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

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

Book online for The Story of the Moving Image

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 8663 2200
  • email address: info@acmi.net.au
  • Visit website for The Story of the Moving Image
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