Melbourne Museum

Will fungi shape our future? 🌿🍄

Join us for an exclusive talk with world-renowned mycologist Merlin Sheldrake, author of Entangled Life, live on screen via video link against the backdrop of our lush Forest Gallery.

Hosted by award-winning ABC journalist Natasha Mitchell, this after-dark event takes you deep into the roots of nature and the fungus kingdom.

And don't miss the edible fungi tasting by Melbourne's artistic food practice Long Prawn!

📅 Wed 28 Aug.
⏲️ 6.30–8pm.
🎫 Adult $30 | Member & Concession & BLAKTIX $25.
🔗 Book now: https://brnw.ch/FungiFutures

Presented in partnership with Now or Never

Fungi Futures Dive into the surreal subterranean cosmos of mycelium with world-renowned biologist and author Merlin Sheldrake, as we challenge our understanding of nature and

Step into Victoria’s world, 66 million years ago. This breathtaking journey takes visitors back to the Cretaceous period as they watch Victoria’s story unfold in her natural habitat.

🖊️ Create Victoria. Make your very own personalised hologram of
Victoria. Create a scientifically accurate version (or one that’s just for fun) and watch her come to life on the big screen.

👂 Become Victoria. How did Victoria live? How did her sense of vision and smell compare to our own? What did she sound like? Through a series of interactive installations, you can get a sense of how Victoria experienced the world.

👁️ Watch Victoria. Using 3D projection mapping technology, see Victoria in her natural environment in scenes that portray her as a mother, hunter, and protector.

🦖 Meet Victoria. The centrepiece of this exhibition is Victoria’s real, 66-million-year-old skeleton. Learn about her bones and the stories that her fossil reveals.

🔗 Book your tickets to Victoria the T. rex today: https://museumsvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum/whats-on/victoria-the-t-rex/

🚨🦖 100 tiny dinos are on the loose in our galleries!

Help us find them and win roaring prizes! Be crowned the best Dino Detective and enjoy a prehistoric adventure with your family.

📅 Daily, 9am-5pm until Sun 6 Oct.
🤩 Free for kids and members, included with adult entry.
🔗 Learn more, get clues, and book here: https://brnw.ch/100TinyDinos

📸 Eugene Hyland.

100 Tiny Dinos Scavenger Hunt and Competition​ at Melbourne Museum

Introducing Dino Day at Melbourne Museum! 🦖

Every Wednesday, bring your little ones to Dino Day, included with museum entry! Your youngest dinosaur enthusiasts can enjoy dino discos, dress-ups, story times, and sensory soft play. It’s a dinosaur day out at Melbourne Museum, the Home of Dinosaurs.

🔗 Explore the Dino Days program:
https://museumsvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum/whats-on/dino-days/

Join our dinosaur experts as they take you on an extraordinary journey back 66 million years. 🦖

As part of , The Rise and Fall of T. rex and Triceratops, is a discussion that will delve into the rich and diverse ecosystems of the Late Cretaceous, exploring the rise and fall of its iconic inhabitants.

This special event features Matthew Carrano, Curator of Dinosauria at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, and Erich Fitzgerald, Senior Curator of Vertebrate Palaeontology at Museums Victoria Research Institute.

🎟️ Book your tickets today: https://brnw.ch/21wLpWd

Photography of our collections is not just allowed, it's encouraged!
📸✨ Snap what you like in our galleries and share it with the world!

Thank you stargirl1013 for sharing your Melbourne Museum moment.

Whether you skip them, kick them, or stack them to create a cairn, rocks can be found in all sorts of places, even from outer space! 🌑

On Earth, we have just under 800 kilograms of moon rock which helps us understand the Moon’s formation and we happen to have a piece of it. What you see here is a small portion cut from a larger rock dubbed ‘The Great Scott’, after it was collected by Commander David Scott during the Apollo 15 Lunar Mission in July 1971.

After amassing so many samples, NASA distributed the collected moon rocks to researchers around the world for study, including Museum Victoria Honorary Associate Professor John Lovering.

