If you can’t go out to visit the museum, let the virtual museum come to you!
Museum at Home – Virtual Museums
Museums Victoria’s digital online project Museum at Home enables people to connect, explore and learn more from your favourite Melbourne museums every day.
Delve deeper into exhibitions and galleries at Melbourne Museum, get your STEM fix from your couch with Scienceworks and learn about Victoria’s immigration history through the Immigration Museum.
Then explore the Museums Victoria collection of over 17 million items! The collection is a record of Victoria’s environmental and cultural history and has been creating a sense of wonder and awe in visitors for generations.
You can also visit the Museum at Home Learning hub which contains weekly curriculum-aligned education activities for school students.
Museums Victoria Shop
Finally, no (virtual) visit to the museum is complete without exiting through the gift shop!
Browse the Melbourne Museum shop, Scienceworks shop and Immigration Museum shop from the comfort of your home with the Museums Victoria online shop.
At the Museums Victoria store, you can shop online for educational gifts with speedy Express Shipping. Even better, every purchase contributes to the sustainability of Museums Victoria.
There’s a play-based educational toy to keep every age group busy and learning at home, including puzzles, toys and activities.
Museum Victoria store’s range is perfect for home learning, birthdays, festive gifts, school holiday activities and stocking stuffers!
My picks include:
Brain Box
Brain Box is a fun memory game and it comes in a handy portable package for on-the-go play. Draw each card, try to remember what’s on the card then roll the die and answer a question about that card – no peeking!
There are three different Brain Boxes – Science Brain Box, World Brain Box and Animals Brain Box. It’s great for the whole family – it’s harder than it looks!
Buy Brain Box $12.95
Sad Otter
My kids have become a bit obsessed with cute otters lately so you should have heard the squeals when I showed them this Sad Otter plush toy!
‘Sad Otter’ rocketed to fame when he featured on the popular website Bad Taxidermy. He now has a fan club!
The Sad Otter toy replica was made especially for Museums Victoria while the original Sad Otter is delicately tucked away in storage.
Buy Sad Otter Plush $29.95
Puzzle Book
The range of beautifully presented hardcover Puzzle Books features illustrations, information, colouring-in (with pens) and 3D puzzles. These books are a fun and educational way to further any child’s special interest through fun activities – whether it be pirates, the world, planes or insects.
Buy Puzzle Book $24.95
Sun Solar Lamp
This cute portable LED solar lamp is great for home, camping or travel.
Designed by Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson, the lamp can provide up to 50 hours of illumination after just 5 hours of sun exposure. Even better, a portion of all proceeds go towards providing electricity for those in need.
Buy Sun Solar Lamp $59.95
Dinosaur Excavation Kit
Excavate and build your own dinosaur fossil from a stone block containing one of six different designs —an ornithomimus, triceratops, tyrannosaurus, stegosaurus, corythosaurus or pterodactylus. All digging tools are included and it kept my little archaeologist busy for quite a while!
Buy Dinosaur Excavation Kit $17.95
Barbecue Grasshoppers
A savoury snack for the adventurous. These 100% edible grasshoppers have been flavoured with barbeque seasoning for a tasty, crunchy treat with a familiar flavour. They also come in garlic and herb insect mixture, honey roasted crickets and chocolate coated crickets!
Buy Barbecue Grasshoppers $11.95
Museums Victoria Store Discount Code
Because I know you also love Museums Victoria here’s an exclusive 20% off everything in the Museums Victoria Shop until 31 August 2020!
Just enter the promo code ‘20%MoreMuseum1’ at checkout. Happy shopping!
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