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    BBC 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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    Five Unmissable Exhibitions in Melbourne This Spring

    Mark your calendars because things are heating up.

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    Louise 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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    Electric 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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    Mighty 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.

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    The Top Talks, Workshops and Activities to Catch at This Year's Sydney Science Festival

    Get educated on the past, present and future of all fields of science during this Sydney-wide celebration.

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    Bondi's 'Sculpture by the Sea' Will Mark Its 25th Year in 2023 with Artists Who Displayed at Its 1997 Debut

    Once again, the Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk will be filled with 100-plus artworks over a two-kilometre trail.

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    A Lit-Up Lumina Night Walk Will Soon Be Dazzling Brisbane's Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens 150 Evenings a Year

    Brisbanites and visitors alike will soon be able to see this patch of greenery in a whole new light.

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    Clever Girl: A Roaming Seven-Foot Velociraptor Just Turned Bondi Beach Into 'Jurassic World'

    A 'Jurassic World' exhibition is bringing lifelike dinosaur replicas to Sydney — and one went for a trip to the beach first.

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    GOMA Is Throwing Two Huge After-Hours Parties Inside Its eX de Medici and Michael Zavros Exhibitions

    These after-hours art sessions include food and drinks, a temporary tattoo booth, and tunes by Lisa Mitchell, Banoffee, Nai Palm and The Riot.

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    The 2024 Biennale of Sydney Will Explore the Theme 'Ten Thousand Suns' with Help From These First 39 Artists

    As well as a wide-ranging free art exhibition, next year's event will also feature a contemporary music lineup in partnership with Phoenix Central Park.

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    'Jurassic World: The Exhibition' Is Roaring Into Sydney for the Dinosaur Franchise's 30th Anniversary

    Walk through the famous gates and get up close to lifelike dinosaurs to celebrate three decades since 'Jurassic Park' first hit cinemas.

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    Immersive Experience 'Dinos Alive' Is Bringing Its Life-Sized Animatronic Dinosaurs to Australia

    Welcome to... your next date with prehistoric creatures, including replicas of tyrannosaurus rex, stegosaurus and velociraptors.

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    You'll Soon Be Able to Wander Through a 700-Square-Metre Kaleidoscope at Powerhouse Ultimo

    After 'House of Mirrors', installation artist Keith Courtney now wants you to mosey through a huge expanse of glass, steel, mirrors and moving prisms that resembles a human-sized kaleidoscope.

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    Now Open: Spectacular Michael Zavros and eX de Medici Exhibitions Have Arrived at GOMA

    More than 190 works are currently on display until October across two showcases — one focusing on the Queensland artist, the other on the Canberra talent and tattooist.

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    'Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs' Is Bringing 181 Priceless Artefacts and Treasures to Australia

    The Australian Museum in Sydney will host this Ramses the Great exhibition, which will feature items that've never left Egypt before.

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    Mona's First-Ever Old Art Exhibition and Jónsi's Volcano Simulation Are Your New Excuses to Hit Tasmania

    The Hobart gallery will also display French artist Jean-Luc Moulène's debut Australian showcase.

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    Six 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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    Now Open: A Stunning Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Mexican Modernism Exhibition Has Arrived in Australia

    In an Aussie exclusive — and the nation's most comprehensive Mexican Modernism exhibition — the Art Gallery of South Australia is showcasing more than 150 works.

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    Polaroid Portrait Exhibition 'Instant Warhol' Is Your Next Chance to See the Artist's Work Down Under

    Warhol's art has already popped up in Adelaide and on the Gold Coast this year — now it's Ballarat's turn.

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    Balloon Art Is On The Rise: World-Renowned Artist Chats About His Largest Work to Date

    Creative, crafty, captivating Chris Adamo chats about the latest (and largest) project of his career.

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    After-Dark Light Festival Lightscape Will Brighten Up the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens This Spring

    Wander through two kilometres of light and colour, all while walking through nature, at this stunning Brisbane Festival event.

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    New After-Dark Lights Festival Rialto Aglow Will Illuminate Melbourne This Winter

    This free, ten-day festival is bringing interactive light installations, large-scale projection artwork and live entertainment to Rialto Piazza.

