The Grainger Museum at the University of Melbourne is the only purpose-built autobiographical museum in Australia. It is home to a diverse collection of art, photographs, costumes, musical scores and instruments acquired by Percy Grainger.
The Grainger Museum is open to students and researchers by appointment and open to the public throughout the year for events and public programs. For opportunities to visit and access the collection and archive, please contact: grainger@unimelb.edu.au.
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The Grainger Museum is the only purpose-built autobiographical museum in Australia.
Its fascinating collection contains not only objects directly related to Percy Grainger's compositional career, such as scores and manuscripts, but also more than 50,000 items, including diaries, ethnographic objects, furniture, decorative arts, photographs, artworks, clothing and correspondence with famous and not-so-famous contemporaries.
Grainger began planning the Museum after his mother's death in 1922 and it was officially opened in December 1938. The building was designed by the University's architect, John Gawler of the firm Gawler and Drummond, in close consultation with Grainger. The Museum's historical and architectural significance is recognised by the building's inclusion on the Register of the National Estate and the Victorian Heritage Register, and its classification by the National Trust of Australia (Victoria).
In 1955, Grainger set down his revised Aims of the Grainger Museum, outlining his 'cosmopolitan and universalist outlook on music'.
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History
A brief history of the Grainger Museum.
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Supporters
Discover our major supporters and how you can support the Grainger Museum.
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Academic Reference Group
The Grainger Academic Reference Group provided academic advice on the curriculum, research and programming activities of the Grainger Museum.
Parkville Campus
- Address
- Grainger Museum
Gate 13, Royal Parade
Parkville, Melbourne - grainger@unimelb.edu.au
- Postal Address
- Grainger Museum, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010