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NewsA Huge Banksy Exhibition Filled with 180-Plus Artworks Is Coming to Melbourne This Winter
District Docklands is getting a temporary Banksy makeover, complete with original art, sculptures, an infinity room and a Dismaland Bemusement Park simulation.
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NewsMeet Naala Badu: The Art Gallery of NSW Has Finally Named Its $344-Million Extension That Opened in Late 2022
AGNSW's original building, which boasts a sandstone facade dating back to the 19th century, also has a new moniker: Naala Nura.
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NewsAustralia's Biggest-Ever Yayoi Kusama Retrospective Is Coming to the NGV with a Brand-New Infinity Mirror Room
Summer 2024–25 in Melbourne means dots, pumpkins, a world-premiere mirror room and 180-plus Yayoi Kusama works.
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NewsOne of the Biggest and Most Complete Tyrannosaurus Rex Fossils in the World Is Coming to Australia
This interactive exhibition features the skeleton of a T. rex called Victoria — and, fittingly, it'll be on display at Melbourne Museum.
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NewsImmersive Installation 'Fire Gardens' Is Returning to Australia This Winter to Light Up Illuminate Adelaide 2024
The Adelaide Botanic Garden will be transformed into a garden of fire for the city's annual midyear arts festival.
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NewsWall to Wall Festival Is Hitting Melbourne in 2024 in the City's First Official Street Art Precinct
Smug, Adnate, Celeste Mountjoy, George Rose and Zoer are among the artists who'll paint the streets of Mordialloc at the end of April.
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NewsFrom the 'Mona Lisa' to 'Codex Atlanticus': A Look Inside The Lume's Multi-Sensory Leonardo da Vinci Exhibition
The only 360-degree exact replica of the world's most-famous enigmatic portrait, da Vinci's notebook pages, 40 of his machine inventions brought to life: they're all on display.
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GuideSix Spectacular Art Exhibitions Hitting Sydney in 2023
Famous Modern masters and significant contemporary artists from Australia and abroad are being celebrated in these unmissable exhibitions.
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GuideEight Unmissable Exhibitions to See in Melbourne This Winter
Chilly winter weather is the perfect excuse to explore a few (or many) of Melbourne's world-class art exhibitions.
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GuideSeven Vivid Sydney Highlights You Need to Add to Your Winter Calendar
With pop-up cabaret bars, thought-provoking conversations and free live music, the 2022 run of Vivid Sydney is set to shine bright.
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GuideImmersive and Impressive Blockbuster Exhibitions to Look Forward to Around Australia in 2022
Plan trips to dive into all things Disney, peer at Yayoi Kusama's finest in two different cities, scope out Picasso's best and fall in love with Elvis paraphernalia.
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GuideHow to Get Your Arts and Culture Fix in Tropical North Queensland
Explore beachfront markets, local art galleries and a tropical gin distillery.
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GuideTen Dazzling Melbourne Exhibitions to Look Forward to This Summer
From international art and iconic fashion to design commissions and immersive installations, here are the exhibitions serving up your summer cultural fix.
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GuideFive Unmissable Events to Check Out at Rising Festival
Prepare your diary now for supernatural winter forests and once-off food pop-ups.
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GuideSeven Immersive and Impressive Art Exhibitions to Visit Around Australia This Autumn
Plan trips to walk over giant Monet artworks, visit Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' and explore decaying rooms filled with street art.
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GuideEight Blockbuster Art Exhibitions to See Across Australia This Summer
Plan interstate trips to view giant mirrored sculptures by Jeff Koons, check out a major installation by Lindy Lee and explore the world of First Nations fashion — all at Australia's best galleries.
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NewsAn Interactive Multi-Sensory Experience That's All About Making You Feel Happy Is Coming to Australia
Heading Down Under from London, Dopamine Land features ball pits, mirror rooms and pillow fights — and it'll enjoy its Aussie debut in Brisbane.
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News'Dark Spectrum' Is Returning to Vivid to Turn Wynyard's Railway Tunnels Into a Lit-Up Labyrinth for a Second Year
This year, the one-kilometre trail will feature eight chambers, 300 lasers and strobe lights, 500 lanterns, 250 search lights and 700 illuminated arrows.
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From the 'Mona Lisa' to 'Codex Atlanticus': A Look Inside The Lume's Multi-Sensory Leonardo da Vinci Exhibition
The only 360-degree exact replica of the world's most-famous enigmatic portrait, da Vinci's notebook pages, 40 of his machine inventions brought to life: they're all on display.
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NewsHere's Why You Should Hit up The Big Picture Fest, Frankston's Biggest Street Art Festival
Eleven artists from around the world are coming to Frankston and there'll be live music and free events to celebrate.
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NewsACMI's World-Premiere 'Beings' Exhibition Will Feature Installations That Respond Differently to Every Visitor
The playful winter 2024 showcase explores the work of art and design collective Universal Everything, featuring 13 pieces from its 20-year career.
