From giant interactive installations to pop-up galleries featuring internationally renowned art, these exhibitions cannot be missed.

Blockbuster exhibitions

Nocturnal: Museum After Dark
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Nocturnal: Museum After Dark

Step into a world of wonder at an after-hours Melbourne Museum experience just for adults.

Wurrdha Marra
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Wurrdha Marra

Sharing the work of First Nations artists across time and place.

Leonardo Da Vinci
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Leonardo Da Vinci

Explore the legacy of the visionary artist, inventor, scientist and philosopher at THE LUME.

Melbourne Out Loud: Life through the lens of Rennie Ellis
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Melbourne Out Loud: Life through the lens of Rennie Ellis

Relive Melbourne's culture and fashion through the lens of iconic photographer Rennie Ellis.

Yayoi Kusama

Yayoi Kusama

From polka dots to pumpkins, Yayoi Kusama comes to NGV with a world-premiere blockbuster exhibition.

Free exhibitions

Protest Melbourne
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Protest Melbourne

An exhibition about Victoria's long history of public protest.

Making Memoir of a Snail
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Making Memoir of a Snail

Explore handmade sets, props and characters from Adam Elliot's claymation film Memoir of a Snail.

Ending soon

The Art of Banksy: Without Limits
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The Art of Banksy: Without Limits

A stunning street art exhibition of museum quality, featuring over 180 Banksy artworks.

Scott McKernan: Sensual Sheets and Natural Textures
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Scott McKernan: Sensual Sheets and Natural Textures

An exhibition of anamorphic stipplings featuring local flora, and everyday objects.

Family friendly

Victoria the T. Rex
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Victoria the T. Rex

An interactive exhibition starring the fossil skeleton of Victoria, a 66-million-year-old T. rex.

The Story of the Moving Image
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The Story of the Moving Image

An ongoing exhibition that journeys through the past, present and future of the moving image.

Honk: Untitled Goose Exhibition
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Honk: Untitled Goose Exhibition

Explore the cheeky world of the iconic game with playable displays and behind-the-scenes insights.

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Conduit Bodies

Conduit Bodies

An autobiographical memoir blending live performance with revolutionary technology.

Digital Echoes

Digital Echoes

A new work from Aaron Wyatt and Speak Percussion.

Inspired By Women
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Inspired By Women

Discover and celebrate the invisible histories of women's work in a landmark exhibition.

Ayoung Kim – Delivery Dancer's Arc: 0° Receiver
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Ayoung Kim – Delivery Dancer's Arc: 0° Receiver

Korean artist Ayoung Kim creates a multiverse that blurs boundaries between space, time and self.