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An early watercolour painting of Melbourne's Yarra River.
Until 31 Jul

Yarra: Stories of Melbourne's River

  • Free
  • Exhibition

Melbourne’s Yarra River looks placid most of the time, but it is a river with a turbulent past. This exhibition at Melbourne’s Old Treasury Building explores the chequered history of the stream we call the ‘city’s river’.

The river banks are tranquil now, but 186 years ago they were the site of the first struggles between First Nations people the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung, and invading Europeans. It was all over within five years, with the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung effectively banished from the village of Melbourne by Lieutenant-Governor Charles La Trobe in September 1840. This was to be a story repeated over and over again throughout the catchment areas of the Yarra.

This free exhibition at the Old Treasury Building is rich in stories and illustrations of our river past and present. It was developed in consultation with the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation and in partnership with Public Record Office Victoria.

Hours

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

Location

Old Treasury Building
20 Spring St
East Melbourne 3002

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Price and bookings

This is a free event

Booking not required

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9651 2233
  • email address: info@otb.org.au
  • Visit website for Yarra: Stories of Melbourne's River
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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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