There are over 700 recorded interviews with people from diverse backgrounds and occupations who have lived or worked in Melbourne’s western region in the Living museum collection. We will begin to upload these recordings to the Living Museum Youtube channel as...
The Museum holds a number of films and videos that document events, activities, performances and places. Some of these films are presented on the Living Museum youtube channel. We are currently preparing more films from the archives to upload for public viewing. ‘Go...
The Museum holds a number of maps that show a different perspective on things. We plan to digitise and make a number of these maps available for download. Presettlement Vegetation of the Western Region of Melbourne – Map This is a very interesting map that shows...
The Living Museum translated a number of exhibitions, promotional material and brochures into major languages used in the western region at different times. This was in recognition of the number of local residents born overseas who might have difficulty with English....
There are a number of buildings, structures and other elements in Pipemakers Park that are part of the story of the history of the western region and Melbourne. There are several brochures that can guide interested parties around Pipemakers Park and provide some...
The Living Museum has recently begun to construct this new section of our digital library as an ecomuseum studies resource. We have begun by publishing an article and books about the history of the Living Museum that describe the development of the first ecomuseum in...
