Australian Music Vault

Great display of Australian music memorabilia such as stage outfits, instruments and the posters advertising gigs which certainly takes me back to the peak of Aussie music, the 1980's! AC/DC, INXS, The Divinyls, The Angels The Models, Icehouse, Jimmy Barnes, Midnight Oil, Olivia Newton-John and John Farnham. You can stop at different points and hear snippets of music and you can also see clips of gigs such as the famous (or infamous) Sunbury gig. Go along to revisit some great memories and support Aussie music. 7.1.24 quick look before 1pm show and always great to see and great to see JET stuff. If you love Australian music you must visit.

Disabled access. Full of music memorabilia. You can stand in a very small room while videos surround 3 walls and your can feel the atmosphere of being whatever concert or video clip playing at the time. Excellent

This is a small but interesting museum for anyone who is an Australian music fan at all. It doesn't take long to go through but it has some quality items and exhibitions. It is a worthwhile quick visit and something to do for free if you are in the area.

Great exhibition showing Australia's music history. A highlight is an enclosed room showing various clips of performances at Sunbury and Countdown clips amongst others. Memorabilia and other screens with headphones describing processes in the music industry often by artists themselves. It's free and well worth the visit at Melbourne's Arts Centre.

A good display & free to enter. I would've paid a small fee to see this. Takes about 90 mins to see everything. Do yourself a favour!

Awesome collection of exhibitions for those that love music & music culture. It's well worth a visit, and it's free.

The exhibitions change frequently. When I visited in Jan 2023, there were at least 6 different sections/displays - each had a different focal point for some part of Australian Music, and included memorabilia, artifacts, history and culture.

The two sections that really stood out for me were the displays on MESS (Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio) and SLAM (Save Live Australian Music). It would be worth visiting for these alone.

It's not a particularly big gallery, but it is very well put together. You could easily visit this during your lunch break, and just as easily lose two hours in there as I did.

Great display of Australian music memorabilia (stage outfits, instruments etc) and the posters advertising gigs certainly takes me back to the hey day of Aussie music, the 1980's! Let's face it the bands of today can't compare to icons such as AC/DC, INXS, The Divinyls, The Angels The Models, Icehouse, Jimmy Barnes, Midnight Oil, Olivia Newton-John and John Farnham. You can stop at different points and hear snippets of music and you can also see clips of gigs such as the famous (or infamous) Sunbury gig. Go along to revisit some great memories and support Aussie music.

Listen to Billy Thorpe (12 bars of thumping blues) at Sunbury circa 1974, or the organisers of The Slam about their campaign on live music. Hear Tash Sultana signing a love song about not wanting so badly. The music vault is a live treasure with small vids on the blossoms of Australian music live. I didn’t find it but it would be good to hear ac/dc belting out a tune.

Great exhibition of rock and roll memorabilia. Worth while visiting and the best thing it's free

Simply amazing - I thought I was back at Sunbury music festival way back in 1971 with Billy Thorpe singing - people mud sliding, surrounded by happy hippies

Great artefacts from Aussie music. You can build a Spotify list by adding songs that are currently playing, nice touch.

This place is such a great exhibit for showcasing achievements in Australian music and for finding inspiration:)

A lot of memorabilia from performers old and new. Can download a lot of their songs to your email.

After seeing this exhibition showcased on Getaway on t.v, I knew when I got to Melbourne it was a must do. I love Australian music. It brought back so many memories of my youth. It has been so well done and spent quite a bit of time there with my daughter and grandson. I told many of my friends who have now put it on their list. Well done.

A terrific collection of regularly updated exhibits. A 'must visit' for all lovers of Australian music.

Love going down memory lane as well as checking out the recent Australian artist's stories

A terrific collection of regularly updated exhibits. A 'must visit' for all lovers of Australian music.

This is so much fun. Great to take the kids and you can see the outfits worn by different people from the 60's through to now and also hear the music and listen to musicians taking about their experiences. Lots of interactive screens and a room where you can immerse yrself in the music. Always with a visit

Great free exhibition that changes regularly. An impressive amount of content and memorabilia in a small space!

Well designed exhibition. Little bit small and boring considering it's the National Music Vault. No very interactive. Worth a look if interested in music though. Free entry