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    A Massive Marilyn Monroe Exhibition Featuring More Than 200 Artefacts Is Coming to Australia

    Sydney Town Hall will host this tribute to the iconic Hollywood star, which heads Down Under for the first time.

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    Queensland Museum Has Opened a New Permanent Dinosaur Gallery Filled with Fossils and Meteorites

    Free to visit, 'Dinosaurs Unearthed: Explore Prehistoric Queensland' focuses on the ancient creatures that once roamed the Sunshine State.

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    2023's Vibrant Fleet of First Peoples-Designed Art Trams Has Started Rolling Around Melbourne

    Six First Nations artists have decked out six trams, all responding to the theme ‘Blak futurism'.

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    Docklands' After-Dark Arts Festival Firelight Will Return for Three Fire-Filled Nights This Winter

    This annual event is firing up for its biggest installation ever, with flaming sculptures, light installations and a giant inflatable mushroom.

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    Now Open: A World-Premiere Pierre Bonnard Exhibition in Collaboration with the Musée d'Orsay Has Hit the NGV

    More than 100 of the iconic French artist's works are now on display at this blockbuster showcase, accompanied by scenography by architect India Mahdavi.

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    Hamer Hall Will Light Up with First Peoples' Art and Spirit Stories This Month

    Hamer Hall will be illuminated with a huge, large-scale projection piece which will tell First Peoples' spirit stories.

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    Australia's Museum of Underwater Art Off Townsville Just Scored an Impressive New Snorkel Trail

    Located on the John Brewer Reef, 'Ocean Sentinels' features eight sculptures modelled after marine scientists and conservationists.

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    Six Exclusive Events in Surry Hills' Hollywood Quarter to Add to Your Bright Winter Lineup

    During Vivid's takeover, this neighbourhood's got everything from exclusive set menus and rooftop hip hop parties, to arty installations and nightly live music.

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    Australia's Most-Comprehensive Rembrandt Exhibition in 25 Years Is Taking Over the NGV All Winter

    More than 100 of the 17th-century Dutch artist’s etchings are in the spotlight at this impressive retrospective, alongside a selection of his iconic paintings.

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    New Winter Festival Now or Never Is Bringing a Stacked Music Lineup to the Royal Exhibition Building

    The historic Royal Exhibition Building will play host to a cutting-edge club night — plus Semi Permanent is dropping in for a one-day iteration dubbed Never Permanent.

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    The Lume's Next Big Multi-Sensory Exhibition 'Connection' Is Dedicated to First Nations Art and Music

    This immersive walk-through experience showcasing 110-plus Indigenous talents will take over Melbourne's digital-only art gallery from late June.

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    Museum of Brisbane's Latest Big (and Free) Exhibition Is All About Clay, Pottery and Ceramics

    Celebrating the creative possibilities of clay, this free showcase features more than 300 works.

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    Bruce Munro's New 'Light-Towers' Installation Is Now Dazzling the Northern Territory's Kings Canyon

    The 'Field of Light' artist has added another glowing sight to Australia's Red Centre, this time featuring 69 two-metre towers.

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    From Giant Lilies to Mini Queenslanders, This Is What Brisbane's Botanica Festival Looks Like in 2023

    Lighting up the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens, this year's fest also includes a woven pavilion and a kaleidoscope of butterflies.

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    Julia Gutman's Portrait of Montaigne Has Just Taken Out the 2023 Archibald Prize

    29-year-old Gutman is one of the prestigious award's youngest-ever recipients.

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    Now or Never Is the Major New Festival Set to Hit Melbourne This Winter

    Celebrating creativity and big ideas, this large-scale offering debuts in August with a hefty program of art, music, thought-provoking talks and more.

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    More Women Than Men Are Finalists for the 2023 Archibald Prize for the First Time in the Award's History

    This year's contenders include portraits of Claudia Karvan, Sam Neill, Archie Roach, Noni Hazlehurst and Daniel Johns.

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    Illuminate Adelaide Is Back for 2023 with Art and Light Installations, Yothu Yindi and Oneohtrix Point Never

    Make plans to visit the South Australian capital — the City of Churches' winter arts, music and light festival has just dropped a dazzling lineup.

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