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Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre (Museums Victoria)

Tourist attraction Museum Cultural center

Museum showcasing the history of the country's indigenous people through art & interactive exhibits. People often mention experience,


Address

11 Nicholson St, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia

Website

museumsvictoria.com.au

Contact

+61 131102

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (61 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Sunday: 9 AM to 5 PM
  • Monday: 9 AM to 5 PM
  • Tuesday: 9 AM to 5 PM
  • Wednesday: 9 AM to 5 PM
  • Thursday: 9 AM to 5 PM
  • Friday: 9 AM to 5 PM
  • Saturday: 9 AM to 5 PM

Featured Reviews


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  • 5/5 D G. 1 year ago on Google • 66 reviews
    An Absolute must see ! The first peoples exhibition is absolutely incredible and the garden walk is incredibly informative. So much time & care has gone into creating this centre and it shows.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Chloë F. 5 years ago on Google
    I found this exhibition to be from the perspective of white Australians and it didn't feel authentic. The whole experience was a bit off
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 369krishan 5 years ago on Google
    So whitewashed. Blown away by the caucasity of it all.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Victor B. 7 months ago on Google • 881 reviews
    Pretty cool. Would be interested to learn more about how the Aborigines came to Australia

  • 5/5 Myra S. 5 years ago on Google • 209 reviews
    Very thoughtful and informative exhibit. I really appreciated how all the information was told by indigenous perspectives. The information is heartbreaking but so important. Very educational and worth a visit to the museum in itself! This area is within the Melbourne Museum and access is gained with a general admission ticket, which is $15 for general public or free for concession.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 wilhelm n. 1 year ago on Google • 162 reviews
    This place has many artifacts of aboriginal culture. It's very spacious.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Morgan R. 3 years ago on Google • 66 reviews
    What a wånderful center to discover in the Melbourne Museum which had an exhibition Gung by Kelly Koumalatsos who took a tradition and created her own through the possum skin and fashion. Highly recommend a visit to both!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Bill P. 5 years ago on Google
    Excellent work
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Hamish 4 years ago on Google • 392 reviews
    this place offers educational and interesting content to learn about aboriginals across australia. i enjoyed my experience and encourage my friends to go to this place too. if youre a teacher and thinking about bringing a class here, its not a bad idea at all.

  • 5/5 peter k. 9 months ago on Google • 178 reviews
    Fantastic museum. One of the best in the nation. Wonderful displays and exhibitions. I particularly enjoyed the Blue Whale skeleton. The insect display and Phar Lap were also amazing. Very highly recommended

  • 5/5 Rebecca 10 months ago on Google • 106 reviews
    This is a must-see. It is a thoughtfully curated exhibit through history, about indigenous people's experiences and stories. There were some very harrowing and heartbreaking segments related to the arrival of white settlers. I feel like this should be in mandatory education.

  • 5/5 t r. 8 months ago on Google • 21 reviews
    When a Gundtijmara man shows you through, and points out all the people who have made Victoria...you feel like royalty!

  • 5/5 andres Ormaechea V. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Beautiful to remember and spread the Australian aboriginal culture (Original) Hermoso recordar y difundir la cultura aborigen Australiana

  • 5/5 Nina C. 5 months ago on Google • 18 reviews
    Nicely displayed, but I wish it was more extensive and detailed. The thousands-of-years old Aboriginal culture certainly deserves it, just like the interested visitors. However, what is there is quite good and well presented.

  • 4/5 Dan W. 5 years ago on Google
    Nice place, lots of exhibits

  • 5/5 Paul A. 1 year ago on Google
    Great museum is full of interesting and well-displayed exhibits. You can follow a historic path of Australia. Some of it is harrowing and reverent.

  • 3/5 Darren H. 6 years ago on Google
    Some good cultural elements.

  • 5/5 Aisha A. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A wonderful museum telling the history of Australia and its vegetables in a wonderful way and beautiful embodied animals and stuffed animals as if they really are worth a visit (Original) متحف رائع بحكي تاريخ استراليا وخضارتها بطريقه رائعة والمجسمات جميله والحيوانات المحنطه كأنها حقيقه يستحق الزيارة

  • 5/5 Awad Rahman C. 6 years ago on Google
    So lucky to know abiut the native culture

  • 5/5 Mike R. 3 years ago on Google
    Absolutely awesome, educational, and very special place!

  • 5/5 Joseph L. 5 years ago on Google
    Wish I had more time to see everything!

  • 5/5 Eyre H. 5 years ago on Google
    Truly a hidden gem! It's next to the Melbourne Museum and can be overlooked but it's very good. The range of artifacts and stories is really interesting. I took some visitors here and learned a lot of stuff that I didn't even know. There's this one section on Buckley but from the Koorie point of view, it was very interesting! Visit!!

  • 5/5 Sami M. 6 years ago on Google
    Fascinating exhibition of aboriginal culture

  • 5/5 Armando S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Unique and suggestive (Original) Unico e suggestivo

  • 5/5 Wzcy 3 years ago on Google
    great place

  • 5/5 Mistress W. 2 years ago on Google
    Absolutely gorgeous. Mum and I loved it. As this is a positive review it will get published by Google. If I had a bad experience at this place - based on my experience - Google reviews wouldn't publish it. Just so it's clear the above remark is in no way directed towards Bunjilaka but towards Google reviews. Basically if you write a positive review (because you had a positive experience) it gets published but if you had a negative experience you can check a year later and chances are your negative review didn't get through. This is especially true for medical and aged care. I've seen negative comments towards receptionists and cleaners but never someone powerful - like a doctor. Hence you cannot trust Google reviews in respect to medical services. The dodgiest doctors will have a 5 star rating from multiple accounts who have given NO details. Probably staff being forced to put up the reviews.


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Amenities


  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot

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