to 21 fully-restored trams including:
-:- a 'toast-rack' bodied V-class from 1906 - 1st electri
Spartans & ANZACs | 480 BC - 1941@ Shrine of Remembrance
This exhibition reveals the link between the legendary 480 BC battle and the little-known 1941 stand, where Australian and New Zealand troops faced overwhelming odds at Thermopylae.
Thermop
ENCORE! 50 Objects. 50 Years. One Collection.Celebrating 50 years of the Australian Performing Arts Collection.
Presented by Arts Centre Melbourne
Discover fifty fascinating objects from five decades of the Australian Performing Arts Collection in AMPA's sec