List of museums in Melbourne

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Melbourne, Australia, is home to a large number of cultural institutions, museums and historic sites, some of which are known worldwide:

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Name Type Summary
ANZ Banking MuseumNumismaticwebsite, banknotes and coins, moneyboxes, office machines, firearms, gold-mining equipment and uniforms
Australian Centre for Contemporary ArtArtContemporary art gallery
Australian Centre for the Moving ImageMediaFilm, television, digital media
Australian Lesbian and Gay ArchivesHistoryLesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex materials, including archive, library, museum and gallery items
Australian National Aviation MuseumAviationAustralia's aviation heritage
Australian Racing MuseumSportsHorse racing, part of the National Sports Museum
Australian Railway Historical Society MuseumTransportationSteam, electric and diesel locomotives, carriages, signalling and other historic railway equipment and artefacts
Backwoods GalleryArtUrban Contemporary, Street Art
Centre for Contemporary PhotographyArtContemporary photo-based arts
Chinese Museum, MelbourneEthnicHeritage and culture of Australia's Chinese community
City Gallery, MelbourneArtwebsite, exhibits from the city's art and history collections
Cooks' CottageHistoric houseMid 18th century cottage of Captain James Cook's parents in England that was transported to Melbourne
Dax CentreArtwebsite, promotes mental health and wellbeing by fostering a greater understanding of the mind, mental illness and trauma through art and creativity
Fairhall (House Museum)ArtGeorgian townhouse that houses The Johnston Collection of fine and decorative art
Fo Guang Yuan Art GalleryArtwebsite, traditional and contemporary concepts of Eastern philosophy through painting, sculptures, calligraphy, embroidery, pottery, decorative arts and antiques
Grainger MuseumBiographicalDocuments the life, career and music of composer and pianist Percy Grainger
Hellenic Museum, MelbourneEthnicCultural traditions of ancient and contemporary Greece
Ian Potter CentreArtHouses the Australian part of the art collection of the National Gallery of Victoria, includes paintings, sculpture, prints, photography, fashion and textiles
Ian Potter Museum of ArtArtPart of the University of Melbourne, includes Australian art in all media from the early nineteenth century to the present, European art, International indigenous art, classics and archaeology
Immigration Museum, MelbourneHistoryOperated by Museum Victoria, history of immigration in Australia
Islamic Museum of AustraliaEthnicIslamic art and culture
Jewish Holocaust Museum and Research CentreHolocaust
Jewish Museum of AustraliaJewishOnly Jewish community museum in Australia
The Johnston CollectionArtLocated in Fairhall, includes Georgian, Regency and Louis XV furniture, 18th and 19th century porcelain, and paintings from the 16th - 19th centuries
Koorie Heritage TrustEthnicwebsite, Koorie art, culture and heritage
La Trobe's CottageHistoric houseOriginal mid 19th century home of Victoria's first Lt. Governor, Charles Joseph La Trobe, operated by the National Trust of Australia
Living Museum of the WestEcomuseumDocuments social history of Melbourne's western suburbs
Mary Glowrey Museum Biographical website Documents the life and legacy of Melbourne doctor and medical missionary Mary Glowrey
Melbourne Maritime MuseumMaritimeIncludes the museum ship Polly Woodside, 3-masted 19th century barque. Operated by the National Trust of Australia
Melbourne MuseumMultipleLargest museum in the Southern Hemisphere, operated by Museum Victoria, exhibits include natural history, science, art, culture
Melbourne Museum of PrintingIndustrialwebsite, Working and teaching museum of typography and printing
National Gallery of VictoriaArtIncludes the Ian Potter Centre, encompasses Indigenous (Australian Aboriginal) art, Australian colonial painting, Australian Impressionist painting, 20th century, modern and contemporary Australian art
National Steam CentreEngineeringwebsite Operated by Melbourne Steam Traction Engine Club Inc, working examples of mechanical heritage
National Sports MuseumSportsIncludes the Australian Racing Museum, Australian rules football, cricket, Olympic Games, tennis, rugby league, rugby union, soccer, basketball, boxing and netball
Old Melbourne GaolPrisonHistory of the 19th century prison used until 1924
Old Treasury Building, MelbourneHistoryMuseum of Melbourne history from the 1830s,
Portable Iron HousesHistoric housewebsite, operated by the National Trust of Australia, prefabricated iron buildings from the gold rush era
RAAF MuseumAviationMilitary aircraft, official museum of the Royal Australian Air Force
Salvation Army Heritage Centre History, cinemawebsite, Operated by the Salvation Army, includes original Limelight Department film studio
ScienceworksScienceOperated by Museum Victoria, hands-on science exhibits
Shot Tower MuseumMilitaryLocated in Melbourne Central Shopping Centre, shows the production of shot balls by freefall of molten lead
TAA MuseumAviationwebsite, Operated by TAA Australian Airlines 25 year club volunteers, exhibits of Trans Australia Airlines history
Victoria Police MuseumLaw enforcementwebsite, social history of policing and crime in Victoria including uniforms, equipment, weapons
Victorian Telecommunications MuseumTechnologyTelephones and telecommunications equipment

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