Education Resources

The Melbourne Story exhibition is an exciting new resource for students exploring the history of Melbourne. The exhibition reveals key moments and major changes in Melbourne’s history, and focuses on seven key time periods. Iconic objects, immersive experiences and multimedia exhibits are combined with over 1,200 collection objects to recreate life in Melbourne from the 1830s to the present day.

The exhibition, together with its programs and resources, will add much to student learning in the Humanities – especially History, but also provides links with many of the other domains of the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS). Students working at all levels will benefit from visiting the exhibition, with programs and resources currently available for students from Year 3 to Year 10.

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A ‘White Australia’ for the new national capital The first act of Parliament of the newly federated Australia was the 1901 Immigration Restriction Act, cementing a long-held desire for a white Australia which would persevere for decades to come. Australian Children's Folklore Collection The Australian Children's Folklore Collection is one of Museum Victoria's most significant collections and includes an archive of children's folklore, toys and games, images and research archives. Australian Traders’ Tokens 1849–1874 In response to a small change crisis in the late 1840s, traders' tokens became popular in Australia. Post World War II Migrant Ships: Australis The Australis was the last ship to carry government assisted immigrants to Australia. It was fondly remembered for its grandeur and luxury Art Deco interior. Blandowski’s bad name Almost 150 years ago, Museum Victoria’s first curator William Blandowski led an expedition that yielded a unprecedented number of specimens but also cost him his reputation. Post World War II Migrant Ships: Castel Felice The Castel Felice was 22 years old when it was refitted to transport British, German and Italian immigrants. Despite its age, it carried over 100,000 immigrants to Australia and New Zealand. Celebration: An essay by Arnold Zable This essay was commissioned by Museum Victoria in celebration of Australia’s rich cultural diversity. Childhood in Little Lon Memories of Little Lon, an inner-city Melbourne block bordered by Lonsdale, Exhibition, Little Lonsdale and Spring Streets, gathered from archaeological, historical and oral history records. Post World War II Migrant Ships: Fairsea Originally designed as a passenger and cargo ship, the Fairsea was converted for naval service during WWII, but after the war its role was to transport immigrants in less than ideal comfort. High Rise Housing in Melbourne: Atherton Gardens Estate, Fitzroy The history of the Housing Commission of Victoria’s slum reclamation and housing estate development after World War II.
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