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NewsOriginal Pages From Leonardo da Vinci's 'Codex Atlanticus' Are Set to Display in Australia for the First Time
Penned by the artist and inventor, the priceless sheets will be on display at The Lume in Melbourne as part of its immersive da Vinci exhibition.
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NewsA Big Art and Fashion Exhibition Dedicated to Paris in the Belle Époque Period Is Coming to Australia
We've found your next reason to plan a trip to Bendigo Art Gallery: 'Paris: Impressions of Life 1880–1925'.
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NewsThe Art Gallery of New South Wales Is Bringing a Huge Alphonse Mucha Exhibition to Australia
AGNSW's exclusive winter showcase will focus on the Czech-born artist — and it has unveiled the rest of its 2024 lineup, too.
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NewsA Heap of Huge Australian Art Events Have Teamed Up to Create the Country's First Art Grand Tour
The Biennale of Sydney, Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art and more want you to make stunning exhibitions your next reason for a getaway — or to play tourist in your own town.
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NewsMelbourne Art Fair Is Returning in February with a Packed 2024 Program Featuring 100-Plus Artists
Over 50 events are on the program, including six performances, two major new commissions and four large-scale installations.
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NewsLife Has Found a Way to Bring 'Jurassic World: The Exhibition' to Melbourne in 2024
Filled with lifelike dinosaurs, the celebration of the 'Jurassic Park' franchise first came to Melbourne in 2016 — and it's returning.
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EventToki Tuesdays at Yakimono
Tuesday, April 23 and Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Yakimono, Melbourne
Enjoy the art of the Japanese whisky highball and crafting timeless beats with special guest producer Cyrus Villanueva.
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EventTitanic: The Artefact Exhibition
Saturday, December 16, 2023 - Sunday, April 21, 2024
Melbourne Museum, Carlton
The king of all Titanic exhibitions has dropped anchor in Melbourne with 200-plus artefacts.
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EventMelbourne Quarter Eats and Beats
Tuesday, April 2 - Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Melbourne Quarter, Docklands
Catch $10 eats, pop-up live beats and a sweet getaway giveaway at the inner city precinct this April.
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EventNot Natural — Science Gallery Melbourne
Saturday, February 17 - Saturday, June 29, 2024
Science Gallery Melbourne, Parkville
Explore the boundary between natural and artificial at this free exhibit in University of Melbourne's Science Gallery.
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EventFree Yum Cha at David's
Saturday, March 16, 2024, Saturday, March 23, 2024, Saturday, March 30, 2024 and Saturday, April 6, 2024
David's, Prahran
Free unlimited yum cha is up for grabs every Saturday arvo in Prahran for anyone named David.
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EventAll-You-Can-Eat Charcoal Chicken
Saturday, April 13 - Sunday, December 29, 2024
Henrietta Windsor, Windsor
Featuring hot chicks, crispy chips, creamy toum, fattoush salad, Henrietta’s signature hummus, and pickles.
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EventTesselaar Kabloom: Festival of Flowers
Saturday, March 23 - Sunday, April 21, 2024
Tesselaar Tulip Farm, Silvan
Watch pixies, fairies and sprites soar above a flowerbed stage as part of a circus at this year's Tesselaar Kabloom Festival of Flowers in the Dandenong Ranges.
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EventLUZIA — Cirque du Soleil
Sunday, March 24 - Sunday, May 19, 2024
Flemington Racecourse, Flemington
This spectacular Mexican-inspired production is also Cirque du Soleil's first touring performance to feature rain in its acrobatic and artistic scenes.
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EventLunch & Linger at NOMAD
Saturday, April 6, 2024, Sunday, April 7, 2024, Saturday, April 13, 2024 and Sunday, April 14, 2024
Nomad Melbourne, Melbourne
Share a mezze platter full of NOMAD favourites, plus unlimited beer, wine and spritzes for 90 minutes.
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EventBBQs of the World
Sunday, April 21, 2024
Dandenong Market, Dandenong
Celebrate the art of grilling later this month.
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NewsDazzling After-Dark Festival Lightscape Is Returning to Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne for Winter 2024
Wander through 2.2 kilometres of light and colour, including a cathedral made out of glowing globes, all while walking through nature.
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Hello 'Mona Lisa': The Lume's Next Massive Multi-Sensory Exhibition Is Dedicated to Leonardo da Vinci
From March, Australia's permanent digital-only art gallery will showcase the artist and inventor's works in its immersive style.
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News'Italian Renaissance Alive' Is the Next Multi-Sensory Exhibition That'll Give You an Immersive Art Experience
You've walked through van Gogh's work, then art by Monet and his impressionist contemporaries — now it's time to wander through pieces by Michelangelo, da Vinci, Botticelli and Caravaggio.
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NewsLouise Bourgeois' World-Famous Spider Sculpture 'Maman' Has Arrived in Australia for the First Time
The iconic nine-metre-high piece is on display on the Art Gallery of NSW forecourt as part of Australia's largest-ever Louise Bourgeois exhibition.
