Australian Sports Museum, Melbourne: Opening times & prices

The Australian Sports Museum inside the Melbourne Cricket Ground covers great moments in sporting history and tells plenty of stories along the way. It is best combined with a tour of the MCG.

What is the Australian Sports Museum?

The Australian Sports Museum is a museum celebrating Australian sport. It is split into several different sections, including those devoted to cricket, Australian rules football, horse racing and the Olympics.

The Australian Sports Museum was once known as the National Sports Museum.

Book your Australian Sports Museum ticket now. Or go for a museum and MCG tour combo ticket.

Where is the Australian Sports Museum?

The Australian Sports Museum is inside the Melbourne Cricket Ground – Australia’s largest sporting stadium. The MCG is between Melbourne City Centre and the Richmond neighbourhood to the south-east.

Inside, you’ll find a mix of sporting memorabilia, interactive touch screen technology and displays showcasing great moments in Australian sporting history.

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Great Ocean Road tour – with koalas 🐨.
Brighton Beach, Moonlit Sanctuary and Phillip Island tour – with penguins 🐧.
Yarra Valley wine tour – with gin, cider and cheese 🍷.
Grampians National Park tour – with bushwalks and LOADS of kangaroos 🦘.
Mornington Peninsula tour – with hot springs bathing 🛀.
Wilsons Promontory tour – with all manner of native wildlife 🦘🐨.
Dandenong Ranges steam train ride – plus wildlife at Healesville Sanctuary and chocolate-tasting in the Yarra Valley.

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What are the Australian Sports Museum opening hours?

The Australian Sports Museum is open daily from 10.00 to 17.00, although these hours are subject to change on event days. Check whether there’s a game on before you head off, essentially.

How to do Melbourne IN STYLE

If there’s a special occasion while you’re in Melbourne, consider splashing out on these memory-making experiences…

An indulgent Yarra Valley food and wine tour – with lunch at Yering Station.
A sunrise hot air balloon flight across the city – followed by a champagne breakfast.
See the city by helicopter.
A private Great Ocean Road tour – with an early start to beat the crowds.
Tandem skydive from 14,000ft – and land on the beach.

How much do Australian Sports Museum entry tickets cost?

Entry tickets for the Australian Sports Museum cost $30. You can book online to reserve your spot.

However, if you’re planning to do the MCG tour too, you may as well do both at the same time.

The MCG tour costs $30, but a combo ticket for the MCG tour AND Australian Sports Museum costs $40. That’s a $20 saving.

Melbourne sports tours

It is also possible to visit the Australian Sports Museum as part of a half day Melbourne sports tour. This tour includes the MCG tour and visits other key sporting venues in the city, including the Flemington Racecourse and Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit. These sports-lovers’ tours cost from $199.

An alternative is the Melbourne sports walk. This tour covers several sites over the course of 9km, including Melbourne Park, where the Australian Open tennis tournament takes place.

This sport-themed walking tour costs $145.

14 fantastic experiences that make the most of your free time in Melbourne

Get the very best views – on a hot air balloon flight over the city.
See the changing colours of the river – on a sunset kayaking tour – with dinner. (Highly recommended ✅)
Feast and see the sights at the same time – on a four course dinner cruise along the Yarra River.
A genuinely excellent street art tour, led by prominent street artists. (Highly recommended ✅)
The also superb Aboriginal heritage, plants and bush food tour in the Botanic Gardens. (💲 Great value 💲)
Best of Melbourne bike tour – you can see more on two wheels than walking.
Hidden laneways bar crawl OR foodie discovery tour OR chocolate and dessert tour.
Combo ticket for Australian Sports Museum and MCG tour.
Hassle-dodging advance tickets for the Melbourne Skydeck, Melbourne Zoo, the Ice Bar (with cocktails) and Sea Life Aquarium.