Museum Victoria cares for thestate's scientific and cultural collections
19 May - 11 Nov 2012
Until 6 May 2012
Now showing
4 May - 7 Oct 2012
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Evidence of shark bite 24 million years ago.
Do we have the only working Australian-made traction engine?
Celebrating Melbourne's twin migrant piers.
Yolgu Elder Laurie Baymarrwangga recognised for her contribution to community.
One of Australia's most notorious spiders.
How fast can mammals evolve from rabbit-sized to elephant-sized?
Question: What's the difference between a comet, an asteroid, a meteoroid, a ...
Question: Did sewing machines and typewriters really make "women's work" easi...
Question: What are the amazing fossils on the slab of rock in the Melbourne M...
Question: Is it possible to walk around the interior of the Royal Exhibition ...
Question: What was the Great Melbourne Telescope originally used for? Answer...
Facilitating dialogue about cultural difference and promoting diversity.
Explore the museum’s diverse collections of items from Victoria’s history.
Hi Sam, the Daddy long-legs spider is capable of killing and eating a Red-back spider, but the presence of Daddy long-legs does not mean that Red-backs will be ...
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My Father, Charles White arrived in October 1928 on the SS Orford, went to Glenn Innes Training Farm where he met a school friend Ralph Orr who had arrived a ...