🗓️ Don't miss our upcoming MPH webinar this Thursday 25 September! We are bringing together three of the authors of 'Fathering: An Australian History' (@MUPublishing) to delve into the history of Australian fathering and family life. ✍️Register now: tinyurl.com/279m2nnx

We're excited to announce our next Material Histories is being presented as part of Melbourne Fashion Week! Join us online on 22 October at 1pm for 'Consuming Fashion: Fibres and Fun in the 1960s'! Tickets are free, but bookings are essential.

Our next Making Public Histories webinar will take place on September 25, featuring panelists Al Thompson, Kate Murphy & Jill Banard! Co-presented by @oldtreasurymelb.bsky.social and @monashuniversity.bsky.social, the webinars are free & open to all! ➡️ Register: tinyurl.com/279m2nnx

There's just 5 days left to see our exhibition 'Belongings: Objects and Family Life'! Join us FREE 10am-4pm, Monday-Friday & Sunday.

'Behind the Lines' must close tomorrow at 4pm! Don't miss your opportunity to see this exhibition in its only Melbourne venue! It's still available to view at the Museum of Australian Democracy in Canberra, and will be opening soon at The Hawke Centre in Adelaide!

Two icons of Melbourne! Amazing image from the archives!

Did you miss our talk last week? Good news! 'Colonial Tourism: Objects of Martindale Hall' is now available on our YouTube channel! Discover the world of collecting through a new lens.

The countdown is on! 'Behind the Lines' must close next Thursday! That's one week left to see last years best Australian political cartoons in Melbourne! It's not all local issues as this cartoon from Greg 'Smithy' Smith illustrates.

Happy 80th anniversary to Children's Book Week! What was your favourite book as a child? 📚️ This is a small selection of books from our Ministerial Library Textbook Collection. Find more here: www.flickr.com/photos/publi...

There's still time to book for our online talk Friday! Can't watch at 1pm? Book a ticket to be notified when the recording is live! Material Histories is presented by Old Treasury Building in partnership with @deakinuniversity.bsky.social and Australian Catholic University.

Bad news, there's only two weeks left to see 'Behind the Lines' in Melbourne... Good news, you have two more weeks to see 'Behind the Lines' in Melbourne! Thanks to @fionakatauskas.bsky.social for this fabulous cartoon!

Historic Martindale Hall takes a front seat in our next 'Material Histories' program. Discover souveniors collected by Jack Mortlock in his travels, including a Javanese lampshade and 'urban boomerang’ made by Wallangang man Joe Timbery. Bookings essential for this free online talk!

Happy Family History Month! There are many Victorian government records in our collection that contain information about people and places relevant to your family or local history research: prov.vic.gov.au/explore-coll... 📸 VPRS 14517/P0001/15, G375

It may be cold outside (or inside), but it's warm at the Old Treasury! 'Behind the Lines' from the Museum of Australian Democracy is on free display until 28 August! Cartoon by @jessharwoodart.bsky.social

We love sharing our favourite cartoons from the 'Behind the Lines' exhibition, and this one from @nordacious.bsky.social is one of the most popular! 'Behind the Lines' on loan from the Museum of Australian Democracy is on display at OTB until 28 August!

Did you miss our conversation between @meganjherbert.bsky.social and Matt Jones from the Museum of Australian Democracy yesterday? It's now available on our YouTube channel! 'Behind the Lines' is on display at the OTB until August 28.

On this day in 1969 people crowded around television sets to watch man walk on the moon for the first time. The footage they watched was broadcast from Australia.

It's nearly here! "Behind the Lines' opens MONDAY! Don't miss out on our special talk about all things cartooning with @meganjherbert.bsky.social coming up on Wednesday: events.humanitix.com/in-conversat... 'Behind the Lines' is in Melbourne for a limited time: 21-7-2025 to 28-8-2025!

🙌 Meet Dr Una McIlvenna! Una is an Australian Research Council Future Fellow 2023-2027 & Senior Lecturer in English at ANU, and will be speaking at our next Making Public Histories webinar 'Hearing the news' on 24 July, 5-6:30pm. Read more about Una: researchportalplus.anu.edu.au/en/persons/u...

Don't miss out on the next exciting installment in the Making Public Histories Seminar Series! Discover the world of the ballad singer, pamphleteer and public orator before newspapers were readily available!

Get excited! 'Behind the Lines' opens in 2 weeks! Enjoy this fabulous political cartoon exhibition on display 21 July - 28 August at its only Melbourne venue!

Deadline extended! Apply before 4 July! Applications are now OPEN for museum volunteers! Share your love of history with the world!

'Behind the Lines' is coming! Join Political Cartoonist of the Year @meganjherbert.bsky.social and 'Behind the Lines' curator Matthew Jones to discuss the exhibition and Megan's work! Presented online via Zoom on Wednesday 23 July.

