Museums

Visit Mornington Peninsula's eclectic museums to discover tales tall and true of a history dating back to Victoria's first European settlers. 

Museums of the famous and infamous
See places of significance to the European settlers that first camped near Sorrento in 1803, and the famous and infamous residents that followed.  Learn about early pioneer life at McCrae Homestead and Museum, which also displays works by artist, musician and diarist Georgiana McCrae. 

Stumble across the collection of Napoleonic memorabilia at the 1840s Briars Historic Homestead. 

Maritime history
Come to grips with the history of the peninsula's treacherous coastline at the Cape Schanck Lighthouse Museum, commemorating the 1850s construction of the lighthouse. 

Head down to Fort Nepean and explore the military installations and tunnels of this important nineteenth century defence post, and learn more about the navy at the Museum of HMAS Cerberus. 

Pay a visit to the historic Quarantine Station, established in the early 1800s to protect Victoria from disease and repurposed as a training college for army cadets and ultimately as a haven for refugees. Tour the hospital and accommodation buildings, the baths and the cemetery.

Call in to the historical museum at Sorrento, or browse the car collections at Pine Ridge Car and Folk Museum.