Old Treasury Building
@oldtreasurymelb.bsky.social
One of Melbourne's finest 19th century buildings. This free museum showcases the history of Melbourne and Victoria.
The OTB is located on the land of the Kulin Nations. We acknowledge and pay our respects to the Traditional Custodians, past and present.
The OTB is located on the land of the Kulin Nations. We acknowledge and pay our respects to the Traditional Custodians, past and present.
Sounds tasty!
This small recipe book was compiled by Dr Snowball in 1883. His recipe for cheese biscuits states: Roll pastry and cut into rounds. Bake. Whip cream, add cheese, diced celery, salt and cayenne. Heap on biscuits. Serve on lettuce.
📖 VPRS 16797 P1. Find more of the Dr's records: go.vic.gov.au/3YOO6wQ
📖 VPRS 16797 P1. Find more of the Dr's records: go.vic.gov.au/3YOO6wQ
January 21, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Sounds tasty!
OTB is excited to be joining the magnificent line up of events in this years PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival Independent Programme!
Discover our events below:
Discover our events below:
January 14, 2026 at 11:57 PM
OTB is excited to be joining the magnificent line up of events in this years PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival Independent Programme!
Discover our events below:
Discover our events below:
Did you know? The Old Treasury Building is the third building to hold that title. The first Treasury was in William Street followed by 300 Queen Street. While the William Street building has been demolished, the Queen Street building is still there!
January 13, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Did you know? The Old Treasury Building is the third building to hold that title. The first Treasury was in William Street followed by 300 Queen Street. While the William Street building has been demolished, the Queen Street building is still there!
Some exciting records released!
Happy new year and records to explore! This year, for the first time, Victorian Cabinet records closed under Section 10(1) of the Public Records Act have been opened. Delve into 1980s-90s history! url-shortener.me/3Y2F #Archives #History #Victoria #CabinetRecords #JohnCain #JoanKirner #1980s #1990s
January 6, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Some exciting records released!
Did you know it took around 60 workmen to build the Old Treasury Building?
Their equipment seems basic now, but this was the first documented use of a travelling crane in Melbourne!
Their equipment seems basic now, but this was the first documented use of a travelling crane in Melbourne!
January 6, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Did you know it took around 60 workmen to build the Old Treasury Building?
Their equipment seems basic now, but this was the first documented use of a travelling crane in Melbourne!
Their equipment seems basic now, but this was the first documented use of a travelling crane in Melbourne!
The Old Treasury Building will be open across the holiday period, except for the public holidays.
Our Monthly public tour will be running at 11am on 28 December, the perfect last minute gift!
Our Monthly public tour will be running at 11am on 28 December, the perfect last minute gift!
December 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The Old Treasury Building will be open across the holiday period, except for the public holidays.
Our Monthly public tour will be running at 11am on 28 December, the perfect last minute gift!
Our Monthly public tour will be running at 11am on 28 December, the perfect last minute gift!
Looking for affordable gift ideas? Did you know we have a $10 or less section in our online store? Some great items on offer including a new design of our best selling lens cloth!
Under $10 Archives – Old Treasury Building
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December 9, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Looking for affordable gift ideas? Did you know we have a $10 or less section in our online store? Some great items on offer including a new design of our best selling lens cloth!
A great photos! We asked around and we've had classes in Japanese, Indonesian, French, Chinese, Latin and English!
Photos of University High School show Spanish language classes, Chinese history classes and Japanese language classes in progress. What foreign language and history classes do you remember from school?
Find more University High School photos here: prov.vic.gov.au/search_journ...
Find more University High School photos here: prov.vic.gov.au/search_journ...
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 AM
A great photos! We asked around and we've had classes in Japanese, Indonesian, French, Chinese, Latin and English!
Did you miss our talk on the new 'Swinging 60s' exhibition last week?
Good news! It's now available on our YouTube channel!
Good news! It's now available on our YouTube channel!
Looking Back on the Swinging Sixties
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November 24, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Did you miss our talk on the new 'Swinging 60s' exhibition last week?
Good news! It's now available on our YouTube channel!
Good news! It's now available on our YouTube channel!
This should be an interesting discussion! Book here: www.historycouncilvic.org.au/making_publi...
November 17, 2025 at 5:24 AM
This should be an interesting discussion! Book here: www.historycouncilvic.org.au/making_publi...
Good news! Our whimsical Christmas cards are back in stock! Get ahead of the season with these Victorian inspired cards. 5 designs, 5 in a pack.
Christmas Greeting Cards – Old Treasury Building
These whimsical Old Treasury Building cards were designed to echo the Christmas cards of the Victorian Era, 1837-1901. Thanks to new printing techniques and cheaper postage stamps, Christmas cards wer...
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November 7, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Good news! Our whimsical Christmas cards are back in stock! Get ahead of the season with these Victorian inspired cards. 5 designs, 5 in a pack.
Want to find out more about our new exhibition 'Swinging 60s'? Join @margaretotbmelb.bsky.social as she takes us through the decade in this free online talk!
