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Melbourne Museum

Locality: Carlton, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 131102

Address: 11 Nicholson St 3053 Carlton, VIC, Australia

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25.01.2022 Ooh, who's this heading into the museum? Looks like a couple of trend-setting amargasauruses! Are you hip enough to hang with them? Amargasaurus is an unusual looking sauropod, mainly due to the large row of spines along its neck. There are many scientific theories as to the purpose of these spines, from regulating blood temperature to attracting a mate, or maybe even for fighting. You can design your very own amargasaurus with our latest Museum at Home activity, right down... to an interchangable neck sail. Make sure to give them a few different looks so they'll be ready for anything! https://fal.cn/3bQz1

21.01.2022 Day 4 of Museum Week: Eureka! A tribute to inventors and inventions of all kinds Systems Engineering student of 2020, Haden Kneller, created this Wildlife Population Tracking Device after the 2019 Victorian bushfires had a huge impact on the natural biodiversity of the area. This device is designed to rehabilitate, tag and capture photos of ‘at-risk’ animals autonomously, without any human contact!... Read more about the work submitted by this year's cohort: https://fal.cn/3fYpF

21.01.2022 We’re celebrating NAIDOC week today with a special activity just for kids. Follow along with First Peoples educator Di-Di Vaha’akolo as she colours in creek animals from our beautiful River of Language exhibition.

21.01.2022 Palaeontologist Dr. Erich Fitzgerald, sees Triceratops for the very first time, describing it as the most famous trio of horns in the history of the planet. Museums Victoria have acquired the world’s most complete Triceratops and it’s coming here in 2021! Learn more about Triceratops: https://fal.cn/3bXeX

21.01.2022 There's so much to explore at #MelbourneMuseum! Why don't you come and see for yourself? Tickets and a guide to visiting our newly reopened museums: https://fal.cn/3bYJE https://fal.cn/3bYJF

21.01.2022 We remain closed but IMAX Melbourne will open this Friday at 3pm. If you had tickets pre-booked to Treasures of the Natural World, we will be in touch soon about rescheduling your session. Please be patient with us while we work through a big list! In the meantime, visit Museum at Home online, where we continue to share the wonder and inspiration of our collections, experiences and expertise far beyond our walls. ... See our website for more information: https://fal.cn/3fY6e

20.01.2022 Hands up who loves the Forest Gallery ! See little swimming fish, turtles, and other creatures peering back at you from underneath the surface

20.01.2022 Got the Monday blues? We've got just the thing! Thanks for visiting our museum, Lara & Atticus! https://fal.cn/3bJX8

19.01.2022 It's Send a Card to a Friend Day! We asked around, and everyone agreed they'd like to send a card to their newest friend, Triceratops. Watch the whole video to see which of our iconic Museum residents sent a warm welcome Rare postcards available from the @MuseumsVictoria Store! https://fal.cn/3deeN

19.01.2022 Some news from the deep sea! Researchers from @CSIRO and @museumsvictoria recently filmed five bigfin squid in the Great Australian Bight, some more than 3,000 metres below the ocean's surface. These squid, with long, sticky strands (up to eight metres long!) have never before been seen in Australia. Read more: https://fal.cn/3bJnZ CC-BY. Paper by Osterhage et al (PLOS ONE, 2020).

19.01.2022 Tomorrow night, catch the final lecture on our contemporary collecting project, Collecting the Curve, featuring special performance by Mo’Ju. Mo'ju was one artist who performed in the lockdown music festival series Isol-Aid Festival, just one example of how Victorians pivoted and adapted to life in lockdown. FREE to register: https://fal.cn/3bBYD

19.01.2022 What a day! We're SO thrilled to be open once again and welcoming some of our wonderful visitors back already! Keen to come along and visit? Prebook your tickets online, aim to keep your visit under 90 minutes and be sure to read about our safety measures via the FAQ section. Open for everyone, here for you. https://fal.cn/3bAmb

19.01.2022 Triceratops unearthed, history made! Museums Victoria have acquired the world’s most complete Triceratops and it’s coming to Melbourne Museum in 2021! Get to know Melbourne’s newest 67 million-year-old Triceratops: https://fal.cn/3bWYy

18.01.2022 BIG news movie-lovers IMAX Melbourne has reopened! To celebrate, here's a casual hello and welcome back from their good mate Christopher Nolan! Book your tickets at: https://fal.cn/3bJXl

18.01.2022 Have you visited Becoming You yet? Immigration Museum is the perfect weekend destination!

18.01.2022 Hands up if you love the #LearningLab at #MelbourneMuseum... Currently showing in the Learning Lab: River Connections. Created by Grumpy Sailor and Museums Victoria in collaboration with First Peoples Elders and artists Larry Walsh, Esther Kirby, Brendan Kennedy and Consultant Curator, Genevieve Grieves. Voiceover by Esther Kirby. https://fal.cn/3cbJp (first image), https://fal.cn/3cbJo

17.01.2022 100 Tiny Dinosaurs are hiding around Melbourne Museum, waiting for YOU to find them! How many can you spot?

