Melbourne Museum - Main Permanent Exhibits

Main Permanent Exhibits

The main permanent exhibits include:

  • Science and Life Gallery - including a skeleton of a Diprotodon (a giant wombat-like creature), and skeletons of dinosaurs such as:
    • Tarbosaurus (Giant meat eater, Tyrannosauridae)
    • Mamenchisaurus (Giant Sauropod)
    • Tsintaosaurus
    • Hadrosaurid
    • Pteranodon
    • Gallimimus
    • Hypsilophodon

In 2010 a new exhibit called 600 million years of Victoria that includes some more prehistoric animals such as:

    • Muttaburrasaurus
    • Tiktaalik
    • Anomalocaris
    • and many other prehistoric animals.
    • The Science & Life Gallery also contains the exhibitions: Bugs Alive!, Marine Life: Exploring our seas and two more exhibitions soon to open in 2010.
  • Melbourne Gallery - where the mounted hide of Phar Lap, a race horse that won the Melbourne Cup during the depression era, is exhibited.
    • It also features an exhibition about the history of Melbourne from the early 19th century through to present day (called The Melbourne Story).
  • Large skeleton of a Pygmy Blue Whale
  • Mind and Body Gallery - a gallery regarding the human body. It also features a world first exhibition about the mind (called The Mind: enter the labyrinth).
  • Evolution Gallery - the upper level features the exhibition 'Darwin to DNA'. The lower level feature Wild: Amazing animals in a changing world exhibition.
  • Forest Gallery - a living temperate Victorian forest environment, complete with live birds, reptiles, and other fauna
  • Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre - a gallery with exhibitions about the Aborigines of Victoria
  • Te Pasifika Gallery - an exhibition which highlights the history and watercrafts of Pacific Islanders
  • Children's Gallery - exhibitions aimed at 3 to 8 year olds.
  • Touring Hall - is where international touring exhibitions are displayed. A Day In Pompeii which was on display at Melbourne Museum from 26 June - 25 October 2009 was Melbourne Museum's most popular temporary exhibition. Past Touring Hall exhibitions include Hatching the Past: Dinosaur Eggs and Babies (30 May 2008 to 24 August 2008), The Great Wall of China: Dynasties, dragons and warriors (23 March 2007 to 22 July 2007), Spirit of the Games: the Opening Ceremony revealed (18 March to 23 July 2006), Dinosaurs from China (2005).
  • Public spaces - Outside the main galleries are various displays relating to Victoria's and Australia's history, including CSIRAC (an early computer built in Australia) and a Pygmy Blue Whale.

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