This list of museums in Victoria, Australia contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. ''For museums in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

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List of museums in Melbourne Melbourne, Australia, is home to a large number of cultural institutions, museums and historic sites, some of which are known worldwide: See also *Culture of Melbourne * List of museums in Victoria (Australia) References {{MuseumVictoria ...

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dairy farming, butter and cheese making , - , Alexandra Timber Tramway , ,

Alexandra Alexandra () is the feminine form of the given name Alexander (, ). Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; GEN , ; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "prot ...

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heritage tramway, railroad and forestry museum , - , Altona Homestead Museum , , Altona , , Melbourne suburbs , , Historic house ,
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operated by the Altona Laverton Historical Society Inc , - , Ambleside Park Museum , ,

Ferntree Gully Ferntree Gully is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, at the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges, 30 km south-east of Melbourne's Melbourne City Centre, Central Business District, located within the City of Kn ...

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operated by the Knox Historical Society , - , Andrew Ross Museum , , Kangaroo Ground , , Shire of Nillumbik , , Local history ,
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Ballarat Ballarat ( ) is a city in the Central Highlands (Victoria), Central Highlands of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 Census, Ballarat had a population of 116,201, making it the third largest city in Victoria. Estimated resid ...

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Goldfields Goldfield or Goldfields may refer to: Places * Goldfield, Arizona, the former name of Youngberg, Arizona, a populated place in the United States * Goldfield, Colorado, a community in the United States * Goldfield, Iowa, a city in the United State ...

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Ararat Gallery TAMA Ararat Gallery TAMA (Textile Art Museum Australia) is a public art gallery in the regional Victorian city of Ararat. Ararat Gallery TAMA is at the intersection of Vincent Street and the Western Highway, Ararat, in the historic late-Victorian To ...

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Permanent collection specialises in contemporary textile fibre art , - , Australian Army Artillery Museum , ,

Puckapunyal Puckapunyal (more formally the Puckapunyal Military Area, but also known as the Puckapunyal Camp or Puckapunyal Army Base, and colloquially as "Pucka") is an Australian Army training facility and base 10 km west of Seymour, in central Vi ...

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Bandiana Bandiana is a Suburb of the City of Wodonga local government area in northeast Victoria, Australia. History Bandiana takes its name from the early name for the area, probably from a First Nations toponym. The hill now known as Bears Hill appea ...

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Australian Army The Australian Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. The Army is commanded by the Chief of Army (Austral ...

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history of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals , - ,

Australian National Surfing Museum The Australian National Surfing Museum, located in Torquay, Victoria Torquay is a seaside resort in Victoria, Australia, which faces Bass Strait, 21 km south of Geelong and is the gateway to the Great Ocean Road. It is bordered on the ...

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Torquay Torquay ( ) is a seaside town in Devon, England, part of the unitary authority area of Torbay. It lies south of the county town of Exeter and east-north-east of Plymouth, on the north of Tor Bay, adjoining the neighbouring town of Paignton ...

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tells the story of surfing , - , Australian National Veterans Arts Museum (ANVAM) , , Southbank , , Melbourne suburbs , , Art ,
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Supporting wellbeing of Australia's veteran community through the Arts , - , Australian Railway Historical Society , ,

Williamstown North Williamstown North is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hobsons Bay local government area. Williamstown North recorded a population of 1,622 at the . ...

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Barwon Grange Barwon may refer to: * Barwon, a horse which won the 1862 Victoria Derby * Electoral district of Barwon, in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Australia * HM Prison Barwon, a maximum security prison in Lara, Victoria, Australia * HMAS ''Barw ...

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National Trust of Australia The National Trust of Australia, officially the Australian Council of National Trusts (ACNT), is the Australian national peak body for community-based, non-government non-profit organisations committed to promoting and conserving Australia's Ind ...

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Barwon Park Barwon may refer to: * Barwon, a horse which won the 1862 Victoria Derby * Electoral district of Barwon, in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Australia * HM Prison Barwon, a maximum security prison in Lara, Victoria, Australia * HMAS ''Barw ...