16.01.2022 Giveaway alert! Did you know today is Giving Tuesday? As a little thank you for all of your support, we're giving away one of our very special Mega Dinosaur Adventure Boxes, packed with all things prehistoric for the fearsome young palaeontologist in your life! Just tag a friend below to go into the draw. Entries close 9am on Thursday 3rd December. Check out what's inside: https://fal.cn/3bVrZ

16.01.2022 Opening day for the Treasures of the Natural World exhibition has unfortunately been delayed. As we know you must be bursting with anticipation (like we are!), we have some brand-new online jigsaw puzzles made from - you guessed it, items from the exhibition! Click the link to try out 10, 60, or 200-piece Treasured puzzles: https://fal.cn/3g0lF Pictured: Weevil ring, Tetrabothynus regalis. Hispaniola, Greater Antilles

14.01.2022 Who would've thought that the shell of an unsuspecting snail contained an arsenal of neurotoxins so diabolically complex it may actually be hugely beneficial to human society? Find out more in the article and video below! https://fal.cn/3bSv5

14.01.2022 For Day 3 of Museum Week, we're taking a look through 'Children's Eyes'! River Connections immersive experience in the Learning Lab https://fal.cn/3fWEt Image: https://fal.cn/3fWEs

14.01.2022 "Around November, the wildflowers are still in bloom. We are still emerging like the wildflowers and their sweet smells and taking advantage of the bursts of warm sun." The Kulin have a detailed local understanding of the seasons and the environment. Each season is marked by the movement of the stars in the night sky and changes in the weather, coinciding with the life cycles of plants and animals. In this stunning video scripted and narrated by First Peoples Story Shape...r Isobel Morphy-Walsh, learn about what you may see changing around you in November. What have you noticed? Share with us in the comments below.

14.01.2022 We're not sure about you, but our week has been the absolute *tops* for one very big, frilly reason! Click below to find out what Melbourne Museum's newest dinosaur resident might have eaten, how much it weighs and exactly why it's SO very special!

13.01.2022 Today is International Volunteers Day! An occasion to recognise and celebrate our volunteers who give their time and skills to benefit our world. A massive thank you to the volunteers at Museums Victoria, who, as Wendy White says ''Found a way to contribute to the knowledge of the world''. We couldn't do what we do without all of you!

13.01.2022 The Melbourne Story exhibition is packed with icons of the city's past and present - such as this 'Royal Mail' Cobb & Co coach! This is one of the few surviving Cobb & Co coaches from the Victorian gold rush era and is believed to have been built in 1880. It was last operated in 1916, after which it was mostly used for events before being put on display in the mid 1960's. The exhibition displays collection items from different historical eras, from the earliest contact between white settlers and Australian First Peoples, through to the late '80s

13.01.2022 What's the rarest type of dinosaur fossil? Find out, with collections manager of vertebrate paleontology, Tim Ziegler!

13.01.2022 "Our hope is that there is a lot the thylacine can tell us about the genetic basis of extinction to help other species," Associate Professor Pask says. Today, on Remembrance Day for Lost Species, we're sharing this article about the genome sequencing of the now extinct Tasmanian Tiger; a study that let scientists to some surprising discoveries.

11.01.2022 Musica Viva Australia presents: A night at the Museum, featuring some of Melbourne's finest musicians! Enjoy performances by the Sutherland Trio, Water, Water Everywhere, and the Wattleseed Ensemble as you move through different areas of the Museum for a unique listening experience Tickets on sale now for this special event on February 23rd - might we add, a great Valentines Day gift? https://fal.cn/3df77

10.01.2022 It’s the biggest sale weekend of the year! Tick off those lists and stock up on festive essentials with 20% off sitewide* at the Museums Victoria Store. Use the code WELCOMEBACK20 to snap up something special today! *Excludes books, Atong Atem collection and already reduced items. Sale ends 11:59PM Monday 30 November 2020. https://fal.cn/3bQrj

10.01.2022 Need some Sunday inspiration? You're in luck! Brand new exhibition Becoming You: An Incomplete Guide has just launched over at the Immigration Museum, and it is looking . From the hilarious to the heart-wrenching, the monumental to the mundane, Becoming You presents 71 Australian coming-of-age stories by 72 storytellers in all their diversity. Personal experiences from well known writers, artists, scientists, athletes and public figures sit alongside equally moving, su...rprising and delightful stories from everyday people, traversing landscapes of time, gender, orientation, culture, age, and distance. Book now for a lovely day out: https://fal.cn/3bJiY

