What shaped this city? Who lived here? What were their lives like?

The Melbourne Story is packed with icons of the city's past and present. There are tales of heroes and scoundrels, growth and decline, and the changing ways Melburnians live, work and play. Big stories—of Aboriginal activism, of gold that built grand buildings, of waves of migration—sit alongside quieter tales of everyday life in the big smoke.

Ride in a restored Luna Park Big Dipper carriage, step into workers' houses from the 1890s and hear the sounds of Melbourne's music scene. See how where you live evolved from traditional Kulin lands to the suburbs of today. Over 1200 irreplaceable objects from Victoria's state collections show that Melbourne is truly a city of stories.

When: Open daily from 9am to 5pm

Where: Melbourne Museum, Carlton Gardens, 11 Nicholson Street, Carlton, Victoria

Cost (included with museum entry): $15 (adult), free (child, member)

For more information: https://museumsvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum/whats-on/the-melbourne-story/