Museums Australia is a membership organisation providing national and state services, and national networks for people with specific museum interests.

Who Are We?

We are the Victorian branch of Museums Australia — the national association for the museum and gallery sector.

What Do We Do?

Our professional services for the Victorian museum community include:

  • advice on museum matters
  • information resources
  • grants for museum projects
  • museum accreditation
  • networking
  • professional development
  • seminars and workshops.

We represent and provide programs for over 500 members from across the state.

Latest News

MA (Vic) Branch Committee Elections

Posted 23rd February, 2010

Nominations are being called for election to the Committee of Museums Australia Inc. (Victoria) for the 2010 – 2012 term. 

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Annual Program 2010

Posted 8th February, 2010

We are pleased to announce the release of our 2010 Annual Program. See the Events & Training section of the site for a monthly breakdown of events. Our members should have also received a printed program in the mail this week.


MA 2010 National Conference

Posted 17th December, 2009

Museums Australia (Victoria) will be hosting the Museums Australia National Conference in Melbourne in 2010.

The conference title is Interesting Times: New Roles for Collections and will run from Tuesday 28 September – Saturday 2 October 2010.

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Upcoming Events

Managing Your Museum & Collection

Wednesday 17th March 2010
10:00 am- 3:30 pm

This workshop explores aspects of good museum practice with discussions, case studies and sample documents.

FREE for community museums

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Celebrating Community Museums

Friday 19th March 2010
9:00 am- 5:00 pm

A unique one day tour to metropolitan MAP Accredited organisations, Schwerkolt Cottage and the Victorian Jazz Archive, showcasing best practice and highlights of the Museum Accreditation Program (MAP). Meet at the Melbourne Museum.

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Preserving Collections

Wednesday 14th April 2010
10:00 am- 3:30 pm

Get practical advice and demonstrations about caring for collections including storing, displaying and handling heritage objects.

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Culture & Heritage on the Mornington Peninsula

Friday 16th April 2010
8:30 am- 5:30 pm

A tour to Beleura House and Garden and the Mornington Peninsula Regional Art Gallery. Enjoy rare access to these stunning venues. Meet at the Melbourne Museum.

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It's a Kids' Thing: Curating, Designing & Programming for Children

Tuesday 20th April 2010
10:30 am- 3:30 pm

Presented in partnership with the State Library of Victoria. Find out how to curate exhibitions and develop events to suit children and their families.

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