, , Winchelsea , , Surf Coast Shire , , Historic house
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, mid 19th century 42-room mansion and stables , - , Bass Strait Shell Museum , , Apollo Bay , , Southwest , , Natural history ,
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Benalla Art Gallery Benalla Art Gallery is a public art gallery in the regional town of Benalla, Victoria, Australia. The Benalla Art Gallery is a free, public gallery in Benalla, which opened in 1975. Victoria's ''Herald Sun'' newspaper described it in 2013 as one ...

, , Benalla , , Northeast , , Art , , Exhibits of Australian and international art , - , Benalla Costume and Pioneer Museum , , Benalla , , Northeast , , Fashion ,
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clothing dating from 1770 to the present with regularly changing exhibitions, also local history , - ,

Bendigo Art Gallery Bendigo Art Gallery is an Australian art gallery located in Bendigo, Victoria. It is one of the oldest and largest regional art galleries. History The gallery was founded in 1887. The gallery's collection was first housed in the former Bendigo ...

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Bendigo Bendigo ( ) is a city in Victoria, Australia, located in the Bendigo Valley near the geographical centre of the state and approximately north-west of Melbourne, the state capital. As of 2019, Bendigo had an urban population of 100,991, makin ...

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Mornington Peninsula The Mornington Peninsula is a peninsula located south of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is surrounded by Port Phillip to the west, Western Port to the east and Bass Strait to the south, and is connected to the mainland in the north. Geogra ...

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20th century period mansion and gardens , - , Bonegilla Migrant Reception and Training Centre , ,

Bonegilla Bonegilla is a bounded rural locality of the City of Wodonga local government area in north-east Victoria, Australia, east of Wodonga, and around north-east of Melbourne. At the , Bonegilla and the surrounding area had a population of 610. H ...

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operated by the Broadmeadows Historical Society , - , Buda Historic Home and Garden , ,

Castlemaine Castlemaine may mean: * Castlemaine, Victoria, a town in Victoria, Australia ** Castlemaine Football Club, an Australian rules football club ** Castlemaine railway station * Castlemaine, County Kerry, a town in Ireland * Castlemaine Brewery, Western ...

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features furnishings, decorative art objects, artworks and books dating from the goldrush era of the 1850s up until 1981 , - , Bundoora Homestead Art Centre , ,

Bundoora Bundoora is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Banyule, Darebin and Whittlesea local government areas. Bundoora recorded a population of 28,068 at the ...

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city's contemporary art gallery and exhibits of city history , - , Burke Museum (Australia) , , Beechworth , , Northeast , , Local history ,
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Aboriginal artefacts, Chinese mining community, 19th century streetscape, gold, Ned Kelly gang, natural history , - , Burrinja Cultural Centre , , Upwey , , Melbourne suburbs , , Art ,
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arts centre with exhibition, performing arts spaces , - , Cape Otway Lightstation , , Cape Otway , , , , Maritime , , Lighthouse tours , - ,

Cape Schanck Lighthouse The Cape Schanck Lighthouse was built in 1859 as the second coastal lighthouse in the Australian States and territories of Australia, state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is located on Cape Schanck, at the southernmost tip of the Morningto ...

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Cape Schanck Cape Schanck is a locality at the southernmost tip of the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, approximately south of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local governme ...

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HMAS Castlemaine HMAS ''Castlemaine'' (J244/M244/A248), named for the city of Castlemaine, Victoria, was one of 60 ''Bathurst''-class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially crewed and commissioned solely by the Royal Australian Navy ...

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Bathurst class corvette The ''Bathurst''-class corvettes were a class of general purpose vessels designed and built in Australia during World War II. Originally classified as minesweepers, but widely referred to as corvettes, the ''Bathurst''-class vessels fulfilled a ...

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HMAS Cerberus (naval base) HMAS ''Cerberus'' is a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) base that serves as the primary training establishment for RAN personnel. The base is located adjacent to Crib Point on the Mornington Peninsula, south of the Melbourne City Centre, Victori ...

