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Until 31 Dec

The Story of the Moving Image

  • Free
  • Family and kids

From the first projections and optical illusions to the birth of film and beyond, moving images have the power to spark imagination, share stories and shape history. Discover how inventors, innovators and artists at the turn of the 20th century wielded light, split time and captured motion, heralding a technological revolution that continues today.

Featuring ancient shadow puppets, Victorian-era magic lanterns, original cameras, iconic costumes, movie sets, sketches, clips and contemporary art, The Story of the Moving Image traverses time, countries and cultures in a mesmerising exploration of an art form that changed the world and illuminated our collective humanity.

The Story of the Moving Image is open 364 days a year, is completely free and offers deep interactive and immersive experiences to visitors of all ages.

Hours

Date Times
Thu 5 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 6 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 7 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 8 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 9 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 10 Mar
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Wed 11 Mar
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Thu 12 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 13 Mar
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Sat 14 Mar
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Sun 15 Mar
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Mon 16 Mar
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Wed 18 Mar
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Thu 19 Mar
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Fri 20 Mar
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Sat 21 Mar
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Sun 22 Mar
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Mon 23 Mar
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Tue 24 Mar
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Wed 25 Mar
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Thu 26 Mar
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Fri 27 Mar
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Mon 30 Mar
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Location

ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image)
Flinders St
Melbourne 3000

Open in maps location for ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image)

Price and bookings

This is a free event

Booking not required

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Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 8663 2200
  • email address: info@acmi.net.au
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  • Family and kids
Melbourne's essential night-time events

Melbourne's essential night-time events

From hidden laneway markets to epic pop-ups, Melbourne gets lit once the lights go out.

  • Comedy
  • Theatre
Moonlight Cinema
Until 5 Apr

Moonlight Cinema

Kick back with a film under the stars at Melbourne’s most spectacular open-air cinema.

  • Film
  • Entertainment

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Game Worlds
Until 29 Mar

Game Worlds

ACMI's new playable exhibition features more than 30 videogames from the 1970s to today.

  • Family and kids
  • Art
Play School: Come and Play
Until 12 Jul

Play School: Come and Play

A hands-on, playful exhibition where families can discover how the beloved TV show comes to life.

  • Free
  • Family and kids
World of the Book
Until 17 May

World of the Book

Explore the rare, the sacred and the iconic in the 20th anniversary of this annual exhibition.

  • Free
  • Exhibition
The Burying of Melbourne
Until 20 Mar

The Burying of Melbourne

An exhibition exploring the partial burying of parts of Melbourne city in the mid-1850s.

  • Free
  • Exhibition
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