Great educational museum located in the heart of Geelong city. History, factual information and interactive displays make for a wonderful learning experience for both young and old. It was great to get a better understanding of the importance of the wool industry to the Australian economy and what has changed and also stayed the same throughout the years. Definitely worth the visit if you have a few hours up your sleeve when visiting Geelong. You won't find another place like this that is also housed in heritage building.

The museum itself is located right near the waterfront in a fairly central location, about a 10 minute walk from the main train station. At $12 entry it's pretty reasonable. There are 3 floors with ramps for wheelchair access, 2 dedicated to wool, and one for a special photographic exhibition. It was interesting seeing the history of wool production and sheep shearing as well as some history of Australian land owners. It was fine for what I paid but it seemed fairly basic. I would've liked to see more about areas that sheep sheering originated, more about the land owners and where they were located, and it seemed very Geelong and Victoria centric when it had actually named itself as a national museum, it had nothing about the rest of Australia. Still, it's satisfying and there's enough to see to fill in 45 minutes to an hour. The photographic exhibition on the top floor was fascinating, and while it had little to do with the rest of the museum was a real highlight.

Housed in a beautiful old building, this was an interesting step back in time. The 114 year-old loom is fascinating to look at with the old punch pattern cards and an example of the rug it makes. Displays are very well done with shearing equipment, videos, and a lot of machinery used in producing wool. Included was entry into a temporary display the 2023 Wildlife Photography Exhibition with stunning photos of nature at its best.