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Cartoon stylised drawing of a 1950s kitchen with a woman in a gingham frock carrying a hot food container using a tea towel.
Until 14 Sep

Belongings: Objects and Family Life

  • Free
  • Family and kids

We’re surrounded by objects, but have you thought about how important these things are in your life? Do you have a few favourite things you absolutely can’t live without? What about others in your family?
Are they important for what they do, or what they represent?

This exhibition at the Old Treasury Building looks at the stories behind some of the objects that have shaped the family in Australia over the decades. From the smartphone to a wedding dress; the indoor toilet to the home itself. The exhibition considers how families make and preserve cultural traditions, through craft, food, and belief.

Hours

Date Times
Thu 3 Jul
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 4 Jul
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 6 Jul
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Mon 7 Jul
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Tue 8 Jul
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 9 Jul
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 10 Jul
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 11 Jul
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 13 Jul
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Mon 14 Jul
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Tue 15 Jul
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 16 Jul
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 17 Jul
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 18 Jul
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 20 Jul
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Mon 21 Jul
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Tue 22 Jul
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 23 Jul
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 24 Jul
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 25 Jul
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 27 Jul
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Mon 28 Jul
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Tue 29 Jul
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 30 Jul
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 31 Jul
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 1 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 3 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Mon 4 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Tue 5 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 6 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 7 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 8 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 10 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Mon 11 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Tue 12 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 13 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 14 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 15 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 17 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Mon 18 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Tue 19 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 20 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 21 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 22 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 24 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Mon 25 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Tue 26 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 27 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 28 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 29 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 31 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Mon 1 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Tue 2 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 3 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 4 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 5 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 7 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Mon 8 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Tue 9 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 10 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 11 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 12 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 14 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm

Location

Old Treasury Building
20 Spring St
East Melbourne 3002

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Price and bookings

This is a free event

Booking not required

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9651 2233
  • email address: info@otb.org.au
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