Melbourne Museums

Peek into the past and peer into the future at museums covering everything from forensics to football.

Melbourne's streets hum with history and the city's museums have captured the tune. From the last ice age to last Tuesday, Melbourne's museums have the region's natural and cultural history covered.

Learn about the arts, culture, history and natural environments that make this corner of the world unique at the Melbourne Museum, National Gallery of Victoria, Scienceworks and the Old Melbourne Gaol. Examine evidence from crime scenes and the armour from the infamous Kelly bushrangers at the Victoria Police Museum.

Play movie star or games guru in the interactive exhibits at ACMI, which celebrates the development of the moving image in Oz. The Immigration Museum charts the journeys of new Australians and commemorates the city's incredible multiculturalism and diversity.

No Australian city lives and breathes sport like Melbs; feel that passion at the National Sports Museum or take a tour of the nation's most celebrated sports venue, the MCG. If you want to find out what makes the city tick, check out Melbourne's museums.