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Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival - Race Day Cruising Package (Shows, Concerts & Sports) Melbourne, Victoria - Australia
The Race that stops a Nation! It's Melbourne Cup time again! The first Tuesday of November every year at 3.20pm is a wondrous time in Australia. The entire nation stops for the one horse race - the Melbourne Cup. Melbourne Cup has become an Aussie tradition. So too has Derby Day, held on the Saturday before Melbourne Cup, and the races that follow - Oaks Day, or better know ...
Bugs Alive! (Event) Nicolson St, Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria 3053, Australia
Explore the amazing world of insects and spiders! Bugs Alive! includes over 100 species of live insects and spiders, thousands of specimens from the museum's collection, giant models and exciting interactive exhibits. ...
DATE / TIME: 01 January 2007 - 31 December 2010 (TBA)
Marine life: exploring our seas (Event) Nicolson St, Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria 3053, Australia
Visit Melbourne Museum for a deep sea experience. Journey to the bottom of the sea to discover Victoria s amazing marine life. Explore stunning sponge gardens and vibrant seagreass beds, be amazed by a giant 10-metre long squid, meet a swarm of spider crabs and come face-to-face with the fangtooth fish. Dramatic underwater footage, digital animation and rare specimens bring Victoria s marine ...
DATE / TIME: 01 January 2007 - 30 December 2010 (TBA)
The Human Body (Event) Nicolson St, Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria 3053, Australia
Explore the wonder and fascination of the human body. The Human Body exhibition explores human biology in a straightforward and engaging way. It explains the fundamental processes of cells and genes, and the processes of the major body systems: circulatory, respiratory, excretory, digestive, reproductive, musculoskeletal, nervous and hormonal. Take a closer look at the importance of these selec ...
DATE / TIME: 01 January 2007 - 31 December 2010 (TBA)
Darwin to DNA (Event) Nicolson St, Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria 3053, Australia
Explore the processes and mechanisms of evolution. Darwin to DNA covers three different themes: the historical background on the discovery of evolution; the underlying genetic mechanisms required for evolution to occur; and how our understanding of the evolution of ourselves and other organisms has changed through the study of DNA. Historical showcase displays highlight the roles of Charles ...
DATE / TIME: 01 January 2007 - 31 December 2010 (TBA)
Two Laws (Event) Nicolson St, Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria 3053, Australia
This exhibition looks at ongoing debates about Indigenous knowledge, law and property in Australia. It invites thought about an autonomous future for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. When Britain established legal control over Australia in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, hundreds of Indigenous nations were subordinated to the crown. The colonisers did not recognise ...
DATE / TIME: 01 January 2007 - 31 December 2010 (TBA)
Belonging to Country (Event) Nicolson St, Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria 3053, Australia
Indigenous art and objects have important stories and meanings to Aboriginal people. They express identity, knowledge of the land, and indigenous views on history. Many people enjoy indigenous art and objects, both for the beauty of their design and manufacture, and because they are an expression of indigenous peoples relationship to land. ...
DATE / TIME: 01 January 2007 - 30 December 2010 (TBA)
Southern Diversity (Event) Nicolson St, Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria 3053, Australia
Discover Australia's unique plants and animals. Familiar and lesser-known groups including kangaroos, cockatoos, sea jellies, ants and sharks are highlighted through six Victorian environments. The mallee, the alps, river redgum, forests, rocky coasts, bays and the deep ocean are highlighted with backlit photographs, small models, animal sounds and real specimens. Many species of plants a ...
DATE / TIME: 01 January 2007 - 31 December 2010 (TBA)
Koori Voices (Event) Nicolson St, Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria 3053, Australia
Revealing the history of Aboriginal people. This exhibition celebrates the diversity of a culture that has withstood the impact of colonisation for nearly two hundred years. It reveals a history of Victoria that has been hidden, even denied, for over 170 years. Koori Voices tells the stories of Aboriginal people since the arrival of the British in the 1830s. It also looks at the impact ...
DATE / TIME: 01 January 2007 - 31 December 2010 (TBA)
Phar Lap - A True Legend (Event) Nicolson St, Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria 3053, Australia
Phar Lap is Melbourne Museum's most popular object. From his amazing run of racetrack wins during the 1930s Depression to his sudden death in the USA, the Phar Lap story gripped the Australian imagination. ...
DATE / TIME: 01 January 2007 - 31 December 2010 (TBA)
Honey bees (Event) Nicolson St, Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria 3053, Australia
The day to day lives of honey bees. Watch these highly social insects as they collect pollen from a specially planted garden and make honeycomb in their hive. Learn about bee dances and what they mean. ...
DATE / TIME: 07 June 2007 - 30 December 2010 (TBA)
Forest Secrets (Event) Nicolson St, Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria 3053, Australia
Discover the hidden stories of Victoria s mountain forests. Step through the glass doors into a living verdant fern gully complete with waterfall and cool temperate rainforest plants. Follow the pathway that leads under the creek and discover how water shapes the landscape and creates the conditions for forest life - take a close up view of small fish, frogs and skinks. Emerge into the su ...
DATE / TIME: 01 January 2008 - 31 December 2010 (TBA)
WICKED (Event) 191 Collins St, Melbourne CBD, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
After 13 smash months in Melbourne WICKED must close 9 August. WICKED is now playing at Melbourne s Regent Theatre. The wit, spectacle and the wonderful score of this smash-hit musical provides spectacular entertainment for all. WICKED tells the untold story of two girls who meet in the Land of Oz. One, born with emerald green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ...
PREVIOUSLY HELD: 28 June 2008 - 09 August 2009 (TBA)
The Arts Centre Sunday Market (Event) 100 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne CBD, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia
At the Arts Centre Sunday Market there is an endless array of one-of-a-kind gift ideas. With over 150 stalls under cover, you can shop until you drop no matter what the season. Many of the artisans are present so you can chat directly with the maker about their product, inspiration and techniques. Gift ideas include handmade ceramics, textiles, Australian timber woodwork, jewellery and stunning ...
PREVIOUSLY HELD: 01 September 2008 - 01 September 2009 (TBA)
The Mind: Enter the Labyrinth (Event) Nicholson St, Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria 3053, Australia
Explore the workings of the mind by entering a world of emotions, thoughts, memories and dreams. Step into the shoes of those that see the world from different mind perspectives. Discover the ways in which drugs and disorders affect our minds and question your attitudes to normality. ...