About
A volunteer run museum operating under a License Agreement with Wellington Shire and accredited under MAP. Located in the historic Bank Of Victoria building (1861), the museum provides a unique window into Gippsland's Maritime history.
Our collection
Port Albert Maritime Museum Collection. (1976)
The collection housed in the original 1861 Second Bank of Victoria building documents the role of Port Albert as the first port of entry for Gippsland from 1841. It encompasses the importance of Port Albert to early Gippsland farmers, fishermen and gold seekers as well as Bass Strait lighthouse families and coastal traders. The items in the collection include artefacts, maps, photographs, paintings, and documents housed in modern archives.
Themes: Connecting Victorians by transport and communications, Transforming and managing land and natural resources