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history of the naval base and the Victorian Colonial Navy , - , Charlie's Arthur's Seat Auto Museum , , Arthurs Seat , ,

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Shire of Indigo The Shire of Indigo, a local government area (LGA) in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, lies in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2018 had a population of 16,490. It includes the towns of Beechworth, Ch ...

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novels and publications by local authors, local history displays and memorabilia , - , Chiltern Motor Museum , , Chiltern , ,

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working heritage farm , - , Clunes Museum , , Clunes , ,

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period room displays, agriculture, mining and woodworking items , - , Coal Creek Community Park and Museum , ,

Korumburra Korumburra is a town in the Australian state of Victoria. It is located on the South Gippsland Highway, south-east of Melbourne, in the South Gippsland Shire local government area. At the Korumburra had an urban population of 3,639. Surroun ...

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Coleraine Coleraine ( ; from ga, Cúil Rathain , 'nook of the ferns'Flanaghan, Deirdre & Laurence; ''Irish Place Names'', page 194. Gill & Macmillan, 2002. ) is a town and civil parish near the mouth of the River Bann in County Londonderry, Northern I ...

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Como House Como House is a historical house, with associated gardens in the City of Stonnington, Victoria, Australia. It was constructed in 1847 for Sir Edward Eyre Williams, and now serves as a tourist attraction under the custodianship of the National ...

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South Yarra South Yarra is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 4 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Melbourne and Stonnington local government areas. South Yarra recorded a popul ...

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Convent Gallery The Convent Gallery is located in the Spa region of Daylesford, in Central Victoria, Australia. The Convent Gallery's origins date back to the 1860s gold rush, home to the Gold Commissioner, and then known as 'Blarney Castle'. The Catholic Ch ...

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Coolart Wetlands and Homestead Reserve The Coolart Wetlands and Homestead Reserve, or just Coolart, is an 87.5 ha estate on the Western Port coast of the Mornington Peninsula of Victoria, south-eastern Australia, about 70 km south-east of Melbourne. It comprises a late 19 ...

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Creswick Creswick is a town in west-central Victoria, Australia, 18 kilometres north of Ballarat and 122 kilometres northwest of Melbourne, in the Shire of Hepburn. It is 430 metres above sea level. At the 2016 census, Creswick had a populatio ...

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, 19th century pharmacy in use until 1968 , - , Dromana Historical Museum , ,

Dromana Dromana is a seaside suburb on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, south of Melbourne's Melbourne city centre, Central Business District, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula Local gove ...

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operated by the Dromana & District Historical Society , - , Echuca Historical Society Museum , ,

Echuca Echuca ( ) is a town on the banks of the Murray River and Campaspe River in Victoria, Australia. The border town of Moama is adjacent on the northern side of the Murray River in New South Wales. Echuca is the administrative centre and largest s ...

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Eldorado El Dorado (, ; Spanish for "the golden"), originally ''El Hombre Dorado'' ("The Golden Man") or ''El Rey Dorado'' ("The Golden King"), was the term used by the Spanish in the 16th century to describe a mythical tribal chief (''zipa'') or king o ...

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life and times from 1850 to 1950, including mining, farming and social history , - , Federal Standard Printing Works , , Chiltern , ,

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, working printing press , - , Fire Services Museum Victoria , , East Melbourne , , Melbourne suburbs , , Firefighting ,
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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village is located in Warrnambool, a regional city on the south-western coast of Victoria, Australia Victoria is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state with a land area of , the second mos ...

, , Warrnambool , , Southwest , , Maritime , , 1870s maritime village with living history demonstrations , - , Flinders Historical Museum , ,

Flinders Flinders may refer to: Places Antarctica * Flinders Peak, near the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula Australia New South Wales * Flinders County, New South Wales * Shellharbour Junction railway station, Shellharbour * Flinders, New South Wa ...

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operated by the Flinders District Historical Society , - , Ford Discovery Centre , ,

Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ...

