Repositories
MAMU holds hundreds of physical and digital items within its repositories, which include many generously donated artefacts and those from bequests. There are many rare and unique items which provide invaluable tools for scholars within academia and for researchers within the wider community.
Australian Arts
This repository features a diverse range of material including Aboriginal, concert hall and popular musical arts, as well as a digitised collection of Australian scores and sheet music.
Northeast Asian Arts
Explore a range of material from China, Korea and Japan, including historical instruments, artefacts, recordings and other specimens of interest.
African Arts
Explore MAMU’s small but growing African collection that includes sets of drums and gourd rattles, as well as vinyl disc recordings in the sound collection.
Western Classical Arts
Music in the Western Classical tradition is represented in MAMU within a number of collections that include instruments, recorded music and print materials.
Jazz and Popular Arts
Explore this eclectic collection of books and music donated by Jeff Pressing (pictured left), as well as the John Whiteoak collection (pictured right).
South Asian Arts
MAMU has a number of collections which feature South Asian music and culture. Explore items from the Rajah Sourindra Mohun Tagore (pictured) and John Barlow collections.
Special collections
MAMU special collections include the Collection of Indonesian Music and Artefacts (CIMA) and the Australian Archive of Jewish Music (AAJM).
Digital publications
Browse through our digitised collection of early Australian music scores from the colonial period through the mid-20th century, as well as a one-of-a-kind MAMU publications.
Online catalogue
View MAMU's growing digitised collection, as we endeavour to give researchers worldwide better access to our holdings of musical items and artefacts.
Support MAMU
MAMU relies on the support and assistance of our volunteers and donors. Financial gifts over $2 are tax deductible and provide much needed help to continue operations. Please contact us if you wish to donate or volunteer.
Contact us
MAMU is located in a suite of 8 rooms on the 4th floor of the Menzies Building at Monash University’s Clayton Campus. Visits are by appointment only and material must be viewed on the premises.