The 10 Best Specialty Museums in Melbourne, Victoria

Duldig Studio is a registered house museum and former home and studio of sculptor Karl Duldig and his wife, artist and inventor Slawa Horowitz-Duldig. The sculptures, drawings, paintings and decorative arts tell a remarkable story of survival and creativity. Opening hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays - 1.00pm – 3.00 pm (Guided Tour at 2.00 pm). Second Sunday of every month - 1.00pm – 4.00 pm (gold coin donation) - check website for dates each month. Guided Tour at 2.00 pm. General Entry and Guided Tours : $20 ($10 Concession) Children under 12 are welcome under the supervision of an adult and receive free admission. Group Tours: Group Tours for 6 or more visitors are available on any weekday. Advance booking is required. Admission is $20 a person (includes tea or coffee, and Viennese cake).

The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) is Australia's largest, oldest and most popular sporting venue. The MCG has hosted plenty of international cricket, including the first-ever Test and the 1992 World Cup final, countless VFL/AFL Grand Finals, the 1956 Olympic Games and 2006 Commonwealth Games. It also hosted the final of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. Other sporting spectacles include FIFA World Cup soccer qualifiers, rugby league home and away matches and State of Origin and international rugby union clashes. Apart from its sporting events, the MCG has also witnessed many blockbuster music concerts, and even Pope John Paul II held a mass there when he visited Melbourne in 1986. The MCG has a total capacity of 100,024 people, comprising 95,024 seats and 5000 standing room spaces. The stadium also houses the National Sports Museum, which includes some of the most priceless pieces of memorabilia in Australian sporting history.

One of Australia's popular and loved museums! Perfect for the whole family, Melbourne Museum showcases Australian social history, Aboriginal cultures, science and the environment. Inside: Experience Victorian and Australian Aboriginal culture - from the time of Creation through to today; Marvel at the history and development of Melbourne; Walk through a living forest; Surround yourself with life-size dinosaurs and animals from around the world; - Enter a world of dreams, emotions, thoughts and memories in the Mind and Body Gallery; Visit the Children's Gallery for a world designed especially for childrend aged 3 0 8 years old; Be immersed in the latest IMAX films;- Discover the rich history of the World Heritage listed Royal Exhibition Building, and that's just the start! Melbourne Museum is located adjacent to the World Heritage listed Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton and is home to IMAX Melbourne and the Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre.

The Victoria Police Museum is closed for a major relocation project. The museum will reopen in 2021 at our new location at 313 Spencer Street, Melbourne. For more information on our relocation project please visit our website.

This center tracks the Salvation Army's Australian origins, its role in various wars and its little-known, but significant, contributions to Australia's film industry. Tambourines, trumpets and other Army memorabilia are on display.

ACMI (formerly known as the Australian Centre for the Moving Image) is Australia's national museum of screen culture located at the heart of Melbourne's Fed Square. Navigate the universe of film, TV, videogames and art with interactive exhibitions, art installations, film programs and special events

Located in the heart of Melbourne's Chinatown, the Chinese Museum's five floors showcase the heritage and culture of Australia's Chinese community. Our purpose is to operate a museum, to promote and preserve Chinese Culture and history - especially of Australian-Chinese history in Australia.