Tag: Talk

31 Jan

Midsumma Matters: Queer Joy

Gathering the rainbow community to tell stories of delight, defiance and triumph.

14 Feb

Love Letters Live

Hear some of Australia’s most beloved comics and emerging performers read their own love letters.

7 Feb

Re-Imagining Gender: Rei Kawakubo and Vivienne Westwood

Curators Meg Slater and Katie Somerville with Glen Rollason on queer fashion rebels.

17 Aug

An Evening with Sir Salman Rushdie

Salman Rushdie returns to Melbourne to discuss the transformative power of literature.

10 Mar

Zadie Smith: Dead and Alive

Zadie Smith explores how literature and imagination trace the unseen fractures of our existence.

14 Feb

An Audience with Sir Tony Robinson

Join Sir Tony as he shares stories from his remarkable career.

2 Jul

Ambition and the Aftermath

Join a panel of experts for this riveting conversation about ambition in Shakespeare’s plays.

7 Mar

Regency Women’s Fashion with Dr Jennifer Kloester

A lecture on the elegance, empire and ease of Regency fashion.

18 – 25 Jan

Komboloi: Greek Worry Bead Workshop

Discover the history of the beads and craft your own in a hands-on workshop for ages 5–12.

1 Feb

Ette Media Live: It's a No From Me

Join Jan Fran and Antoinette Lattouf for their debut live show.

4 Mar

Mika Häkkinen and David Coulthard: F1 Legends Live on Stage

Experience the electrifying reunion of F1 legends, Mika Häkkinen and David Coulthard live on stage.

11 Mar

Bob Carr: Bring Back Yesterday

Former New South Wales Premier, Bob Carr, speaks about love, grief and partnership.

11 Mar

In Conversation with Lance Richardson

The Australian author discusses his new biography, True Nature: The Lives of Peter Matthiessen.

28 Feb

Simon Winchester: The Breath of the Gods

Simon Winchester reveals how the wind has shaped humanity’s past and will define its future.

Learning

Expand your mind with the best talks, lectures, forums and workshops.​​​​

6 Feb

Chef's Table Eight-Course 'Surprise' Degustation Dinner

Enjoy an eight-course themed dinner with optional matched wines.

31 Mar

Shaun Micallef: De'Ath Takes a Holiday

Shaun Micallef unveils his wildly inventive new novel, De’Ath Takes a Holiday.

19 Feb

Universities and Australia's Future

Professor George Williams AO sets out the bold reforms needed to rescue Australia’s universities

21 Feb

The Needle's Excellency with Janet O'Dell

Join Janet O'Dell for a lecture on needlework and its significant role in the lives of women.

19 Feb

Names in the Margins: History Talk

Hear how women’s stories have been rediscovered through Melbourne’s ghost signs.