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NewsArtist Spencer Tunick Will Stage a Mass Nude Photography Work in Melbourne
Hundreds of Melburnians will volunteer to strip off on Chapel Street this July.
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GuideFive Next-Level Performances to See at Next Wave Festival 2018
From freestyle dog dancing to a democratic dinner party.
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NewsThe NGV's Big Summer Exhibition Will Be an Escher-Filled Immersive Optical Illusion
The Melbourne gallery will match the Dutch artist with Japanese design studio Nendo in a mind-bending collection of art and design.
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NewsA New Exhibition of Influential Japanese Art Is Coming to Melbourne's NGV
The gallery will draw on its collection to display 19th century art from Japan, as well as the European works it influenced.
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NewsA Closer Look at 'The Lady and the Unicorn'
We get more familiar with one of the art world's greatest enigmas, currently showing at the Art Gallery of NSW.
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GuideThe Best Things to do in Melbourne This Easter Long Weekend
Navigate a maze, dance at a free five-day party and take your pup to a movie.
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GuideSpectacular Autumn Events For Culture Vultures Seeking Their Next Fix
Make sure you add these must-do events to your Sydney culture calendar.
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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 of the Best RISING Festival Events That You Can Still Get Tickets To
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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NewsHow These Artists Are Working to Remove Stigma Around Daily Mental Health Issues
Address your own daily mental health needs at their pop-up vending machine until April 8.
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NewsMONA's New Exhibition Is an Immersive Ode to the Radical Artists of Post-War Germany
'Zero' will bring together — and reconstruct — works from the art collective of the same name and exhibit it for the very first time.
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NewsFive Reasons to Head to Melbourne's New Artbank Opening This Weekend
Lovers of contemporary Australian art take notice — the gallery's newest venture is one that's bound to get you up and about.
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NewsSydney Just Scored a Lovely New Public Artwork by Tracey Emin
The tiny bird sculptures dotted around the city will remind you to slow down and think about loved ones, near and far.
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Next Wave Festival Announces Jam-Packed 2018 Lineup
Featuring art parties, a performance that fits 100 historical disasters into 60 minutes and an investigation into the world of freestyle dog dancing.
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NewsThe MCA to Host an Australian-First Retrospective of Photographer David Goldblatt's Works
The South African photographer is the focus of two major exhibitions coming to this year's Sydney International Art Series.
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NewsA Huge Marcel Duchamp Exhibition Is Coming to Australia
It's coming to Sydney's Art Gallery of NSW in April 2019 after stops in Tokyo and Seoul.
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NewsA Major New James Turrell Light Installation Will Illuminate Brisbane's GOMA From April
It opens in April, and will light up the gallery from dusk till midnight every evening.
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NewsWes Anderson Is Curating a New Vienna Art Exhibition
Along with partner Juman Malouf, the Moonrise Kingdom director curate an art exhibition for Vienna's Kunsthistorisches Museum.
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NewsThis Photography Series Turns Tokyo Into a Blade Runner-Like Futuristic Realm
See the Japanese capital in a different light courtesy of Australian photographer Tom Blachford.
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NewsA Digital Mahatma Gandhi Exhibition Is Coming to Melbourne
The exhibition comes from a residence in Delhi.
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NewsThis App Will Search More Than a Thousand Museums and Galleries For Your Artistic Doppelganger
Always thought that your selfies look like art? Maybe they do.
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EventChristmas Sculpture and Qris Qringle at QV Melbourne
Wed, 26 Nov 2025 - Tue, 6 Jan 2026
QV Melbourne, Melbourne
Christmas at QV Melbourne is back, featuring a towering festive sculpture and the mystery Qris Qringle giveaway loaded with daily prizes.
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EventCoburg Night Market 2025
Thu, 11 Dec 2025, Fri, 12 Dec 2025 and Sat, 13 Dec 2025
Bridges Reserve Coburg, Coburg
This much-loved night market returns to Melbourne's north, bringing three nights of live music, food trucks, artisan stalls and family-friendly activities.
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EventThe Royal Family Dance Crew Presents 'Defend the Throne'
Wed, 27 May - Sun, 7 Jun 2026
Hamer Hall, Southbank
Global street-dance icons The Royal Family Dance Crew will headline RISING 2026 with 'Defend the Throne,' a high-energy showcase blending 14 years of their most iconic choreography with brand-new work ...
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EventSummer Music Series at Mr Mills
Multiple single dates
Mr Mills, Melbourne
Step into this chic late-night basement bar, where high-energy DJs will groove through the early hours all summer long.
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EventMidsumma Festival 2026
Sun, 18 Jan 2026 - Tue, 30 Dec 2025
Various Melbourne locations, Melbourne
Victoria's major LGBTQIA+ arts and cultural celebration is back, delivering over 250 events that champion queer creativity and community.
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EventLu-Niverse: Countess Luann at Melbourne Recital Centre
Mon, 23 Feb, 2026
Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank
Be cool, as this reality TV star brings her infectious energy to Melbourne for a tea-spilling deep dive into a slew of wild moments.
