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A variety of black and white historical documents, including maps, fingerprint sheets and Telex messages

Victoria Police Museum

Experience Victoria's policing history in our new space at 313 Spencer Street, Docklands.

Closed for the holidays

The museum will be closed for the holidays from 1pm on Wednesday 24 December 2025, and reopen at 10am on Tuesday 13 January 2026.

From 13 January 2026, we will be open from 10am – 2pm, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Free entry.

A member of the public explores the exhibits at our new location at 313 Spencer Street.

New look, new location

Explore and interact with 300+ historical police objects and artefacts in our state-of-the-art exhibition space.

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Photo of policemen in bobby hats

History of policing

The Victoria Police Museum is one of hundreds of groups and organisations contributing to the Victorian Collections online archive enriching our cultural heritage.

The interior of the new Victoria Police Museum, showing parts of the Police Animals exhibition as well as various exhibitions including equipment in the background.

Current exhibitions

See what the Victoria Police Museum has on display today. It's a great place to visit for people interested in the social and cultural history of Melbourne and Victoria.

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