, , , , Automotive , , Heritage of the Ford Motor Company in Australia , - , Forestry Heritage Museum , , Beechworth , , Northeast , , Forestry ,
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, - , Fort Queenscliff , , Queenscliff , , Southwest , , Military , , Restored mid 19th century fort , - , Foster and District Historical Society Museum , ,

Foster Foster may refer to: People * Foster (surname) * Foster Brooks (1912–2001), American actor * Foster Moreau (born 1997), American football player * Foster Sarell (born 1998), American football player * John Foster Dulles (1888–1959), American ...

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classic cars including Bentley, Ferrari, Jaguar, Porsche and Mercedes Benz models , - ,

Geelong Art Gallery The Geelong Art Gallery, currently known as Geelong Gallery, is a major regional art gallery, gallery in the city of Geelong, Victoria, Geelong in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The gallery has over 6,000 works of art in its collectio ...

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Geelong Maritime Museum The Geelong Maritime Museum is a volunteer-run Community group or not-for-profit historical museum located at 'The Stables', Osborne House, Swinburn Street, North Geelong Victoria, Australia since 1993. The Museum was founded in about 1989, with ...

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Gippsland Armed Forces Museum Gippsland Armed Forces Museum, is a military museum located at West Sale Airport, Victoria, Australia Victoria is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state with a land area of , the second most populated state (af ...

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Gippsland Art Gallery The Gippsland Art Gallery, formerly Sale Regional Art Centre, is a Victorian Regional Public Gallery based in Sale, east of Melbourne. The gallery is operated by the Shire of Wellington, and has a focus on the natural environment and artists ...

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Port Albert Port Albert is a coastal town in Victoria, Australia, on the coast of Corner Inlet on the Yarram - Port Albert Road, south-east of Morwell, south-east of Melbourne, in the Shire of Wellington. At the , Port Albert had a population of 293. L ...

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also known as Port Albert Maritime Museum , - , Gippsland Vehicle Collection , ,

Maffra Maffra is a town in Victoria, Australia, east of Melbourne. It is in the Shire of Wellington local government area and it is the second most populous city of the Shire. It relies mainly on dairy farming and other agriculture, and is the sit ...

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Yarra Glen Yarra Glen is a town in Victoria, Australia, 40 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Yarra Glen recorded a population of 3,012 at the . History The Ry ...

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Yarra Valley The Yarra Valley is the region surrounding the Yarra River in Victoria, Australia. The river originates approximately east of the Melbourne central business district and flows towards it and out into Port Phillip Bay. The name Yarra Valley ...

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, mid 19th century mansion and farm , - , Gum San Chinese Heritage Centre , , Ararat , , Western District , , Ethnic
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Chinese immigrant miners on the Victorian Goldfields in the mid-1800s , - ,

Hamilton Gallery Hamilton Gallery is a public art gallery in the regional town of Hamilton, Victoria, Australia. Hamilton Gallery's collection features gouache and watercolour pictures by English landscape painter Paul Sandby Paul Sandby (1731 – 7 No ...

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Hamilton Hamilton may refer to: People * Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname ** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland ** Lord Hamilt ...

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Hastings Hastings () is a large seaside town and borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England, east to the county town of Lewes and south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place to the north-west ...

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operated by the Hastings – Western Port Historical Society , - , Heide Museum of Modern Art , , Bulleen , , Melbourne suburbs , , Art , , Contemporary art museum , - , The Heights Heritage House , , Newtown , , Geelong suburbs , , Historic house
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, - , Horsham Regional Art Gallery , ,

Horsham Horsham is a market town on the upper reaches of the River Arun on the fringe of the Weald in West Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Nearby to ...

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Wimmera The Wimmera is a region of the Australian state of Victoria. The district is located within parts of the Loddon Mallee and the Grampians regions; and covers the dryland farming area south of the range of Mallee scrub, east of the South Austral ...

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J Ward J Ward originally the Ararat County Gaol, was an Australian prison, of the latter a psychiatric facility to house the criminally insane, located in Ararat, Victoria, Australia. Construction of the gaol commenced in 1859 and the facility was ope ...

