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Rating: 5 | Votes: 1 | Date: 04/06/2026 14:03:00

The largest museum in the southern hemisphere, Melbourne Museum stands in the Carlton Gardens beside the World Heritage-listed Royal Exhibition Building, a striking modern complex of blades and volumes designed by Denton Corker Marshall and opened in 2000. Run by Museums Victoria, it gathers natural history, science, culture and the social story of the state under one expansive roof, having moved from cramped quarters in the State Library building. Its galleries range widely, from dinosaur skel...