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Three open oysters on a white surface, with two slices of lemon.
Until 29 Aug

The Dirty Dozen

  • Free
  • Art

Curated by award-winning food writer and author Richard Cornish, The Dirty Dozen delves into the sometimes-dark, often-uplifting stories behind street food, produce markets and the dining habits of the 19th-century elite. The exhibition features newly commissioned ceramic artworks of quintessential street foods made by Kenny Pittock, alongside historical menus, imagery and objects from the City of Melbourne’s Art and Heritage Collection.

This event is presented as a part of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival program. The City Gallery will be open on Saturdays and Sundays during the festival (21-30 March) from 11am-4pm.

Hours

Date Times
Fri 9 May
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Mon 12 May
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Tue 13 May
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Wed 14 May
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Thu 15 May
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Fri 16 May
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Mon 19 May
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Tue 20 May
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Wed 21 May
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Thu 22 May
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Fri 23 May
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Mon 26 May
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Tue 27 May
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Wed 28 May
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Thu 29 May
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Fri 30 May
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Mon 2 Jun
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Tue 3 Jun
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Wed 4 Jun
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Thu 5 Jun
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Fri 6 Jun
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Mon 9 Jun
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Tue 10 Jun
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Wed 11 Jun
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Thu 12 Jun
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Fri 13 Jun
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Mon 16 Jun
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Tue 17 Jun
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Wed 18 Jun
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Thu 19 Jun
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Fri 20 Jun
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Mon 23 Jun
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Tue 24 Jun
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Wed 25 Jun
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Thu 26 Jun
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Fri 27 Jun
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Mon 30 Jun
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Tue 1 Jul
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Wed 2 Jul
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Thu 3 Jul
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Fri 4 Jul
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Mon 7 Jul
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Tue 8 Jul
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Wed 9 Jul
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Thu 10 Jul
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Fri 11 Jul
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Mon 14 Jul
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Tue 15 Jul
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Wed 16 Jul
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Thu 17 Jul
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Fri 18 Jul
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Mon 21 Jul
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Tue 22 Jul
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Wed 23 Jul
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Thu 24 Jul
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Fri 25 Jul
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Mon 28 Jul
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Tue 29 Jul
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Wed 30 Jul
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Thu 31 Jul
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Fri 1 Aug
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Mon 4 Aug
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Tue 5 Aug
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Wed 6 Aug
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Thu 7 Aug
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Fri 8 Aug
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Mon 11 Aug
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Tue 12 Aug
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Wed 13 Aug
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Thu 14 Aug
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Fri 15 Aug
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Mon 18 Aug
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Tue 19 Aug
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Wed 20 Aug
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Thu 21 Aug
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Fri 22 Aug
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Mon 25 Aug
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Tue 26 Aug
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Wed 27 Aug
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Thu 28 Aug
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm
Fri 29 Aug
  • 8.30am - 5pm 8:30am - 5:00pm

Location

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City Gallery
110 Swanston St
Melbourne 3000

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Price and bookings

This is a free event

Booking not required

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9658 9658
  • email address: citygallery@melbourne.vic.gov.au
  • Visit website for The Dirty Dozen
Instagram page for The Dirty Dozen

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