Learning

4 – 19 Apr

Autumn School Holidays at Melbourne Museum

Autumn adventures await at Melbourne Museum.

1 Apr

Provocations: What Will We Eat in the Future?

As ecological collapse reshapes how we produce and consume food, we need to find solutions.

26 Mar

Crush, Melt, Recycle

Drop by the Library at The Dock Makerspace and discover what really happens to plastic waste.

Until 30 Apr

Serene Terrarium: Workshop for Beginners

Create your mini plant world while enjoying a soothing cuppa and a calming environment.

Until 25 May

Mosaic Art Classes: Turkish Lamp Workshop

Make beautiful mosaic lamps at this Turkish lamp workshop in Melbourne!

Until 16 Apr

Best of NGV International Tour

Join an expert for a guided tour to uncover the unexpected and overlooked within the NGV Collection.

11 Apr

Memory to Story: Migration and Exile

Learn how to deconstruct the lived experiences of migration and exile in this writing workshop.

Until 28 Mar

Travel Sketching with Watercolour Pencil

Talk a walk around East Melbourne, sketching and learning tips and techniques along the way.

21 Apr

Free Public Lecture: Architect Kjetil Trædal Thorsen

Snøhetta – designing culture, designing change.

Until 12 Dec

Local Lunch Club

Live well, eat well, together at Kathleen Syme Library.

Until 13 Sep

Pressed Flower Lamp Making Workshop

Make your room colourful and vibrant with your own pressed flower lamp.

Until 2 May

Botanica 001: Ikebana Workshop

A contemporary ikebana workshop exploring form, balance and negative space in an intimate setting.

Until 17 Apr

English Reading Circle

Join a free, fun program to improve your English reading skills at North Melbourne Library.

25 Mar

Love and Art: The World of Vali Myers

Go beyond the canvas and explore the creative legacy of Australian artist and dancer, Vali Myers.

17 Apr

Pamela Anderson Live in Conversation

Join an intimate conversation with 90s icon and cultural changemaker, Pamela Anderson.

15 Apr

Dialogue in a Divided World

Making a case for learning the art of agreeing to disagree in a special edition of The Fifth Estate.

13 Jun

Dining with Jane Austen with Lise Rodgers

Join Lise Rodgers for a presentation delivered in costume on dining in the time of Jane Austen.

20 Mar

Artemisia Gentileschi with Professor Christopher Marshall

A new account of the life, work and legacy of the globally renowned Italian Baroque painter.

9 Apr

Aled Jones: My Story, My Songs

Aled Jones returns to Melbourne for the first time since 2018, performing songs and telling stories.

Until 7 Dec

Songbirds

Visit Southbank Library on Mondays for Songbirds, with songs, rhymes and stories for littlies.

Until 30 Apr

Mosaic Making Workshop for Beginners

Learn the art of creating beautiful mosaics from start to finish.

Until 25 Apr

Perfect Pairings: Guided Cheese and Wine Matching

Learn how artisan cheeses pair with fine back-vintage wines in this guided tasting.

18 Apr

Connections to the Birrarung

Explore the ongoing impacts and effects of colonisation with First Nations educators

19 Jun

Food and Ceramics: Alchemy of Fire

Join Distinguished Professor Peter McNeil for a lecture and afternoon tea about food and ceramics.

2 Apr

Little Wombats

Join in this cultural workshop at narrm ngarrgu Library.

31 Mar

Deakin University Brookes Oration

Aamir Qutub delivers the annual Brookes Oration, in conversation with journalist Neary Ty.

26 Mar

Happiness Talk, Kirtan Meditation and Vegan Dinner

A free talk on happiness with a music mantra meditation and a three-course vegan dinner.

14 Apr

Enchanted Library: Holiday Program

A full-day creative story writing workshop for ages 8-12 years.

Until 24 Aug

DIY Craft Workshops

Unleash your creativity at these workshops where everyone is a designer.

15 Mar

Drop in Drawing: Oslo Davis

Visit Walsh Street for a drop-in drawing session with Oslo Davis.

Until 3 May

Polly Woodside Open Day

Climb aboard and roam the decks of one of Australia’s last surviving 19th-century tall ships.

Until 16 Mar

Tiny Tours: Ant to Apple

See how ants, bees and other insects help grow our food and keep ecosystems healthy.