Until 31 Dec

Melbourne Through the Coffee Cup

From WWII migrants who introduced espresso machines to the city, to the thriving cafe culture of today, coffee has become Melbourne's cultural glue. It is more than a drink: it is a ritual, a marker of identity, and a way of bringing people together across generations and cultures.

Part of the Head On Photo Festival, Melbourne Through the Coffee Cup is a free exhibition that captures this obsession through striking photography by Peter Casamento and words by Sandra Makris.

It’s all about the coffee, cafe culture and characters. Portraits and documentary images pay tribute to Carlton’s early coffee trailblazers while also portraying contemporary cafe and street scenes. The exhibition reflects how Melbourne grew from a local scene in Carlton, satisfying the needs of newly arrived migrants craving espresso-style coffee, to becoming a city recognised as the coffee capital of the world.

By popular demand, the exhibition is now extended until the end of the year.

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