Museum Metadata Exchange is an excellent discovery tool for researchers wishing to explore Australian museums and institutional collections. It offers descriptions and links to a wide range of collections throughout Australia.

A snapshot of the different collections you can discover in this valuable search tool:

National - The Australian National Maritime Museum including, Australian Indigenous burial rituals or 19th century immigrant journals and songs.

Queensland - Allora District and Historical Society Heritage Buildings or The Queensland Museum including, Olympic and Commonwealth games memorabilia or Queensland Railways crockery and cutlery collection.

Tasmania - The Australian Golf Museum, The Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, and Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery including, convict clothing or Tasmanian Aboriginal canoe collection.

To discover more go to Museum Metadata Exchange.