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An Apollonaut travel guide
Moments in a longer story.
Selected milestones in the history of the MCG and its sports museum.
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A ground, a Test match and a museum
These dates describe the place you can learn about here. They are not a company timeline for Apollonaut.
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1853
The ground
The Melbourne Cricket Club establishes the ground in Yarra Park.
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March 1877
The first Test
Australia and England play the first Test match.
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1956
The Olympic Games
The MCG is the main stadium of the Melbourne Olympics.
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22 November 1986
A gallery of sport
The Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum opens.
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March 2008
National Sports Museum
The National Sports Museum opens at the ground.
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2010
Racing joins
The Australian Racing Museum becomes part of the museum.
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August 2019
Redevelopment
The museum closes for a redevelopment, and reopens as the Australian Sports Museum.
Follow the stories behind the dates
A timeline is a beginning. The longer history introduces the people and places; the sources below provide further context.
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Sources & further reading
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