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  • Historic photo of protesters at a women's rights demonstration.
  • A photo of large group of people protesting for Aboriginal land rights.
Until 31 Dec

Protest Melbourne

  • Free
  • Exhibition

Public protest has a long history in Victoria. Since as early as the 1840s, Melburnians have taken to the streets to express their views on a wide range of issues, from the right to vote to workers’ rights.

How important is the right to protest in a democracy? This exhibition explores past and present protest in an attempt to find out.

Hours

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

Location

Old Treasury Building
20 Spring St
East Melbourne 3002

Open in maps location for Old Treasury Building

Price and bookings

This is a free event

Booking not required

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9651 2233
  • Visit website for Protest Melbourne
Facebook page for Protest Melbourne Instagram page for Protest Melbourne Twitter page for Protest Melbourne

Christmas

Christmas starts only in the city
Start here
A man and woman dancing next to a woman dressed in a Santa outfit who is using a DJ deck.

Christmas things to do

The city’s wrapped and ready with magical moments, twinkling lights and festive fun.

  • Family and kids
  • Entertainment
A man and woman sitting at a table full of food with a Christmas tree in the background.

Christmas eat and drink

Savour the city’s festive flavours with rooftop bars and menus made for merry moments.

  • Bar
  • Restaurant
Two women holding several shopping bags while they walk through a shopping arcade decorated for Christmas.

Christmas shopping

Start ticking off your list in the city’s iconic laneways, arcades and malls.

  • Gifts
  • Fashion
Start here

Discover more

A black and white photograph of a family eating a meal at the family dining table circa 1950.
Until 27 Jun

You Have a New Memory

An exhibition that explores how and why we remember, through the lens of the Library's collections.

  • Free
  • Exhibition
Black and white photograph from the 1960s of model, Twiggy, wearing a mini-dress at the Melbourne Cup.
Until 31 Dec

Swinging 60s

This exhibition looks at what it was like to live in Victoria during the 1960s.

  • Free
  • Art
Looking over a blurred shoulder at a table with books displayed.
Until 12 Jan

World of the Book

Experience the rare, the sacred and the iconic in this one-of-a-kind exibition.

  • Free
  • Exhibition
Installation view of the Spartans & Anzacs exhibition at the Shrine of Remembrance, with people walking around the space, reading panels and looking at displays.
Until 11 Apr

Spartans & Anzacs

This exhibition invites reflection on the enduring values forged in conflict.

  • Free
  • Art
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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.

We accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart and are committed to walking together to build a better future. For more information, visit Aboriginal Melbourne.

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