Melbourne Athenaeum blue plaque

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

The Melbourne Athenaeum. Established as the Melbourne Mechanics' Institute 12 November 1839. The Melbourne Mechanics' Institute was founded in 1839 with Mr Charles Joseph LaTrobe, Superintendent of the District of Port Phillip and Lieutenant-Governor of the Colony of Victoria, as Patron. Captain Wil

liam Lonsdale as President, and the Rev. James Forbes as Secretary. The present site was purchased on 13 August 1840. The Institute became the Melbourne Mechanics' Institute and School of Arts in 1846

Listen to the audio guide for Melbourne Athenaeum blue plaque Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off