About Victoria Police

ABOUT US

From the largest collection of Kelly Gang armour in Australia to forensic evidence from some of Melbourne's most notorious crimes, the Victoria Police Museum presents visitors with an intriguing insight into the social history of policing and crime.

To miss it would be a crime!

Open: Monday-Friday 10am-4pm

(Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve 10am - 1pm)

Closed all Public Holidays

Address: World Trade Centre, 637 Flinders Street, Docklands 3008 (enter via Siddeley Street)

Admission: FREE

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

CRIME: IT'S A MUG'S GAME

View Melbourne's delinquent citizens through the eyes of the police photographer in an exhibition of 1930s police mug shots from the Victoria Police Museum collection.

Now until October 2013

Things of Fire and Ash: Remembering Black Saturday commemorates the strength of Kinglake's young people. The photographic portraits taken by Melbourne artist, Lilli Waters, feature young people from the Kinglake Youth Centre with a special object chosen by them. These objects represent their experience of the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires and its aftermath. Each portrait is accompanied by their personal story.

TOURS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS

The museum offers a range of unique education programs for school groups. Click here to download a current copy of the Victoria Police Museum Education Program Brochure.

Teachers: click here to download an Education Kit.

Other groups have the opportunity to book a special introduction to the collection. Please phone 9247 5304 or email policemuseum-mgr@police.vic.gov.au for more information and to arrange a booking.

Click here to download the Victoria Police Museum Information Brochure for planning your visit, directions and maps and details of the Museum's exhibitions.

 PAST EVENTS AND PROJECTS 

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Ned Kelly Unearthed

Following the archaeological dig at the Glenrowan siege site, on 23 November 2009, the State Library of Victoria hosted an event to explore recent discoveries surrounding the Kelly Outbreak. Chaired by historian Claire Wright, the evening included presentations by Kelly author Ian Jones, archaeologist Adam Ford, Historian Alex McDermott and Victoria Police Museum collections manager, Liz Marsden.

You can view this event by logging onto the following website:

http://ourgreatsouthernland.blogspot.com/2009/11/ned-kelly-unearthed-panel-discussion.html

Digitising Australian collections

Not So Innocent Objects
Sometimes, ordinary objects hide dark or unusual stories behind their seemingly unremarkable or normal exteriors.


This felt fedora hat belonged to Ronald Ryan (1925 - 1967), the last person to receive the death penalty in Australia.

Not So Innocent Objects is a Google Earth video tour that focuses on objects from museums that appear fairly typical or ordinary, but in fact, all tell a story relating to the theme of crime. The project, which was developed by the Collections Australia Network and the Victoria Police Museum, aimed to encourage a diverse range of museums and cultural organisations to digitise objects from their collections.

To see Not So Innocent Objects go the Google Earth video tour on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV-JptAOCTo.

LOCATION

The museum is at the World Trade Centre, Mezzanine Level. Main entrance via Siddeley Street (near corner of Flinders and Spencer streets), Melbourne, Victoria.

OPENING HOURS

Monday           10am - 4pm
Tuesday           10am - 4pm
Wednesday      10am - 4pm
Thursday          10am - 4pm
Friday              10am - 4pm

(Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve 10am - 1pm)

Closed Public Holidays