, , Ararat , , Western District , , Prison , , Former prison used to house the criminally insane , - , Kerrisdale Mountain Railway & Museum , ,

Kerrisdale Kerrisdale is a neighbourhood in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Kerrisdale is a neighbourhood located in Vancouver's west side. It features a mix of newer houses and older bungalows as well as various low and mid-rise rental a ...

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heritage railway and steam museum , - , Kyneton Museum , , Kyneton , ,

Shire of Macedon Ranges The Shire of Macedon Ranges is a region in Central Victoria, Australia, best known for its expansive native forests, iconic geographical attraction Hanging Rock, and thriving artisan food and wine industries. The region covers an area of . It is ...

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Caulfield North Caulfield North is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Glen Eira local government area. Caulfield North recorded a population of 16,903 at the ...

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Henry Handel Richardson Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson (3 January 187020 March 1946), known by her pen name Henry Handel Richardson, was an Australian author. Life Born in East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, into a prosperous family that later fell on hard tim ...

, - , Lakeside Antique Machinery Museum , , Glenmaggie , , Gippsland , , Technology ,
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steam engines, tractors, combustion engines, saws, farm machines , - , Langi Morgala Museum , , Ararat , , Western District , , Local history
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operated by the Ararat and District Historical Society , - , Latrobe Regional Gallery , , Morwell , , Gippsland , , Art ,
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sugar beet A sugar beet is a plant whose root contains a high concentration of sucrose and which is grown commercially for sugar production. In plant breeding, it is known as the Altissima cultivar group of the common beet (''Beta vulgaris''). Together wi ...

industry, also a separate dairy interpretive centre , - , Maldon Museum , ,

Maldon Maldon (, locally ) is a town and civil parish on the River Blackwater, Essex, Blackwater estuary in Essex, England. It is the seat of the Maldon District and starting point of the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation. It is known for Maldon Sea ...

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Mallacoota Mallacoota is a small town in the East Gippsland region in the state of Victoria, Australia. At the 2016 census, Mallacoota had a population of 1,063. At holiday times, particularly Easter and Christmas, the population increases by about 8,000 ...

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operated by the Mallacoota & District Historical Society, World War II bunker with local history displays , - , Maroondah Art Gallery , , Ringwood , , Melbourne suburbs , , Art ,
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McCrae Homestead McCrae Homestead is an historic property located in McCrae, Victoria, Australia. It was built at the foot of Arthurs Seat, a small mountain, near the shores of Port Phillip in 1844 by Andrew McCrae, a lawyer, and his wife Georgiana Huntly McCra ...

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Melbourne Steam Traction Engine Club The protection, preservation, conservation and restoration of industrial heritage and related machinery is often overlooked in social histories. As the importance of the industrial heritage of Victoria and Australia has become more prominent, th ...

, , Scoresby , , Melbourne suburbs , , Technology , , Industrial machinery and steam engines , - , Melbourne Tram Museum @ Hawthorn Depot , ,

Hawthorn Hawthorn or Hawthorns may refer to: Plants * '' Crataegus'' (hawthorn), a large genus of shrubs and trees in the family Rosaceae * ''Rhaphiolepis'' (hawthorn), a genus of about 15 species of evergreen shrubs and small trees in the family Rosace ...

, , Melbourne suburbs , , Railway , , Features over 20 fully restored trams in a depot , - , Melbourne Tramway Museum , , Bylands , ,

Shire of Mitchell The Shire of Mitchell is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located North of Melbourne. It covers an area of and, in June 2018, had a population of 44,299. It includes the towns of Broadford, Kilmore, Seymour ...

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Melbourne's Living Museum of the West Melbourne's Living Museum of the West is an ecomuseum and community social history museum in Melbourne's western suburb of Maribyrnong. It was established as part of Victoria's sesquicentenary (150 year anniversary) in 1984, along with the Chil ...

, , Maribyrnong , , Melbourne suburbs , , Local history , , , Area history, culture, natural history , - ,

Monash Gallery of Art The City of Monash is a local government area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne with an area of 81.5 square kilometres and a population of 200,077 people in 2016. Demographics Monash has a diverse pop ...

