14 Facts About Melbourne Museum

1.

Melbourne Museum is a natural and cultural history museum located in the Carlton Gardens in Melbourne, Australia.

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2.

Melbourne Museum won Best Tourist Attraction at the Australian Tourism Awards in 2011.

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3.

Melbourne Museum is a post-modernist building designed by Denton Corker Marshall architects.

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4.

The sticks and blades that make up the Melbourne Museum are hallmarks of Denton Corker Marshall's architecture.

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5.

Melbourne Museum is situated in a precinct adjacent to a large local landmark within a large public park.

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6.

Melbourne Museum had its earliest beginnings in the Government Assay Office, which on 9 March 1854, opened some displays in La Trobe Street.

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Melbourne Museum was originally located in the city block between La Trobe, Swanston, Little Lonsdale and Russell Streets - the nearby Museum underground railway station was originally named after it, although following the move, the station was renamed Melbourne Central.

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Melbourne Museum developed a proposal for a Museum of Social and Political History [3] at the Old Treasury Building for the Executive Committee of Victoria's 150th Anniversary Celebrations in July 1981 which led to the establishment of the City Museum.

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Current Melbourne Museum is located in Carlton Gardens, alongside the Exhibition Building, on the site of the former Melbourne Exhibition Speedway, which operated from 5 November 1928 until 7 March 1936.

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10.

The new Melbourne Museum included some living organisms within the galleries.

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11.

Melbourne Museum was one of the venues of Festival Melbourne 2006, a citywide art festival held in conjunction of the 2006 Commonwealth Games, which was held in Melbourne.

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12.

When IMAX Sydney was demolished 2016, IMAX Melbourne Museum became the largest operating IMAX screen in the world.

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13.

Once the new Sydney IMAX is completed, it will become the largest screen in the Southern Hemisphere, however IMAX Melbourne Museum will remain the largest IMAX in the Southern Hemisphere by capacity, with seating for 461 patrons verses 430 seats in Sydney.

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14.

Melbourne Museum was one of Denton Corker Marshall's award-winning projects.

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