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  • Home
  • Categories
    • All of the Arts
    • Dates
    • Disasters
    • Drinks and Foods
    • Everyday Items
    • Firsts and Lasts
    • Forgotten Places
    • The Melbourne Files
    • The Natural World
    • Remarkable Characters
    • Sports & Games
    • Unsolved Mysteries
    • Weird and Wild
  • The Melbourne Files
    • Melbourne History Articles
    • The Melbourne History Map
    • The NGV Permanent Collection
    • MIFF Tools
    • Melbourne History Videos
  • Index
  • Contact

Welcome to the Museum

The Museum of Lost Things is for overlooked history.

You’ll find forgotten places, eccentric artists, exotic animals, unsolved mysteries, famous firsts, a dedicated section on Melbourne history (the Museum’s home) and more.

It’s everything that should be better known, and isn’t. See below for a selection of articles and categories.

Articles

Sal Rees: The First Woman to Nominate in the AFL Men’s Draft

The Origin of the Word ‘Gig’

A History of Music at the Grand Final

The First Australian to Play in the NFL

Dolly Parton at Belgrave Station

Sybil Andrews: Machine Age Modernist

The Human Exhibit at Taronga Zoo

When Did Sunday Trading Start in Victoria?

The History of the Elevator

Melbourne’s Significant Trees

CATEGORIES

Forgotten Places FORGOTTEN PLACES

UNSOLVED MYSTERIES

The Natural World THE NATURAL WORLD

Firsts and Lasts FIRSTS and LASTS

 ALL OF THE ARTS

Firsts and Lasts DRINKS and FOODS

 REMARKABLE CHARACTERS

 DISASTERS

 EVERYDAY ITEMS

 HOLIDAYS

WORDS and LANGUAGE

 WEIRD and WILD

 THE MELBOURNE FILES

Coles Book Arcade

Cole’s Book Arcade

May 12, 2018January 29, 2022
The Degraves Street Subway

Underground History: The Degraves Street Subway

June 14, 2021August 7, 2026
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Who Was Saint Kilda?

November 4, 2017February 3, 2022
The Virgin Mary at Coogee Beach

The Virgin Mary at Coogee Beach

December 29, 2017July 20, 2026
Melbourne Fish Market

Melbourne’s Lost Buildings

October 7, 2018April 24, 2024
Skipping Girl Vinegar sign

Skipping Girl Vinegar

July 1, 2018January 31, 2023

Australia’s First Movie Screening

November 20, 2017May 24, 2021
The first woman to nominate in the AFL Mens draft: Sal Rees

Sal Rees: The First Woman to Nominate in the AFL Men’s Draft

October 22, 2026
The origin of the word gig

The Origin of the Word ‘Gig’

October 11, 2026October 11, 2026
History of Music at the Grand Final

A History of Music at the Grand Final

September 25, 2026September 26, 2026
The first Australian to play in the NFL

The First Australian to Play in the NFL

September 13, 2026
Dolly Parton at Belgrave Station

Dolly Parton at Belgrave Station

August 29, 2026August 30, 2026
Sledgehammers, Sybil Andrews

Sybil Andrews: Machine Age Modernist

August 8, 2026
Human exhibit at taronga Zoo

The Human Exhibit at Taronga Zoo

July 26, 2026
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