Museums in Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne is the capital of the Australian state of Victoria and the second-largest city in Australia. The city is located on the Bay of Port Phillip and expands into the hinterlands towards the Dandenong and Macedon mountain ranges, Mornington Peninsula and Yarra Valley.

Melbourne has some great museums which provide a unique sample of Western, Asian, and Pacific masterpieces as well as a significant focus on the Australian Aboriginal culture. Below is a list of some of the key Melbourne museums:

National Gallery of Victoria
Melbourne Museum
Shrine of Remembrance
Hellenic Museum, Melbourne
State Library of Victoria
National Sports Museum
Old Treasury Building, Melbourne
Old Melbourne Gaol
Chinese Museum, Melbourne
Jewish Museum of Australia

Museums in Melbourne, Australia

City: Melbourne
Country: Australia
State: Victoria
Population: ~ 4.6 million
Established: 1835

Melbourne Map

Explore Museums in Australia

Museums in Sydney
- Art Gallery of New South Wales
- Australian Museum
- Australian National Maritime Museum
- Museum of Sydney
- Powerhouse Museum
- Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney
- Nicholson Museum
- Norman Lindsay Gallery and Museum
- Museum of Fire

Museums in Melbourne
- National Gallery of Victoria
- Melbourne Museum
- Shrine of Remembrance
- Hellenic Museum, Melbourne
- State Library of Victoria
- National Sports Museum
- Old Treasury Building, Melbourne
- Old Melbourne Gaol
- Chinese Museum, Melbourne
- Jewish Museum of Australia

Museums in Canberra
- National Museum of Australia
- National Gallery of Australia
- Australian War Memorial
- National Portrait Gallery

Museums in Brisbane
- Queensland Art Gallery
- Queensland Museum & Science Centre
- MacArthur Museum Brisbane
- RD Milns Antiquities Museum
- Queensland Maritime Museum
- Commissariat Store, Brisbane
- Queensland Police Museum

Museums in Perth
- Art Gallery of Western Australia
- WA Shipwrecks Museum
- Perth Mint
- WA Maritime Museum
- Fremantle Prison

Museums in Adelaide
- Art Gallery of South Australia
- South Australian Museum
- Migration Museum, Adelaide

Museums in Hobart
- Museum of Old and New Art (MONA)
- Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery

Museums in Darwin
- Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
- Darwin Military Museum
- Australian Aviation Heritage Centre

Australian Proverbs and Quotes

Australian Proverbs and Quotes
Australian Aboriginal Sayings and Quotes

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“Captain Cook discovered Australia looking for the Terra Incognita.
History is full of events that happened because of an imaginary tale.”
– Umberto Eco

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