Melbourne Museum: The Melbourne Story Exhibition (our favourite)

The Melbourne Story is an exhibition that explores Melbourne's unique and changing tale in The Melbourne Story at Melbourne Museum.

What shaped this city? Who lived here? What were their lives like?

The Melbourne Story is packed with icons of the city's past and present. There are tales of heroes and scoundrels, growth and decline, and the changing ways Melburnians live, work and play. Big stories-of Aboriginal activism, of gold that built grand buildings, of waves of migration-sit alongside quieter tales of everyday life in the big smoke.

Ride in a restored Luna Park Big Dipper carriage, step into workers' houses from the 1890s and hear the sounds of Melbourne's music scene. See how where you live evolved from traditional Kulin lands to the suburbs of today. Over 1200 irreplaceable objects from Victoria's state collections show that Melbourne is truly a city of stories.
Be immersed in evocative stories and discover the icons and personalities that have shaped Melbourne.

The Melbourne Story features more than 1200 collection objects from Museum Victoria's collection, making it the most complete and object-rich exhibition about Melbourne ever staged.

Melbourne Family Album

Browse or search Melbourne's biggest Family Album, a collection of more than 1,000 images depicting favourite images of Melbourne, contributed by Melburnians past and present.

Favourite Objects

Browse a selection of notable objects from The Melbourne Story exhibition:

-:- Atherton Gardens Estate Model
-:- Babies' Bottles & Sterilising Rack
-:- Cable Tram Model
-:- Coranderrk Petition
-:- Dear Daddy - Postcard
-:- Fawkner Press
-:- Federation Dress
-:- Frozen Charlotte Doll
-:- Gerry Gee Ventriloquist Doll
-:- Grey Falcon
-:- La Tosca Ravioli Roller
-:- Martha Bergin's Quilt
-:- McKay Wages Book
-:- Miller Brothers Trade Token
-:- Nelly Greaves Letter
-:- Symphonion
-:- Trade Union Banner
-:- Yarra Canoe

Permanent exhibition

*Highly recommended: Melburnians! You'll love it!

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Included with museum entry
Adult $18
Senior $12
Child Free
Concession Free
Member Free

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Happens: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Time: 9 AM - 5 PM



 Melbourne Museum View Venue
 11 Nicholson St Carlton Victoria 3053 Map



Advertiser: museumsvictoria.com.au

→ www.museumsvictoria.com.au

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