Just some space-themed trivia for you on what is the anniversary of the moon landing! ✨

Introducing Dino Bites 🍔🍦🦖

With juicy burgers, fresh salads and creamy soft serves, Melbourne Museum's newest eatery will satisfy carnivores and herbivores alike. Located on Lower Ground, Dino Bites is open daily. Check out the full menu here: https://brnw.ch/21wLnsw

Attention art lovers and tech enthusiasts, we have a special edition of our Digital Art Class featuring exceptional antique Greek vases! 🏺

Join us and let these ancient and rare objects ignite your creativity. Draw the stunning Greek antique vases from La Trobe University's Trendall Collection and learn about them from Dr. Gillian Shepherd, Director of the Trendall Research Centre.
📱🎨 You will use our iPad Pro devices to transform your digital drawings.

Don't miss this unique opportunity to get up close with museum treasures.

📅 Tuesday 23 July.
⏲️ 4 to 6pm.
✍️ All equipment provided.
🎨 Adults and teens 16+.
💰 Adult $35 | Concession and Member $30.
🔗 Book now:

Digital Art Class - special ancient Greek vases edition Discover the wonders of digital drawing in this art and science focused workshop.

Attention science lovers of all ages: National Science Week returns to Melbourne Museum this August! 📢

We have a jam-packed schedule of workshops, exhibitions, lectures and education programs to satisfy every appetite for scientific discoveries.

🔬 Meet our scientists at Science on Show and get a glimpse of some of the most fascinating species on display in our galleries.
🦖 Travel through time with two world-leading palaeontologists in conversation at The Rise and Fall of T. rex and Triceratops.
🎨 Discover the wonders of digital drawing in our science focussed digital art class.
🐾 Unique activities especially curated and developed for our youngest museum explorers in Tiny Tours.
🎥 See the iconic T. rex come to life on the world's biggest screen in a thrilling 3D documentary at IMAX Melbourne.

📅 Saturday 10 - Sunday 18 August
Explore our National Science Week program, with something for everyone. 👇

National Science Week 2024 This year, Museums Victoria is bringing you a program packed with STEM and science research through events, in-depth stories and amazing exhibitions.

Become a Museum Member and save up to 50% off your ticket to meet Victoria the T. rex! 🦖

Join now and save. 👇

Save up to 50% off tickets to Victoria the T. rex Plus, enjoy a year of unlimited access to Melbourne Museum, Scienceworks and Immigration Museum.

Are you a teen or young adult feeling anxious about climate change?

Join our Climate Cafe series and connect with Museums Victoria scientists and Orygen and headspace mental health professionals for mindful conversations and coping strategies. In our small, inclusive gatherings, you'll meet peers, share your feelings, and find support as we work together for a better future.

📅 Next event: Thu 25 July.
🎫 Free, registration essential.
💚 Teens and young adults 16 to 26.
⏲️ 4:30 to 6:30pm.
🔗 Register now:

Climate Cafe Series at Melbourne Museum A special supported Climate Café for young people to have open discussions with science and mental health experts about the climate crisis in our shared world.

Winter school holidays at Melbourne Museum is a dino-mite adventure with Victoria the T. rex!

🦖 Be transported back to the Cretaceous period and meet Victoria the T. rex, the largest real T. rex fossil ever displayed in Australia.
🎨 Join a free program including dino scavenger hunts and fun make-and-take activities.
🍔 Enjoy a delicious meal at the pop-up diner, Dino Bites.
🎥 Experience the thrill of the iconic T. rex brought to life in an IMAX Melbourne 3D documentary.

Can't visit these school holidays? Victoria the T. rex is now open until 7pm on Wednesday and Thursday nights in July!

🔗 Book your tickets: https://museumsvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum/whats-on/victoria-the-t-rex/

Visit Biik Milboo Dhumba | Country Is Always Talking this NAIDOC week to gain a deeper understanding of the meaning of Country and the ways it connects to language and culture. 🍃



As you wander among the trees in the Forest Gallery, this new experience encourages you to listen differently, and consider what it means to listen to Country.



The NAIDOC theme this year, "Blak, Loud and Proud" invites all to stand in solidarity, amplifying the voices that have long been silenced.

It invites all Australians to listen, learn, and engage in meaningful dialogue, fostering a society where the wisdom and contributions of First Peoples are fully valued and respected.



