Hellenic Museum

Housed in a beautiful neoclassical building that was once the Royal Mint, this small museum (hellenic.org.au; adult/child $16/free) is dedicated to Greek immigrants who moved here in the 1950s and the contribution they've made to the city – Melbourne has the largest Greek population of any city outside Greece, with around 174,000 people claiming Hellenic ancestry (near 4% of the population). The hundreds of objects on display span over 8000 years, and the museum is a regular beneficiary of ancient treasures on loan from the homeland.