Tag: Culture

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Large crowd at Melbourne Showgrounds.

Melbourne Showgrounds

Hosting events, expos and festivals throughout the year, including the Royal Melbourne show.

People milling around Fed Square at night.

Melbourne's essential night-time events

From hidden laneway markets to epic pop-ups, Melbourne gets lit once the lights go out.

Looking out through floor to ceiling glass windows onto buildings around a courtyard, part of the Mary MacKillop Heritage Centre.

Mary MacKillop Spirituality Centre

A place of inspiration and vitality, that promotes the spirit and charism of Saint Mary MacKillop.

Man wearing a hat walking past the Curtin Hotel exterior with arched brick entry.

The Curtin Flea Market

Browse band T-shirts, records, clothes, ceramics and other trash, treasure, arts and crafts.

Tiers of theatre seats in the Playhouse, observed from the stage.

Playhouse

A large drama theatre located within the Arts Centre Melbourne.

Woman in a red dress playing violin to a room of people.

Italian Cultural Institute

Promoting Italian language and culture, the IIC hosts a rich program of talks and events.

Night view of the Federation brass bells, perched atop metal upright supports.

Federation Bells

The Federation Bells are a set of 39 brass bells located in Birrarung Marr in central Melbourne.

Two people in a room, with a video being screened on the wall behind them, projected over their faces.

Joseph Beuys Gallery

Located in the Nicholas Building, and part of the ‘Permanent Conference’ proposed by Beuys.

Deaf Children Australia's historic Bluestone building with a pointy tower in a large garden setting.

Historic Bluestone Building Tour

Step inside and discover one of the city’s most distinctive heritage landmarks.

Old-fashioned wooden chemist's counter with cabinets containing jars behind.

Medical History Museum

A free museum focusing on medicine's contribution to scientific discovery and community wellbeing.

People walking by Flinders Street Station.

Monthly highlights

Make the most of your visit to Melbourne with our monthly guides to what's on in the city.

Person walking in a laneway that's painted in brightly-coloured stripes.

Flash Forward

Explore 40 city laneways that have been transformed by over 80 creatives.

Street art mural featuring women's faces.

Street art

Melbourne laneways are filled with street art, stencils, paste-ups and mixed media.

Brazier of wood burning and people walking past.

Victorian College of the Arts

A school for the creatives arts located in Southbank's arts precinct.

North Melbourne streetscape in the 1980s with terrace house, station wagon and flower shop.
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On the Street Where I Live: Viva Gibb Exhibition

An exhibition of photographs capturing North and West Melbourne from the 1970s to 1990s.

Rows of red seats in the historic Princess Theatre.

Princess Theatre

Melbourne’s iconic Princess Theatre is regarded by many as Melbourne’s most spectacular landmark.

An exhibition installation featuring desks with display cases and informational boards in the background.
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Poetry Goes No Further Than Language

Explore a moment in mid-1980s China when a group of artists began to question values about art.

Aerial view of Sidney Myer Music Bowl showing open grassy area, covered stage and city beyond.

Sidney Myer Music Bowl

Popular outdoor venue that hosts Melbourne's annual Carols by Candlelight.

Brightly coloured artwork on the cream brick facade of the Hero Apartment building, with passers-by and a car on the road below.

Show Me Love

A billboard-sized artwork by Clinton Hayden on the front of the Hero Apartment Building.

Red brick former brewery, now housing Malthouse Theatre.

Malthouse Theatre

Contemporary theatre in Southbank presenting inventive theatrical performances.