10.01.2022 Many Nations is a permanent exhibition in Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre, showcasing the diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures. The objects in Many Nations are displayed across six cabinets: Animal Creations, Marking Identity, Working Country, Celebrating Culture, Keeping Places and Toy Stories. The objects represent many years and places in Australia, and some, such as this carving of Bunjil made by Taungurung maker Mick Harding in 2013, are available to view online. https://fal.cn/3buvA

08.01.2022 This Fossil Friday, have you ever wondered... How did we go from dinosaur bones and veins - To rock and fossilised remains? Not sure if Triceratops had this planned, ... But actually it involves sediment and sand. Watch the full episode here: https://fal.cn/3dc1d Triceratops is arriving at the Museum in September 2021! https://fal.cn/3dc1c

07.01.2022 Learn to draw a Tarbosaur with Pippa and Adrienne, in our upcoming webinar just for kids! All you'll need are some art supplies of your choice and a strong internet connection. See you there!

07.01.2022 Tickets to Melbourne Museum, Scienceworks and Immigration Museum are now on sale! We can't wait to welcome you back through our doors. Just a heads up - our websites are experiencing a high level of traffic at the moment, so we've implemented a queue system to help make booking tickets a little easier. We appreciate your patience as we manage this busy period.

06.01.2022 Today's theme for Museum Week is 'Behind the Scenes', and what better place to start than the incredible new exhibition about to open: Treasures of the Natural World all the way from the Natural History Museum, London! Here's your sneak peek of the setup. From the unique or extremely rare to the mysterious and astonishing, it's your chance to get up close and personal with over 200 artefacts whose colourful stories unlock the mysteries of life. Ready to take a look? Book no...w: https://fal.cn/3fV0D Image: https://fal.cn/3fV0C See more

05.01.2022 Today, senior curator of South Eastern Aboriginal Collections Kimberley Moulton shows us some seeded bread from the 1800s and 1900s, including samples collected by the expedition that was sent to retrieve Burke and Wills after their fateful expedition.

05.01.2022 With the Lunar New Year only days away, why not join us in writing a message for hope for someone you care about? Follow along with us as we create a cute Year of the Ox envelope, and don't forget to put in your own message and give it to someone you love. Let's Fold A Lucky Envelope activity: https://fal.cn/3diCs

05.01.2022 How do we get silk and how is it made? Collections manager at Melbourne Museum Marita Dyson reveals object ST00001, a jar of Silk Moth cocoons collected in 1895. Have you ever wondered what you would find behind the scenes of our museums ? There are over 17 million objects safely stored in boxes, drawers, cupboards, cabinets and jars across all of our buildings. Have you ever wondered what you would find behind the scenes of our museums ? There are over 17 million objects safely stored in boxes, drawers, cupboards, cabinets and jars across all of our buildings.

04.01.2022 Today's Museum Week theme is 'Caption This'.. Well, you know what to do!

04.01.2022 BREAKING NEWS courtney barnett is coming to the Royal Exhibition Building! In her first full band show since January’s Corner Hotel bushfire fundraisers, Barnett will perform livestreamed from the middle of our beloved REB, working with film-maker Derry Sheehan for a very special, very beautiful, one-night-only live event. The livestream will take place on Thursday 17 December and will feature a mix of classics and brand new compositions. Fans can purchase tickets to watch the live streaming concert from this Friday 27 November. Find out more: https://fal.cn/3bLKa.

03.01.2022 We bet you've never seen a map quite like this one! Press play for a frilling behind the scenes glimpse into the Triceratops journey. More on the Triceratops here: https://fal.cn/3ccn3

02.01.2022 How well do you know your Australian bird calls? Take our quiz and find out!

02.01.2022 We all know that bees make honey, but have you ever wondered how the process actually works? Find out in the latest episode of Bug Facts with Dr. Ken Walker!

02.01.2022 Happy National Cake Day! In addition to inviting you to eatsome actual cake, we thought we'd share this model wedding cake - an exact replica of the cake from the Neighbours TV show when Scott Robinson and Charlene Mitchell got married. According to the program's prop master the original used on the show was designed and made by a cake shop in Burwood, Victoria, to give it authenticity in relation to the demographic where Neighbours is set. To decrease its weight and to give... it stability, only the bottom tier of the original cake was real (as it had to be cut during the reception scene), while the top two tiers were constructed from polystyrene and plaster. This replica was produced to be displayed in the refrigerator of the original Robinson Kitchen Set, which was part of the Melbourne Suburban Life display in the Melbourne Exhibition at Melbourne Museum, Museum Victoria (2000-2007). It is believed that the bride and groom model are those used on the original cake. The cake is also on display right now in the Mini Mega Model Museum, so you can check it out in person! Happy cake day!

01.01.2022 We're open every day for adventurers big and small! Planning a visit? Tag us in your photos with @MelbourneMuseum or #MelbourneMuseum! https://fal.cn/3c7Qm

01.01.2022 It's the most wonderful time of the year! That's right - it's #MusMeme Day! Here's a little selection to get you through to the pointy end of the week.