For the First Peoples of this continent, Country is more than place. It describes a deep connection to land, water and sky, to animals and plants, to Ancestors and to the wisdom of the land itself. Throughout the forest gallery, you will encounter opportunities to listen as Kulin Nations Community and Elders share stories about their unique and personal connection to Country.

📅 Open every day at Melbourne Museum.
🎫 Free for First Peoples community members.
Free with museum entry.

Plan your visit now: https://museumsvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum/whats-on/biik-milboo-dhumba-country-is-always-talking/



Biik Milboo Dhumba | Country Is Always Talking has been supported by John T Reid Charitable Trusts.

Biik Milboo Dhumba | Country Is Always Talking Listen to people of the Eastern Kulin Nations as they share what it means to connect with Country.

Calling the fossil-obsessed 🦴 Steven Spielberg's classic JURASSIC PARK 3D returns to IMAX Melbourne for one night only with a pre-screening by Museums Victoria Vertebrate Paleontology Collection Manager Tim Ziegler.

Join Tim as he shares his latest discovery of a 50,000 year-old fossil of the distinct short-faced kangaroo known as "Simosthenurus occidentalis" including never-before-seen footage of the underground fossil discovery 🦘

Tickets via the link in our bio 🔗

Nocturnal: Museum After Dark is back this Thursday with access to the brand new exhibition, Victoria the T. rex included in your ticket!

Mark NAIDOC Week and connect with this year's theme, Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud, with a full program of talks, tours and a chance to explore our collections and exhibitions until late.

Hear the Kulin people's tale of how Bunjil gifted fire, learn about First Peoples fire-making tools, connect with the powerful legacy of Pasifika protest and dive into Earth's fiery history. 🔥

Book now and explore the program! 🔗

Nocturnal: Fired Up Keep the flames of knowledge and activism burning with, with after-hours access to our latest exhibitions including Victoria the T. rex, talks, tours and music

🌟 Last Days of Playbound! 🌟

We're nearing the end of our incredible Playbound winter school holidays adventure, but there's still time to join the fun!

From captivating performances and hands-on workshops to exciting exhibitions and creative crafts, there's something for every kid aged 0-12 to enjoy. Let's make the last days of the holidays unforgettable! ❄️🌿🔬✨

Bring the whole family and experience the wonder of play, nature, science, and imagination one more time. See you there! 👋🏽

Playbound is wrapping up soon, so hurry to visit—or visit again—before the magic ends on 14 July.

👀 Check the full program for details of activities, venues, and schedule: https://brnw.ch/PlayboundatMelbourneMuseum

Playbound is brought to you by Museums Victoria with City of Melbourne, ArtPlay, Melbourne Recital Centre, Road to Zero and Gowrie Victoria.

Playbound! A city-wide array of fun-filled family-friendly performances, workshops, exhibitions, crafts and activities designed to inspire and educate children aged 0 to 1

For thousands of years, First Peoples have thought ethically and consciously about sustainability and waste, and only now is the rest of the world catching up.

The Deadly kween jumpsuit (2019) by Bardi designer Teagan Cowlishaw is one of the 24 hand-crafted garments presented in the exhibition Piinpi: Contemporary Indigenous Fashion. It combines the remnants from a black and gold sequin cushion and faulty Deadly t-shirt with organic silk, and aqua metallic gold lustre print on PET (recycled plastic bottles).

This garment represents the embodiment of black empowerment through fashion and the ethical consciousness of fashion label AARLI whose designers both honour and respect the environment and their Indigenous cultural heritage.

Celebrate NAIDOC Week at Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre and visit Piinpi: Contemporary Indigenous fashion to discover Australia’s first major survey of Indigenous fashion.

Plan your visit now https://brnw.ch/21wLaDc

📅 Until 17 November at Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre.
🎫 Free for First Peoples Community Members. Free with Melbourne Museum entry.

Exhibition organised by Bendigo Art Gallery.

Image: Courtesy AARLI, Clair Helen and Asha Sym. Photographer: Eugene Hyland.

📢 Closing this Sunday, it's your last chance to visit Top Designs 2024!

Don't miss out on this extraordinary showcase of talent and inspiration from VCE and VCE VET graduates.

🔗 Plan your visit to Melbourne Museum: https://brnw.ch/21wLans

Top Designs 2024 is part of the VCE Season of Excellence.

