Books

In the 1880s, museum director Charles Frederick McCoy began production of his famous Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria, and Museum Victoria has continued to promote its research and collections through the publication of high-quality books since that time. Monographs, collected essays, field guides and exhibition catalogues are some of the formats the museum produces across a range of subjects, including natural history, indigenous art and history. Both the specialist researcher and the ordinary reader will find something of interest in the list of museum publications.

Forthcoming titles

In 2011 the museum will publish a new edition of Danielle Clode’s popular book Killers in Eden. This revised edition will contain many additional images in colour and special contributions by Museum Victoria marine specialist, Erich Fitzgerald.

A souvenir guide will also be available for visitors to the Melbourne Museum, illustrating the museum’s unique collection and history. Later in the year, there will be new books on gemstones and a field guide to butterflies, which will feature amazing photographs of the whole life cycle.

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