, , Wheelers Hill , , Melbourne suburbs , , Art , , Municipal art and photography gallery , - , Mooramong , ,

Skipton Skipton (also known as Skipton-in-Craven) is a market town and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the East Division of Staincliffe Wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is on the River Air ...

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, home of D.J.S (Scobie) Mackinnon and film star Claire Adams, also working farm and nature reserve , - , Mornington Old Post Office Museum , , Mornington , ,

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Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery is a public art gallery on the Mornington Peninsula, south-east of Melbourne, Australia. The gallery opened in 1971, and holds both traditional and contemporary Australian art. The gallery is host to the Nat ...

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, , Art , , Exhibits Australian and international art , - , Mont De Lancey Homestead and Museum , , Wandin North , ,

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Mulberry Hill (Langwarrin South, Victoria) Mulberry Hill is a heritage-listed home in Langwarrin South, Victoria, Australia. It was the home of the writer Joan Lindsay and her husband Sir Daryl Lindsay from 1926 to 1984. Joan Lindsay left the house to the National Trust when she died. I ...

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Langwarrin South Langwarrin South is an official bounded locality in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 47 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Frankston local government area. Langwarrin South recorded a popul ...

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Daryl Lindsay Sir Ernest Daryl Lindsay (31 December 1889, in Creswick, Victoria – 25 December 1976, in Mornington), known as Dan Lindsay, was an Australian artist. Early life He was the youngest son in a large family born to Anglo-Irish surgeon Robert Cha ...

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Joan Lindsay Joan à Beckett Weigall, Lady Lindsay (16 November 189623 December 1984) was an Australian novelist, playwright, essayist, and visual artist. Trained in her youth as a painter, she published her first literary work in 1936 at age forty under a ...

, features collection of Australian art, Georgian furniture and glassware, and Staffordshire ceramics , - , Museo Italiano , ,

Carlton Carlton may refer to: People * Carlton (name), a list of those with the given name or surname * Carlton (singer), English soul singer Carlton McCarthy * Carlton, a pen name used by Joseph Caldwell (1773–1835), American educator, Presbyterian ...

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experience of Italian migration and the culture created by Italians in Australia , - , National Alpine Museum of Australia , ,

Mount Buller Mount Buller is primarily a resort town on the slopes of Mount Buller in the Shire of Mansfield of the Australian state of Victoria. It is located approximately northeast of Melbourne. It is popular with snowsports enthusiasts in winter due t ...

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Holden Holden, formerly known as General Motors-Holden, was an Australian subsidiary company of General Motors. It was an Australian automobile manufacturer, importer, and exporter which sold cars under its own marque in Australia. In its last thre ...

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National Wool Museum (Geelong) The National Wool Museum tells the Australian story of wool, fibre and textiles, alongside a range of contemporary exhibitions, public programs and special events. The National Wool Museum was established in Geelong, Victoria Geelong ( ) (W ...

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National Vietnam Veterans Museum The National Vietnam Veterans Museum is an Australian war museum located in Phillip Island, Victoria. Originally it was established in San Remo, Victoria in 1996 by Vietnam veteran John Methven. In March 2007 it moved to a larger site near the P ...

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weapons, aircraft, vehicles and equipment, uniforms, dioramas, photos, art , - , Ned Kelly Museum , , Glenrowan , , Northeast , , Biographical ,
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bushranger Bushrangers were originally escaped convicts in the early years of the British settlement of Australia who used the bush as a refuge to hide from the authorities. By the 1820s, the term had evolved to refer to those who took up "robbery under ...

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Old Gippstown Old Gippstown is an open-air museum and reconstructed pioneer township located in Moe, Victoria, Australia. It portrays the settlement era of Gippsland from the 1850s through to the 1950s. Set in three hectares of parkland, the Park is now visi ...

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Moe Moe, MOE, MoE or m.o.e. may refer to: In arts and entertainment Characters * Moe Szyslak, from the animated television show ''The Simpsons'' * Moe, leader of The Three Stooges, played by Moe Howard * Moe Higurashi, supporting character in ''Yash ...

