Located in Carlton Gardens, opposite the historic Royal Exhibition Building, the award-winning Melbourne Museum houses a permanent collection in eight galleries, including one just for children.
Highlights include a complete skeleton of a blue whale, the Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre, a living rainforest, the racehorse Phar Lap and an IMAX theatre on site. Major international exhibitions are presented in the Touring Hall.

It also hosts the Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre, a space for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to learn about Victoria's Koorie (south eastern Aboriginal) people and cultures of the Pacific islands. Presentations include artworks, artefacts, stories and performances.