The internationally acclaimed exhibition stimulates the public to rethink the way it uses water on a daily basis and gives the information necessary to explore and implement sustainable water use practices at home.

Meanwhile, the Museum was also ‘walking the walk’ by undergoing its own water-efficiency and conservation audit at all four campuses. As a result, flow restriction valves were changed on all toilets at the Museum to conserve seven million litres of water per year. These valves, plus flow restrictors for hand-basin taps, are being installed across all sites, to reduce total water use from 90ML a year to 81ML.

“Museum Victoria is committed to actively promoting sensitive, responsible and smart water use,” says Liza Dale-Hallett (Senior Curator, Sustainable Futures) Museum Victoria. “This priority extends from our educational programs, events, exhibits and websites, to the Museum itself undertaking a water audit, developing a water management plan and becoming a partner in the Watermark Australia program.”

Museum Victoria’s educational programs reach approximately 4.8 million people per year.