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features over 50 original and replica heritage buildings , - , Port Fairy History Centre , ,

Port Fairy Port Fairy (historically known as Belfast) is a coastal town in south-western Victoria, Australia. It lies on the Princes Highway in the Shire of Moyne, west of Warrnambool and west of Melbourne, at the point where the Moyne River enters the S ...

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operated by the Port Fairy Historical Society , - , Portarlington Mill , , Portarlington , , Bellarine Peninsula , , Mill
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, historic flour mill with local history displays , - , Portland Maritime Discovery Centre , ,

Portland, Victoria Portland is a city in Victoria, Australia, and is the oldest European settlement in the state. It is also the main urban centre in the Shire of Glenelg and is located on Portland Bay. As of the 2021 census the population was 10,016, increasing ...

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Post Office Gallery The Post Office Gallery is an art gallery in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. The former Ballarat Post Office is located on the corner of Sturt and Lydiard Streets. Classified by Heritage Victoria it was built during William Wardell's tenure as In ...

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Queenscliffe Historical Museum The Queenscliffe Historical Museum is a regional cultural history museum in the town of Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia. The museum is part of the Museum Accreditation Program (MAP). Description The museum opened in 1974, specifically to hous ...

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Queenscliffe Maritime Museum The Queenscliffe Maritime Museum is a regional maritime museum in the town of Queenscliff at the entrance from Bass Strait to the bay of Port Phillip in Victoria, south-eastern Australia. It lies within walking distance of the Searoad ferry ...

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Rippon Lea Estate Rippon Lea Estate is a heritage-listed historic house and gardens located in Elsternwick, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the care of the National Trust of Australia. It was added to the Australian National Heritage List on 11 August 20 ...

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Elsternwick Elsternwick is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 9 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Glen Eira local government area. Elsternwick recorded a population of 10,887 at the 2021 ...

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Royal Australian Armoured Corps Memorial and Army Tank Museum The Royal Australian Armoured Corps Memorial and Army Tank Museum is located at Puckapunyal, an Australian Army training facility and base 10 km west of Seymour, in central Victoria, south-eastern Australia. The base is the home of the Ro ...

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, , , , Military , , Over 70 tanks, armoured fighting vehicles and history of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps , - , Royal Australian Army Pay Corps Museum , , Macleod , , Melbourne suburbs , , Military ,
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Royal Australian Army Pay Corps The Royal Australian Army Pay Corps (RAAPC) is a Corps of the Australian Army. Its role is to provide financial advice and assistance to the Australian Army. History The Australian Army Pay Corps (AAPC) was originally formed on 21 September 1 ...

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Doncaster East Doncaster East is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 km east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Manningham local government area. Doncaster East recorded a population of 30,926 at the 2021 ...

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Schwerkolt Cottage Schwerkolt Cottage is a pioneer cottage built around 1880 at Mitcham, Victoria. This heritage site encompasses the original stone cottage, associated replicated outbuildings and a local history museum, surrounded by 2.25 hectares of gardens and ...

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Shepparton Art Museum The Shepparton Art Museum is an art Museum in Shepparton, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. It holds one of Australia's most significant collections of Australian ceramics. It is host to the ''Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award (S ...

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Shepparton Shepparton () ( Yortayorta: ''Kanny-goopna'') is a city located on the floodplain of the Goulburn River in northern Victoria, Australia, approximately north-northeast of Melbourne. As of the 2021 census, the estimated population of Shepparton, ...

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Ansett Ansett Australia was a major Australian airline group, based in Melbourne, Australia. The airline flew domestically within Australia and from the 1990s to destinations in Asia. After operating for 65 years, the airline was placed into adminis ...

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open by appointment with the Woady Yaloak Historical Society , - , Sorrento Museum , ,

Sorrento Sorrento (, ; nap, Surriento ; la, Surrentum) is a town overlooking the Bay of Naples in Southern Italy. A popular tourist destination, Sorrento is located on the Sorrentine Peninsula at the south-eastern terminus of the Circumvesuviana rail ...