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NewsOne of Yayoi Kusama's Giant Pumpkins Is Taking Up Permanent Residence in an Australian Sculpture Park
Victoria's Pt Leo Estate is adding one of the Japanese artist's three-metre-wide gourds to a collection that already includes Jaume Plensa, KAWS, Inge King and Reko Rennie.
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NewsCute Shit: Japan's Pastel-Hued Kawaii Poop Museum Experience Is Coming to Australia This Summer
Melbourne is about to be filled with "max unko kawaii" — the maximum cuteness of poop.
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NewsSpencer Tunick Will Close Brisbane's Story Bridge to Fill It with Nudes for a New Photography Work in 2024
The New York-based artist is staging one shoot in the River City in November 2023, and will return again for a larger-scale piece in October 2024.
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NewsThe Biennale of Sydney Has Revealed Its Artists, Venues and First Events for 2024's 'Ten Thousand Suns' Edition
Here's what you'll be seeing, and where, at next year's three-month-long art celebration across Sydney.
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NewsFrom Fairy Tales to Iris van Herpen and APT11: GOMA and Queensland Art Gallery's 2024 Program Is Here
Works by Judy Watson will also display in South Brisbane next year, while GOMA's Australian Cinémathèque will run a season on mad science films.
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NewsThe King of All Titanic Exhibitions Is Dropping Anchor in Australia with 200-Plus Artefacts
Coming to Melbourne Museum after selling out its Paris season, the extensive exhibition features items recovered from the ship's wreck site.
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NewsSydney's Huge 'Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs' Exhibition Will Feature the Sarcophagus of Ramses II
The royal coffin rarely leaves Egypt, but it has been given permission to travel Down Under to display at the Australian Museum.
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NewsDance in the Rain Without Getting Wet When Melbourne's 'Rain Room' Returns for Its Third Season
The immersive Instagram-fave 'Rain Room' returns for another season, offering a rainstorm experience that won't mess up your hair.
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NewsMarvel's Huge New Exhibition Celebrates the Company's 85-Year History — and It's World-Premiering in NZ
If you want to check out 'Marvel: Earth's Mightiest Exhibition', you'll need to head to Wellington.
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NewsWhite Bay Power Station Will Open to the Public for the First Time in Over 100 Years as Part of the Biennale of Sydney
The historic power station has been transformed into an artistic, cultural and community hub which will reopen as part of the Biennale in March next year.
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NewsGOMA's Enchanting Summer 'Fairy Tales' Exhibition Will Let You Wander Around a Twisted Indoor Forest
The stunning showcase will also feature one of David Bowie's 'Labyrinth' costumes, 3000 genetically modified blooms by Patricia Piccinini and a heap of fairy tale movies.
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NewsArtist Spencer Tunick Is Returning to Australia for a New Nude Photography Work Along the Brisbane River
As part of the Queensland capital's MELT festival, the New York-based artist will celebrate diversity with a new series of nude photography installations called 'TIDE'.
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News'Pharaoh' Is the Blockbuster NGV Exhibition That's Bringing 500-Plus Ancient Egyptian Works to Australia in 2024
Covering the time of Tutankhamun, Ramses II, Nefertari, Khufu and even Alexander the Great, this impressive showcase features pieces from the British Museum.
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NewsAn Amy Winehouse Exhibition Focusing on the Singer's Early Career Is Coming to Australia This Spring
Charles Moriarty was asked to photograph 19-year-old Winehouse before she was a star, then shot the cover art for her first record 'Frank'.
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NewsA Spectacular World-Premiere Experimental Digital Exhibition About Nature Is Taking Over Melbourne's ACMI
Art collective Marshmallow Laser Feast will unveil 'Works of Nature', which features five major pieces that muse on the natural world.
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NewsBBC Earth Is Bringing a Spectacular Immersive Experience with Narration by David Attenborough to Australia
Melbourne will become only the second city in the world to host the 360-degree walk-through audiovisual event, which draws upon footage from 'Seven Worlds, One Planet'.
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NewsFive Unmissable Exhibitions in Melbourne This Spring
Mark your calendars because things are heating up.
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NewsLouise Bourgeois' World-Famous Spider Sculpture 'Maman' Is Coming to Australia for the First Time
The iconic nine-metre-high, ten-metre-wide piece will be on display during the 2023–24 Sydney International Art Series.
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NewsElectric Kingdom Is the New Luminous Festival Taking Over Birrarung Marr This September
Over eight nights, this free festival is bringing giant illuminated animals, dynamic light installations and roaming entertainment to Birrarung Marr.
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NewsMighty Exhibition 'Behind The Boosh' Is Touring Its Peek Into the Comedy Troupe's History Down Under
As well as playing Bollo the Gorilla, Dave Brown has snapped 20 years of 'The Mighty Boosh' antics — and you can take a look.
