Good value - $8 for adults, kids and concession are free. Galleries are being refurbished and in the past 18 months or so they've opened an exhibition solely on the human mind; a gallery telling the story of Melbourne; and the latest one is the Dinosaur Walk. They have different travelling exhibitions - these may not cater for everyone's taste,... more

The Melbourne Museum is worth a visit especially considering the cheap entry of $6.00 and free for children. There is a fairly new Melbourne exhibition which I found very well done and interesting especially for those from Melbourne. There is a special childrens area which the kids may find entertaining and various other exhibits such as Bugs Alive. The problem... more

The Melbourne Museum has never been the same since it moved from Swanston Street, Melbourne a decade ago. From the hideous architecture to the curators' obsession with the small number of Aboriginals resident in Victoria and their history, compared with the under-representation of the English, Irish and Scottish who settled Victoria from 1835 onwards, the Melbourne Museum is largely a... more

I visited the Melbourne Museum a couple of years ago with my kids. It is great. It is a modern hands-on museum with lots of different stuff, even stuff you can touch. There is a mini-rainforest in the museum and a great area about the human body. They have trolleys with gear on it that you can pick up, like... more