, , Mornington Peninsula , , Local history , , Operated by the Nepean Historical Society, museum, library and gallery , - , Sovereign Hill , , Ballarat , ,

, , Open air , , Depicts Ballarat's first ten years after the discovery of gold in 1851, includes the Gold Museum about the Australian gold rushes of the 1850s , - , State Coal Mine , ,

Wonthaggi Wonthaggi is a seaside town located south east of Melbourne via the South Gippsland and Bass Highways, in the Bass Coast Shire of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Known originally for its coal mining, it is now the largest town in South Gippsl ...

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Newport Newport most commonly refers to: *Newport, Wales *Newport, Rhode Island, US Newport or New Port may also refer to: Places Asia *Newport City, Metro Manila, a Philippine district in Pasay Europe Ireland *Newport, County Mayo, a town on the ...

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operated by the St Arnaud Historical Society , - , Surf World Museum , ,

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Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery is a public art gallery in the regional Victorian city of Swan Hill. Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery is a public gallery, established in 1966. It opened in its current building, designed by Australian architect Ian ...

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Naïve art Naïve art is usually defined as visual art that is created by a person who lacks the formal education and training that a professional artist undergoes (in anatomy, art history, technique, perspective, ways of seeing). When this aesthetic is ...

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TarraWarra Museum of Art TarraWarra Museum of Art is an art museum in Tarrawarra, Victoria, 45 kilometres northeast of Melbourne. Founded by philanthropists and art collectors Eva and Marc Besen, it is the first museum of art in Australia supported by a significant priva ...

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Healesville Healesville is a town in Victoria, Australia, 52 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Healesville recorded a population of 7,589 in the 2021 census. He ...

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Australian art from the second half of the twentieth century to the present day , - , Tasma Gallery , , East Melbourne , , Melbourne suburbs , , Art
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features over 1400 Bibles, together with models and artefacts associated with the Bible message , - , Tiger Moth World , ,

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theme park and museum based on the

de Havilland Tiger Moth The de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s British biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. It was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and other operators as a primary trainer aircraft. ...

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Yarra Junction Yarra Junction is a town in Victoria, Australia, east from Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Yarra Junction recorded a population of 2,875 at the . The township sits at the ...

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Victorian Jazz Archive The Australian Jazz Museum (AJM), incorporating the Victorian Jazz Archive (VJA), is located in Wantirna, Victoria. It is an incorporated association arising out of a meeting held in Sydney on 23 June 1996 to address the growing concern among t ...

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Wantirna Wantirna is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24 km east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Knox local government area. Wantirna recorded a population of 14,237 at the 2021 census. Its name i ...

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Kew Kew () is a district in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Its population at the 2011 census was 11,436. Kew is the location of the Royal Botanic Gardens ("Kew Gardens"), now a World Heritage Site, which includes Kew Palace. Kew is a ...

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late 19th century mansion under restoration , - , Walhalla Museum , , Walhalla , - , Wangaratta Art Gallery , , Wangaratta , , Northeast , , Art ,
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operated by the Wangaratta Historical Society , - , Warrandyte Post Office Museum , , Warrandyte , , Melbourne suburbs , , Local history ,
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operated by the Warrandyte Historical Society , - , Warrnambool Art Gallery , , Warrnambool , , Southwest , , Art ,
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Werribee Werribee is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Wyndham local government area. Werribee recorded a population of 50,027 at the 2021 census. Werribee i ...

, , Melbourne suburbs , , Historic house , , Includes late 19th century mansion, gardens, an equestrian centre, a zoo and a contemporary sculpture walk , - , Whitehorse Art Space , , Box Hill , , Melbourne suburbs , , Art ,
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municipal art gallery located in town hall , - , Williamstown Historical Society Museum , , Williamstown , , Melbourne suburbs , , Local history ,
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operated by the Maryborough Midlands Historical Society , - , Yackandandah Museum , , Yackandandah , , Northeast , , Local history ,
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operated by the Yackandandah and District Historical Society , - , Yarra Ranges Regional Museum , , Lilydale , , Melbourne suburbs , , Local history ,
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cultural heritage of the Yarra Ranges region , -