Looking back on the Swinging Sixties
Join Margaret Anderson as she explores life in the 1960s and asks did Victoria really ‘swing’ in the 1960s?
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October 29, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Want to find out more about our new exhibition 'Swinging 60s'? Join @margaretotbmelb.bsky.social as she takes us through the decade in this free online talk!
DId you miss our talk last week as part of Melbourne Fashion Week ?
It's now available to view on our YouTube Channel! Discover the impact of Barbie and Woolmark in the 1960s!
It's now available to view on our YouTube Channel! Discover the impact of Barbie and Woolmark in the 1960s!
Consuming Fashion: Fibres and Fun in the 1960s
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October 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM
DId you miss our talk last week as part of Melbourne Fashion Week ?
It's now available to view on our YouTube Channel! Discover the impact of Barbie and Woolmark in the 1960s!
It's now available to view on our YouTube Channel! Discover the impact of Barbie and Woolmark in the 1960s!
Our new exhibition 'Swinging 60s' is now on display! Discover stunning original dresses, protest banners and much more, including a very influential 12.5 inch doll!
'Swinging 60s' was researched and curated by the Old Treasury Building in partnership with @vicarchives.bsky.social. Free entry.
'Swinging 60s' was researched and curated by the Old Treasury Building in partnership with @vicarchives.bsky.social. Free entry.
October 20, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Our new exhibition 'Swinging 60s' is now on display! Discover stunning original dresses, protest banners and much more, including a very influential 12.5 inch doll!
'Swinging 60s' was researched and curated by the Old Treasury Building in partnership with @vicarchives.bsky.social. Free entry.
'Swinging 60s' was researched and curated by the Old Treasury Building in partnership with @vicarchives.bsky.social. Free entry.
Have you booked for our #MelbourneFashionWeek talk next week?
Discover our free online seminar 'Consuming Fashion: Fibres and Fun in the 1960s'!
Discover our free online seminar 'Consuming Fashion: Fibres and Fun in the 1960s'!
Consuming Fashion: Fibres and Fun in the 1960s
Join us for the next in our Material Histories seminar series.
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October 16, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Have you booked for our #MelbourneFashionWeek talk next week?
Discover our free online seminar 'Consuming Fashion: Fibres and Fun in the 1960s'!
Discover our free online seminar 'Consuming Fashion: Fibres and Fun in the 1960s'!
Have you heard? We've launched a new Education Program! Discover geography at the Old Treasury Building.
Aligned to the Victorian Curriculum levels 3-10.
Aligned to the Victorian Curriculum levels 3-10.
Geography Programs – Old Treasury Building
Environmental Protection & Destruction When Europeans arrived in Melbourne they found a pristine landscape, untouched by human hands, or so they thought. Local First Nations people had lived on and […]
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October 8, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Have you heard? We've launched a new Education Program! Discover geography at the Old Treasury Building.
Aligned to the Victorian Curriculum levels 3-10.
Aligned to the Victorian Curriculum levels 3-10.
Did you miss our talk last week 'The Great Australian Dream'? It's now available to view on our YouTube channel!
The Great Australian Dream- A Home of our Own
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October 5, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Did you miss our talk last week 'The Great Australian Dream'? It's now available to view on our YouTube channel!
Join us online this Thursday for 'The Great Australian Dream'.
Discover the highs and lows of home building in Victoria and how the rooms in our homes have changed over time.
Discover the highs and lows of home building in Victoria and how the rooms in our homes have changed over time.
The Great Australian Dream- A Home of our Own
Reflect on the highs and lows of home building in Victoria, from boarded-up streets in the Great Depression, through the acute shortages of the post-war years,
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September 29, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Join us online this Thursday for 'The Great Australian Dream'.
Discover the highs and lows of home building in Victoria and how the rooms in our homes have changed over time.
Discover the highs and lows of home building in Victoria and how the rooms in our homes have changed over time.
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🗓️ 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 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
September 22, 2025 at 5:03 AM
🗓️ 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 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.
Join us online on 22 October at 1pm for 'Consuming Fashion: Fibres and Fun in the 1960s'! Tickets are free, but bookings are essential.
Consuming Fashion: Fibres and Fun in the 1960s
Join us for the next in our Material Histories seminar series.
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September 17, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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.
Join us online on 22 October at 1pm for 'Consuming Fashion: Fibres and Fun in the 1960s'! Tickets are free, but bookings are essential.
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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
Co-presented by @oldtreasurymelb.bsky.social and @monashuniversity.bsky.social, the webinars are free & open to all!
➡️ Register: tinyurl.com/279m2nnx
September 4, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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
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.
September 1, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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!
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!
August 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
'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!
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!
Take it back to this 1984 tram rolling past Flinders Street Station for #TrainsPlanesBoatsAutomobiles Tuesday: prov.vic.gov.au/archive/1635...
August 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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.
Discover the world of collecting through a new lens.
Colonial Tourism: Objects of Martindale Hall
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August 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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.
Discover the world of collecting through a new lens.