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EventSalomon x BTV Run Club
Sat, 6 Dec and Sat, 13 Dec 2025
Albert Park, Albert Park
Everyone is invited on two runs in Albert Park, plus a daily run club bringing wholesome mornings to the four-day festival at Barunah Plains.
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EventCarlsberg Beach Club
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 - Thu, 29 Jan 2026
Frankston Waterfront, Frankston
Get ready for European holiday vibes, sunset sessions, and free live music just 45 minutes from Melbourne.
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EventCreator Summit: Powered by Fujifilm
Sat, 9 May, 2026
The Timber Yard, Port Melbourne
Following a sold-out Sydney edition, this hands-on photography festival is headed to Melbourne, jam-packed with lens-based creative encounters.
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EventVinnies Fitzroy Good Gift Pop-Up Market
Mon, 10 Nov - Wed, 24 Dec 2025
Vinnies Fitzroy, Fitzroy
Save cash, reduce your environmental impact and give back to the community, as this curated pop-up market offers stellar pre-loved Christmas shopping.
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NewsUluru's Incredible Field of Light Installation Has Been Extended Until 2020
Bruce Munro’s immersive installation will keep lighting up the Red Centre.
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NewsNew York's Metropolitan Museum of Art Will Start Charging Tourists Entry Fees
Headed to NY this year? Prepare to pay to get into this iconic site.
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NewsThis Japanese Art Project Collects Origami Sculptures Made From Chopstick Wrappers
Turning rubbish into art.
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NewsA Major Contemporary Aboriginal Artwork Will Grace Sydney Airport's International Terminal From 2018
The installation by Kamilaroi artist Archie Moore will be seen by 15 million passengers each year.
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GuideTen Epic Art Exhibitions to See Across Australia This Summer
From Yayoi Kusama to Pipilotti Rist to the NGV's huge new Triennial, this might be the country's best summer of art yet.
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Gallery: A Look Inside the NGV's Hugely Ambitious New Exhibition, the NGV Triennial
The gallery is now filled with 100 giants resin skulls, a Yayoi Kusama flower room and a 15.8-metre-long buddha until April 2018.
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NewsAi Weiwei to Install a 60-Metre Inflatable Boat on Sydney's Cockatoo Island
It's part of 2018's 21st Biennale of Sydney.
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NewsFederation Square Is Getting an Inflatable Walk-In Labyrinth This Summer
Arboria is a huge immersive installation, inspired by the forest.
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NewsMelbourne Has a New Street Art 'Precinct' with Six New Large-Scale Murals
The power station at Spencer and Little Bourke streets now features large-scale works curated by collective Juddy Roller.
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NewsNew York's Madison Square Park Has Been Turned Into a Glowing Field of Light
Hundreds of LED-filled globes will be swaying over the public space until March.
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NewsMelbourne Artist Callum Preston Has Recreated a Functional 90s-Style Milk Bar
Everything's for sale — except the Crunchie bars and Big Ms are hand-painted timber artworks.
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NewsA Look Inside GOMA's Kaleidoscopic 'Yayoi Kusama: Life Is the Heart of a Rainbow' Exhibition
The Japanese artist's polka dot Obliteration Room, immersive mirror rooms and pumpkins have landed in Brisbane.
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GuideFive Captivating Art Exhibitions to Explore in Melbourne This November
Cover off everything from postcards to light shows, and fake personalities to kaleidoscopic collages.
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NewsThis Record-Breaking Aboriginal Artwork Just Sold for $2.1 Million
For the second time, Emily Kame Kngwarreye has fetched the highest price at auction for an Australian female artist.
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NewsArtists Have Covered A Ferntree Gully House With Mirrors
More than 1800 mirrored bricks cover the dwelling's exterior, while the inside has been transformed into a gallery.
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NewsMuralist Scott Marsh's Top Ten Spots in Sydney for Artists and Art Lovers
Roam the Sydney streets with the artist who's given them some of their most memorable imagery.
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NewsThis Luminous Tokyo Greenhouse Lets You Turn Vegetables Into a Symphony of Light and Music
The multi-sensory installation responds to interactions with the cherry tomatoes and eggplants.
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A Look Inside the MCA's Hypnotic New Pipilotti Rist Exhibition
This dazzling and hypnotic exhibition is the most comprehensive collection of the Swiss artist's work to be shown in Australia.
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NewsThis Shipping Container Holds Melbourne's Most Unsettling Immersive Art Installation
The temporary Federation Square installation involves sensory deprivation and information bombardment.
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NewsA Major French Impressionist Exhibition is Coming to Australia
Bringing some of the world's most famous nineteenth century works to the Art Gallery of South Australia.
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NewsSydney Festival Reveals Diverse and Immersive Program for 2018
It features a stunning hit ballet, a circus-inspired trampoline playground, a tonne of artists and a karaoke carousel.
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NewsFive Stunning Works to Ogle at Sydney's Sculpture by the Sea 2017
Here's what to look out for when wandering through the outdoor exhibition's 21st iteration.
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NewsA Huge World-First Nelson Mandela Exhibition Is Coming to Melbourne
Melbourne will be the first stop on the brand new exhibition's 20-city world tour.
