Museums and Collections
The Faculty of Science's museums and other collections of objects and images.
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Science Gallery
Inspiring and transforming curious minds through the collision of art and science. Pop-up exhibitions will be held around campus before the official opening of the gallery in 2020.
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Tiegs Museum
A collection of zoological specimens dating from the late 19th century to the present. Holds a working set of all types of animals, both vertebrate and invertebrate.
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Chemistry Collection
A cultural heritage collection of over 300 items relating to teaching and research in chemistry, dating from the 1850s to the 1960s.
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Ed Muirhead Physics Museum
A collection of items of historical and scientific interest, concentrating on scientific apparatus constructed by former professors and staff for research purposes.
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University of Melbourne Herbarium
The largest university herbarium in Australia, with an estimated 150,000 specimens. A vibrant and active teaching and research collection of international significance.
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Wilsons Promontory Virtual Herbarium
Provides free public access to images and information for almost 500 taxa of plants and algae from Wilsons Promontory National Park.
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Creswick Campus Historical Collection
Objects, documents and photographs relating to more than a century of forestry education at the University of Melbourne's Creswick campus.
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Burnley Archives
The Burnley Archive Collection consists of over 50 metres of material that relates to the Burnley Horticultural College and its subsequent ownership by The University of Melbourne.