Melbourne's must-see exhibitions
From giant interactive installations to pop-up galleries featuring internationally renowned art, these exhibitions cannot be missed.
Free exhibitions
Distraction
An exhibition that plugs into the torrent of content and places we go when craving distraction.
MECCA X NGV Women in Design Commission: Nipa Doshi
Designer Nipa Doshi explores beauty, plurality and diversity in her handcrafted cabinet.
Swinging 60s
Did the sixties really swing in Victoria? A new exhibition from the Old Treasury Building.
Creative Acts: Artists and their inspirations
Step inside the unseen inner worlds of artists at State Library Victoria.
The Story of the Moving Image
A permanent exhibition that journeys through the past, present and future of the moving image.
Making Memoir of a Snail
Explore handmade sets, props and characters from Adam Elliot's claymation film Memoir of a Snail.
Ayoung Kim – Delivery Dancer's Arc: 0° Receiver
Korean artist Ayoung Kim creates a multiverse that blurs boundaries between space, time and self.
Yarra: Stories of Melbourne's River
Explores the chequered history of the stream we call the ‘city’s river’.
CHARGE! Agincourt by Back to Back Theatre
A new exhibition by Geelong's Back to Back Theatre brings fresh perspective to the story of Henry V.
Rigg Design Prize: Next in Design
The Rigg Design Prize is Australia’s most prestigious accolade for contemporary design.
Bloom: By Melbourne Central x Melissa Likes Sushi
Step inside the immersive installation wrapping the historic Shot Tower in vibrant greenery.
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Hany Armanious: Stone Soup
An exhibition of ordinary objects transformed into near-perfect doubles that unsettle what we know.
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World of the Book
Explore the rare, the sacred and the iconic in the 20th anniversary of this annual exhibition.
Yehonatan Koenig: in-Coherence
The first Australian solo exhibition by the guest artist since his relocation from the US.
Blockbuster exhibitions
LEGO Star Wars: The Exhibition
Step into a world of epic battles, spaceships and landscapes from a galaxy far, far away.
Martin Grant
A major exhibition of work by Australian-born Paris-based fashion designer Martin Grant.
Game Worlds
ACMI's new playable exhibition features more than 30 videogames from the 1970s to today.
Westwood | Kawakubo
NGV’s summer exhibition pairs two icons of the fashion world, Vivienne Westwood and Rei Kawakubo.
Events, talks and tours
Art and Heritage Collection Tour
Take a free guided tour of the art and heritage collection at Melbourne Town Hall.
Best of NGV International Tour
Join an expert for a guided tour to uncover the unexpected and overlooked within the NGV Collection.
The Lost Impressionist Art Tours
Discover Melbourne's artistic story and its connection to Monet with this unique group walking tour.
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Six Artists: Seven Days
A new art exhibition by six Australian artists at Sofitel Melbourne On Collins.
Stronger Families, Stronger Communities
Elevating the voices of nine First Nations men exploring themes of strength and cultural pride.
Amy Cohen: When Time Becomes Space
A collection of clay and fibre forms explore the connection between seashells and safe spaces.
Sangeeta Sandrasegar Atrium Commission
Discover a new textile installation using natural plant dyes in Fed Square's Atrium.