Top Designs 2024 Top Designs 2024 celebrates the innovation of Victoria’s VCE and VCE VET design students, offering insight into the future of socially conscious and responsive

Calling all art lovers and tech enthusiasts! 📱 🎨

Dive into our Digital Art Class workshops and let museum treasures like ancient fossils, feathers, and rare objects spark your creativity. Use the iPad Pro to bring your digital drawings to life!

🏺 This month, don't miss our special 2-hour extended edition! Draw stunning Greek antique vases from La Trobe University’s Trendall Collection and learn about these remarkable pieces from Dr. Gillian Shepherd, Director of the Trendall Research Centre.

📅 Tuesday 23 July.
⏲️ 4pm and 6.30pm.
✍️ All equipment provided.
🎨 Adults and teens 16+.
💰 Adult $35 | Concession and Member $30.
Book now:

Digital Art Class Designed to inspire creativity, our Digital Arts Class is run in a unique digital immersive space. You will learn digital skills for drawing amazing museum objects.

Museums Victoria Store is celebrating the opening of Victoria the T. rex with a brand-new collection!

Available exclusively at Museums Victoria Store, the Home of Dinos range offers something exciting for every dino lover, from adult apparel to temporary tattoos!

🛍️ Shop online now: https://store.museumsvictoria.com.au/collections/home-of-dinosaurs

Top Designs 2024 showcases Victoria's youngest designers! See exceptional work spanning all design disciplines including VCE Media, Product Design and Technology, Systems Engineering, Theatre Studies and Visual Communication Design, as well as a range of VCE VET studies including Creative and Digital Media, Engineering Studies, Furnishing, Integrated Technologies and Music (Sound Production).

Join us at Melbourne Museum and marvel at the imagination and craftsmanship that defines these remarkable designs!

🔗 https://brnw.ch/21wL3rv

Top Designs 2024 is part of the VCE Season of Excellence.

Top Designs 2024

👗 Details of New Frill Dress – Tracing History print and Tracing History Neckpiece. Journeys collection (2020) by Lisa Waup x Verner now showcased in Piinpi: Contemporary Indigenous Fashion.



A totem is a symbol from nature given at birth, representing a family's sacred connections to the elements and animals around them, passed down through generations. Tracing History by Gunditjmara/Torres Strait islander designer Lisa Waup is part of a series created during her search for family information. This totem pole details her connections to everything around her, reflecting both the positive and negative aspects of her life. The monochromatic designs act as stepping stones, exploring missing history and embracing the known and unknown.



Discover the works of Lisa Waup x Verner among 35 other First Nations artists and designers in Piinpi: Contemporary Indigenous Fashion until 17 November at Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre.

Plan your visit https://brnw.ch/21wL3ge


Free with Melbourne Museum entry, Free for First Peoples Community Members.

Exhibition organised by Bendigo Art Gallery.

Photo: Eugene Hyland.

Celebrate the launch of NAIDOC Week at Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre and join us for a Family Day with our entraining program for all visitors including the youngest ones!

Start the day with a Welcome to Country, enjoy kids' craft activities and exhibitions tours as well as vibrant performances by Uncle Kutcha Edwards, Uncle Amos Roach and the Murrundaya Yepenga Dance Troupe.

Shop at our Blak Market in the Main Foyer with stalls from Haus of Dizzy, Gammin Threads, Baljil Art, Yulaa-li, Kevin Williams Designs, Amorettam Beauty and The Torch.

This year's theme "Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud" invites everyone to celebrate and amplify First Peoples voices.

Explore the full schedule and bring the whole family to be part of this special celebration.
🗓️ Sunday 7 July.
⌚ 10am to 3pm.
🎫 Free with Melbourne Museum entry.
Free for First Peoples community members.

Plan your visit now: https://brnw.ch/21wL2Eg


Presented as part of Playbound festival. Playbound is brought to you by Museums Victoria with City of Melbourne, ArtPlay, Melbourne Recital Centre, Road to Zero and Gowrie Victoria.

NAIDOC Week Family Day Celebrate the commencement of NAIDOC Week at Melbourne Museum with Welcome to Country on the Museum Plaza, events, performances and family activities.