A cricket ground
The Melbourne Cricket Club established the ground in 1853. On 15 March 1877 Australia and England began the first Test match ever played, and the Boxing Day Test has started here on 26 December every year since 1995.
An Olympic stadium
In 1956 the MCG was the main stadium of the Olympic Games, with the opening and closing ceremonies and the athletics. It held the ceremonies and the athletics again at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
A museum of sport
A sports gallery opened at the ground in 1986. Its successor, the National Sports Museum, opened in 2008, and after a redevelopment that began in 2019 it reopened as the Australian Sports Museum.



