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Provocations: What Will We Eat in the Future?
As ecological collapse reshapes how we produce and consume food, we need to find solutions.
Crush, Melt, Recycle
Drop by the Library at The Dock Makerspace and discover what really happens to plastic waste.
Serene Terrarium: Workshop for Beginners
Create your mini plant world while enjoying a soothing cuppa and a calming environment.
Mosaic Art Classes: Turkish Lamp Workshop
Make beautiful mosaic lamps at this Turkish lamp workshop in Melbourne!
Best of NGV International Tour
Join an expert for a guided tour to uncover the unexpected and overlooked within the NGV Collection.
Memory to Story: Migration and Exile
Learn how to deconstruct the lived experiences of migration and exile in this writing workshop.
Travel Sketching with Watercolour Pencil
Talk a walk around East Melbourne, sketching and learning tips and techniques along the way.
Free Public Lecture: Architect Kjetil Trædal Thorsen
Snøhetta – designing culture, designing change.
Botanica 001: Ikebana Workshop
A contemporary ikebana workshop exploring form, balance and negative space in an intimate setting.
English Reading Circle
Join a free, fun program to improve your English reading skills at North Melbourne Library.
Dialogue in a Divided World
Making a case for learning the art of agreeing to disagree in a special edition of The Fifth Estate.
Dining with Jane Austen with Lise Rodgers
Join Lise Rodgers for a presentation delivered in costume on dining in the time of Jane Austen.
Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Master Class Workshop
To Celebrate Chinese New Year and International Women’s Day, join a master class with Irene Liu.
Artemisia Gentileschi with Professor Christopher Marshall
A new account of the life, work and legacy of the globally renowned Italian Baroque painter.
An Evening at the Melbourne Savage Club
An evening with drinks, canapés and an exclusive guided tour behind closed doors.
Aled Jones: My Story, My Songs
Aled Jones returns to Melbourne for the first time since 2018, performing songs and telling stories.
Songbirds
Visit Southbank Library on Mondays for Songbirds, with songs, rhymes and stories for littlies.
Mosaic Making Workshop for Beginners
Learn the art of creating beautiful mosaics from start to finish.
Perfect Pairings: Guided Cheese and Wine Matching
Learn how artisan cheeses pair with fine back-vintage wines in this guided tasting.
Food and Ceramics: Alchemy of Fire
Join Distinguished Professor Peter McNeil for a lecture and afternoon tea about food and ceramics.
The Dowry Project: Artist-Led Embroidery Workshop
Join artist Sonia Zymantas for a workshop celebrating craft, conversation and community.
Happiness Talk, Kirtan Meditation and Vegan Dinner
A free talk on happiness with a music mantra meditation and a three-course vegan dinner.
The Aquarian Tea Party: The Alchemy of Emotions
A fun afternoon of ideas, tea and conversation – learning the craft of alchemy and magic.
Polly Woodside Open Day
Climb aboard and roam the decks of one of Australia’s last surviving 19th-century tall ships.
Tiny Tours: Ant to Apple
See how ants, bees and other insects help grow our food and keep ecosystems healthy.
Languages of Calabria: A Talk by Professor Joseph Lo Bianco
An overview of communication in Calabria, using maps and some sample speech.
Penny Tangey in Conversation
A cosy in-conversation event to launch the new Melbourne crime novel, What Rhymes with Murder?
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Adorned: Twilight Life Drawing Workshop
Discover how rituals and adornments mix with art through this after hours workshop.
Frugal Foodie: Making the Most of Seasonal Market Produce
Join Kirsty Bishop-Fox from Sustainability Pathways about making the most of seasonal produce.
Sacred Scents: A Bespoke Perfume Workshop
Craft a fragrance inspired by ancient history and ritual with the Hellenic Museum x Thematikos.
Winter Sketching with Alissa Duke
Learn to sketch on location in the historic exhibition house of Fairhall.