Want to join the OTB team? We are now recruiting volunteers! Find out more:

Ever wonder how plant specimens were transported around the world during the seafaring age? Or what a bottle can tell us about economics in the 19th century? Find out in 'Objects at Sea'! #OceansMW #MuseumWeek

We may be small, but we pack in our exhibitions! Overwhelmed? Join one of our guided tours, held the last Sunday of the month. Tickets essential! #VisitMuseumsMW #MuseumWeek

Applications for volunteers have OPENED! OTB is recruiting museum greeter volunteers! Find out more: www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au/opportunitie...

Today marks 81 years since D-Day - Operation Overlord. Over 150,000 Allied forces, including 3,300+ Australians, launched history's largest seaborne invasion. This 1941 air raid pamphlet reminds us of home front fears. We honour those who sacrificed all. #DDay #HistoryVictoria #MilitaryHistory

Have you explored our YouTube channel? All our public talks since 2020 are available there! #AccessibilityMW #MuseumWeek

Sounds like a good reason for a day trip!

We believe everyone should be able to enjoy our museum. We have a sensory map, social script and step-free access information available on our webiste: #AccessibilityMW #CultureForEveryone #AccessibleMuseums #MuseumWeek2025

Our Material Histories Seminar Series brings together researchers from across the globe to present on objects which tell a story. Anyone engaged in the field is welcome to apply through the form on our website. All talks take place via Zoom using Melbourne time (GMT+10) #TogethernessMW #MuseumWeek

Back in the year 2020 we were all fans of digital jigsaw puzzles! Some from the OTB are still playable! #GameMW #MuseumWeek2025

Welcome to BlueSky @historyvictoria.bsky.social!

To some AFL (Australian Rules Football) is more religion than #GameMW! The footy ‘fanatic’ might seem a bit mad to some people but, for most, supporting a team provides a sense of belonging and community and is inextricably linked to memories of family. #MuseumWeek2025

Happy #WorldBicycleDay to all who celebrate! Today is day 2 of #MuseumWeek2025 and we're looking at #MovementMW

🏆 Do you or someone you know teach history in a Victorian school? The Lynette Russell prize for First People's Histories in Schools is now open! The $500 prize is awarded to an outstanding project exploring First People's Histories. ➡️ Learn more: www.historycouncilvic.org.au/lynette_russ...

📺 Did you miss last week's Making Public Histories webinar 'Spies and Cold War Australia'? A recording is now available! MPH is co-presented with @oldtreasurymelb.bsky.social & @monashuniversity.bsky.social. Keep an eye on our socials for details of our next FREE event! Watch: youtu.be/gpJ-gxU20v8

It's day 1 of #MuseumWeek! Today looks at AI and its use in and by Museums. We've found a large increase in referrals to our website by AI, how are you using it? #AIMuseumsMW

✨ Speaker announcement! Sadly, Dr Rhys Crawley has had to pull out of next Thursday's Making Public Histories webinar, Spies in Cold War Australia. He will be replaced by Dr David Shaefer, Lecturer at ANU National Security College. ✍ Register here: tinyurl.com/bdcnzemz

You can't help but enjoy the 'wing' branding from the Victorian Railways!

In this special Victorian Law Week presentation of our public tour discover the Constitution, the Governor and Royal Assent! Australia's Constitution was drafted about 130 years ago. It rules many parts of the way we are governed, but what is included? Or excluded?

Introducing the second speaker for our next Making Public Histories webinar 'Spies and Cold War Australia', Dr @RhysCrawley, lecturer in history at UNSW Canberra & author of the Official History of Australian Operations in Afghanistan, 2005-2010. ✍️Book: tinyurl.com/bdcnzemz

Introducing the first panel member for our next Making Public Histories webinar, Dr Ebony Nilsson! Ebony is a social historian & lecturer at ACU whose work specialises in migrant communities’ experiences of politics & surveillance during the Cold War. ➡️Book for Thursday 29 May: tinyurl.com/43t43hbb

On this day in 1901 the Commonwealth Parliament of Australia sat for the first time! It was a grand occasion, and the people of Melbourne did not waste the opportunity to celebrate. Elaborate arches were contructed thoughout the city:

Join us on the eve of World Telecommunication Day for a look at the hidden history of the iconic Overland Telegraph! This talk will be presented on Zoom, and is free. Ticket includes access to the recording.

Everything is clean, fresh and bright in the Spencer Street Passenger Depot Laundry this #FashionFriday. prov.vic.gov.au/archive/C2A1...

155 years ago, Melbourne audiences flocked to see American performers Lavinia Warren & Charles Stratton - better known as General Tom Thumb. Shooting to fame as part of P. T. Barnum’s circus troupe, in 1870 they travelled Australia on their farewell tour. prov.vic.gov.au/archive/4191...

On this day in 1943, Alice Henty Hindson wore her grandmothers wedding dress for her own wedding. It had been remodelled to wear when clothing rationing was a concern. Find out more about it in 'The Fashion Cycle: From Retail to Resue' (now with accurate captions!) youtu.be/A5y8CQgR9sE

Should be an interesting discussion!