Museums Victoria

📣 #BREAKINGNEWS: We are delighted to announce that a new and exclusive paleontological garden gallery at @melbournemuseum, the Gandel Gondwana Garden, opens Friday 3 March! 🔗 Find out more: fal.cn/3vthw

Valentine's Day cards from the friends photographed during the voyage on the #RVInvestigator to Christmas & Cocos (Keeling) Islands, with staff from the Museums Victoria Research Institute and partners on board.

Humanity’s impact on the planet has fundamentally altered the systems that all life depends on. Future Forums presents an expert panel to discuss our deep past and longest-living culture on earth, offering a vision for a more sustainable future. 🔗fal.cn/3vQmA

On #WorldRadioDay, it seems apt to discuss this ingenious device – the 'Ramera', a radio and camera in one! The radio even had ear plug and speaker options. 🔗 fal.cn/3vOLS

📸: Kodak Heritage Collection, 'Cat - Yellow Background', Nov 1980

We are excited to announce @museumsvictoria Fashion Collection Back Stage Pass, as part of the PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival's Fashion Culture Program. Join a behind-the-scenes tour that showcases female innovation in the collection. 🧵 #PayPalMFF 🎟️ fal.cn/3vFzS

Looking for a memorable experience this Valentines Day? 💝 Spoil your loved one with our exclusive Dome & Dine event. Explore the Royal Exhibition Building Dome Promenade, and enjoy a three course meal at @MelbourneMuseum. Bookings essential. 👉 fal.cn/3vHeN

Today in 2009, Black Saturday bushfires rampaged Victoria, causing devastating damage. Museums Victoria is home to scientists fighting extinction. Everyday Australians are invaluable resources in this fight, sharing local knowledge and resources. fal.cn/3vFFD

The review of the World Heritage Management Plan for the Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens closes soon. Share your thoughts on this important site and its surrounds, to ensure its protected for future generations to enjoy. 🗨️ Have your say fal.cn/3vFmi

🔊 To learn more about the comet, listen to Dr. Tanya Hill's interview at fal.cn/3vDOZ

Though you're unlikely to spot the once-in-a-lifetime comet ZTF in Australia with the naked eye, a dark sky and knowing where to look can increase your chances. Here's a chart for Victorian skies, marking the location of the comet from 6 Feb to 11 Feb!

It's a bird? It's a plane? ...It's science! 🦸 With the help of science superfan, @HollyRansom, we're uncovering how STEM can be used as a superpower this #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience! See you on 11th February! 👀

Did you know that two space probes that were sent out in 1977 to explore Jupiter and further planets? Today, their mission has extended into interstellar space! Watch Voyager: the Never Ending Journey at Planetarium Nights, an adults-only event. 🎟️ fal.cn/3vyx1

#WorldWetlandDay drives us to revive degraded wetlands around the world. Today, Victoria's coastal wetlands, like the shoreline of Port Phillip Bay, are significant places for wildlife. 🐧 🔗 fal.cn/3vynP

✨ From the vast depths of the museum's collections, we present two lovely slides: a summer's day and a winter's day, as seen in a magic lantern show. To learn about the magic in question, visit fal.cn/3vwNi

Electric cars are the reality of today. But did you know that electric vehicles were being developed as early as the 1970s? The electric vehicle future was promised decades ago, what happened? fal.cn/3vuYe.

@JessTheReader Hi there! You can email the AskUs email address, and they will be able to forward the feedback to the right team members.

Hello @museumsvictoria I wanted to give some feedback on a recent visit to Melbourne Museum. Should I email that to the AskUs email address? I feel like that’s more research questions, but I want to tell someone about an issue. And praise your wonderful staff!

The World Heritage Management Plan for the Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens is open for review, with feedback open until 17 February. Want to find out more? Join us for a community information session on 31 January. Register now: fal.cn/3vstj

This okimono was manufactured in Japan in the early Meiji period. An okimono is a decorative object or ornament for display. It depicts the Chinese deity Xi Wangmu, High Priestess of Immortality. She is known in Japanese as Seiobo. Collection item: 🔗 fal.cn/3vrCn

@bloodiedwombat @WilfulOne You can read more about the Little Lon items on our collections website here: collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/articles/2867 and you can see many on display within the Melbourne Story gallery at @MelbourneMuseum.

@WilfulOne @museumsvictoria @museumsvictoria was anything published to coincide with that exhibition?

Pair of c1840s cottages in #Melbourne's former "red light" district on the now-defunct Burton St await demolition along with the rest of the streets in the area for the "green latrine" Commonwealth buildings, under construction in background of the first two images, mid-1950s.