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
The Korean artist 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’.
Abe Dunovits: Happy Medium
New paintings, sculpture and curios by Argentinian Australian artist and musician, Abe Dunovits.
Piotr Sobiesiak: The Night When Clouds Had Dreams
The exhibition presents sculptures from the Polish-born artist’s acclaimed series Nubes Formales.
Festival of Veterans Arts
Enjoy this veteran-led arts festival with exhibitions, performances, workshops and family events.
ANZAC Day Commemoration March
Watch and thank veterans, descendants and service members marching to the Shrine of Remembrance.
Anna Pelc: All the Places I’ve Been
A retrospective exhibition that brings together artworks created over the past decade.
Behind the Lines: Are We Rolling?
An exhibition exploring all the twists and turns of another turbulent year in Australian politics.
Frances Loriente: What Would We Be if We Were Under the Sea
This exhibition by Frances Loriente explores our connection to the sea and its creatures.
Stories of Blessing: Modern Echoes of Minhwa by Minhwa Group
Korea’s traditional folk art, rooted in ancient Goguryeo wall paintings.
Blockbuster exhibitions
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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Moonlight Cinema
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Six Artists: Seven Days
A new art exhibition by six Australian artists at Sofitel Melbourne On Collins.
Yehonatan Koenig: in-Coherence
The first Australian solo exhibition by the guest artist since his relocation from the US.
Waking the Statues: Craig Dongoski
Experience a world where ancient myth, contemporary art and altered states of perception converge.
Loving: Photographs of Men in Love 1850s to 1950s
A rare collection of vintage images depicting male couples between the 1850s and 1950s.