Melbourne's Living Museum of the West, Community history museum in Maribyrnong, Australia

Melbourne's Living Museum of the West is a community history and ecomuseum housed in Pipemakers Park in Maribyrnong, within a former manufacturing site of three historic bluestone buildings. Its resource centre holds about 500 artefacts, 5,000 archival records and 10,000 photographic images, with oral history recordings as the core collection. In 2025 it moved temporarily to the Maribyrnong Library during refurbishment.

The museum opened in 1984 and began in a small house in Footscray before moving to converted bluestone buildings. This move allowed it to serve more visitors and expand its collections.

The museum works on Wurundjeri land and records stories from residents about migration, work, and daily life in Melbourne's west through ongoing conversations. These lived experiences show how different communities shaped the region over time.

The museum is located in Pipemakers Park and opens most Thursdays and Fridays from 11 AM to 4 PM. Saturday visits require advance arrangement, so contacting them beforehand is recommended.

The museum has built a digital library holding research spanning three decades focused on stories from Melbourne's west. These online resources allow people everywhere to discover the region's history.