Grainger Museum, Biographical museum at University of Melbourne, Australia

The Grainger Museum is a purpose-built autobiographical museum on the University of Melbourne campus, designed by university architect John Gawler of Gawler and Drummond and constructed between 1935 and 1939. It holds over 100,000 items, including 50,000 letters exchanged with Edvard Grieg, Frederick Delius and Cyril Scott, plus manuscripts, instruments, field recordings and sound-making devices for Grainger's 'Free Music'.

Percy Grainger first proposed an autobiographical museum in the early 1920s, asking that intimate letters and notes be deposited in his birth city, Melbourne. The University of Melbourne supplied the land, Grainger funded and advised on the building, and staff architect John Gawler of Gawler and Drummond designed it. Built 1935–39, it opened in December 1938 as Australia's only purpose-built autobiographical museum. Waterproofing faults forced a closure in 2003; it reopened on 15 October 2010.

The museum displays how Grainger collected and documented music through correspondence with other composers, revealing his connections within the musical world. Visitors can observe the personal relationships and influences that shaped his artistic direction.

The museum sits within the University of Melbourne campus and welcomes visitors. Plan your visit in advance since opening hours are limited and can vary depending on the academic calendar.

The museum houses experimental recording technologies and field recordings that reveal Grainger's unconventional approaches to creating music. These materials show his curiosity about new ways to capture and explore sound.