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  • Three people smiling and conversing at an indoor fair, one handing out calico tote bags.
15 – 17 May

Melbourne Art Book Fair

  • Free
  • Art

The Melbourne Art Book Fair's Stallholder Fair, in the NGV’s Great Hall, brings together a broad mix of local and international publishers, artists, designers, and collectives working across contemporary printed matter.

Spanning artist books, zines, magazines, photobooks, small press publishing, and experimental formats, the fair reflects the full range of practices shaping the field right now—from emerging voices to established studios and presses.

Across the weekend, stallholders present and sell their work directly, offering a rare chance to engage with the people behind the publications. It’s a space to discover new projects, track shifts in publishing, and encounter approaches that sit across art, design, writing, and research.

Come ready to browse, chat, and take something home!

Presented by National Gallery of Victoria as part of Melbourne Design Week.

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Date Times
Fri 15 May
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 16 May
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 17 May
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm

Location

Great Hall
National Gallery of Victoria
180 St Kilda Rd
Melbourne 3006

Open in maps location for National Gallery of Victoria

Price and bookings

This is a free event

Booking not required

Contact details

  • Visit website for Melbourne Art Book Fair
Facebook page for Melbourne Art Book Fair Instagram page for Melbourne Art Book Fair

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  • Accessible toilets
  • Mobility access
  • Service animals

All accessibility information is self-reported by the listing owner. It has not been verified by the City of Melbourne.

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The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.

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