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 History of Museum Victoria Explore this site for a pictorial introduction to the history of Museum Victoria. Read a selection of essays on collections, research and exhibitions at the museum over the past century and a half. Australia's Federation The Commonwealth of Australia was inaugurated on 1st January 1901 in Centennial Park, Sydney. Biggest Family Album We have collected photographs of a range of human activities in Victoria's and Australia's past, dating from the 1870s to the 1950s. Here, you can access our database of over 9,000 photographs. Caught and Coloured Frederick McCoy's Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria set out to describe the colony's fauna, including its mammals, reptiles, frogs, fish, insects and other invertebrates. Coins & Medals This timeline of more than 180 coins and medals tells many stories about people, places and events in Victoria's history. Colonial Square The Colonial Square sculpture at Melbourne Museum consists of 25 ornamental blocks from the former Colonial Mutual Life building, one of the grandest ever built in Melbourne. Eight Hour Day Action taken by stonemasons on 21 April 1856 led to the establishment and maintenance of the Eight Hour Day, recognised internationally as a world first. Encounters This site is about the impact of the British invasion and colonisation of Australia on Aboriginal people in Victoria. Forest Secrets This website presents the natural and cultural heritage of Victoria's tall timber forests, dominated by the mighty Mountain Ash Eucalyptus regnans. Immigration to Victoria - a Timeline This timeline provides a brief overview of key moments in Victoria's immigration history.
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