Islamic Museum of Australia

The Islamic Museum of Australia (IMA) is a community museum in Thornbury, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.It began as a not-for-profit foundation founded in May 2010 with the purpose of establishing the first Islamic museum in Australia.

It aims to showcase the artistic heritage and historical contributions of Muslims in Australia and abroad through the display of artworks and historical artefacts. Designed by desypher, a Melbourne-based architectural firm, the $10 million museum was opened on 28 February 2014 by the Australian treasurer Joe Hockey. It shared a $4 million grant from the Victorian Government's multicultural facilities program. The museum was established by Moustafa Fahour, who is director of the museum and Maysaa Fahour, with his brother Ahmed Fahour (CEO of Australia Post) and family contributing $4 million, early in 2014, to the IMA.