Exhibits

Old Treasury Building houses several exciting exhibitions:

Indigenous Victorians – Examine the early interaction between Government and Indigenous people in Victoria.
Early Melbourne – Discover how the Port Phillip district was illegally settled by Batman and Fawkner and why the 1860 Burke and Wills expedition was both a triumph and a tragedy.
Ned Kelly – See unique Kelly documents including the only known letter written by Ned Kelly himself.
Criminals – Examine two sensational cases in Victorian legal history – the notorious 1920s gangster ‘Squizzy’ Taylor and the Colin Ross case.
Victorian Democracy – Learn how gold miners of the 1850s helped to shape Victoria’s democratic future.
Victorian Buildings – A showcase of a range of architectural plans for public buildings throughout Victoria.
Victorians on Holiday – Tourism posters from the Public Transport Corporation Photographic Collection of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s convey with striking graphics and imagery the allure and appeal of travelling in Victoria.
Victorians at Work – These photographs provide insights into industry, innovation, community life, and changes in the nature of work since colonial times.
Find Your Family at PROV – Public Record Office Victoria holds many different types of records that can provide helpful information if you are researching your family's history.
Built on Gold – The historic vaults.
Growing up in Old Treasury – Experience the lives of John Maynard (the Old Treasury’s caretaker), his wife and their eight children who lived in the Old Treasury Building from 1916-1928.
JJ Clark – The Old Treasury Building was the first of many major government buildings designed by John James Clark.
The Governor – Australia is a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy. The Queen is formally Australia’s head of state and is represented by the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia and by a Governor in each Australian state.

Victorian Archival Treasures

Discover the stories attached to rare and interesting original documents, maps and photographs from the state’s archives at Public Record Office Victoria.

See the Old Treasury Building vaults which were used to store the gold bullion mined during the gold rush. The vaults now host a multimedia exhibition Built on Gold which follows the journey of Victorian gold from the diggings, as it passes through the hands of gold buyers, escort troopers and occasional bushrangers.

Growing up in Old Treasury

Experience the lives of John Maynard (the Old Treasury’s caretaker), his wife and their eight children who lived in the Old Treasury Building from 1916-1928. Walk through the living rooms of their home, faithfully recreated from family records and recollections.

JJ Clark

The Treasury Building was the first of many major government buildings designed by John James Clark. He was commissioned to design the building in 1857, at the age of nineteen.

The Governor

Australia is a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy. The Queen is formally Australia’s head of state and is represented by the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia and by a Governor in each Australian state.