School of Physics Museum, University of Melbourne
The collection of the Physics Museum at the University of Melbourne comprises some 350 items of historical and scientific interest, concentrating on scientific apparatus constructed by former professors and staff for research purposes.
Address:
Level 2, School of Physics, David Caro Bldg, Swanston Street, University of Melbourne VIC 3010, Australia
Tel:
+61 03 8344 5423
Hours:
Open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
Closed between Christmas and New Year and on public holidays
Closed between Christmas and New Year and on public holidays
Website:
Admission:
General admission free
Facilities:
There is a permanent display of selected items from the collection. The catalogue can be searched online from the Museum's website.
Collection:
The collection includes equipment and photographs spanning the history of the School of Physics, which was established as the School of Natural Philosophy in the 1880s.
There are significant holdings of ruling engines and diffraction gratings developed by Professors Grayson and Lyle as well as apparatus emerging from optical munitions research directed by Professor Laby during the Second World War.