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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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NewsPatricia Piccinini's 'Skywhale' and 'Skywhalepapa' Will Soon Float Through Melbourne's Skies
They'll both take to the air as part of MPavilion's huge lineup — and it'll be the first time that 'Skywhalepapa' will soar over a city location.
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NewsThe NGV Reopens This Week with Seven Eye-Catching Exhibitions Ahead of a Huge Summer Lineup
From December, you'll be able to check out a huge Chanel exhibition — and wade in a pink garden pool.
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NewsMelbourne's Art Galleries and Museums Are Starting to Reopen From This Weekend
ACMI, Melbourne Museum, the Immigration Museum and Scienceworks will be open once again — and the NGV and State Library of Victoria, too, from next week.
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NewsMelbourne's Multi-Sensory Digital Art Gallery The Lume Is Finally Set to Open Next Week
Kicking off with an immersive Van Gogh exhibition that combines moving images, music and smells, the permanent gallery will finally launch on November 1 after being delayed due to lockdown.
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NewsPatricia Piccinini's Otherworldly Flinders Street Station Ballroom Exhibition Reopens in November
'A Miracle Constantly Repeated' has weathered multiple lockdowns, but it'll remain on display until January 23.
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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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Guide
Ten 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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NewsArts-Matter is All About Art in Intimate Settings and We Want in on the Guestlist
Meet the curators who created a new way to experience art (and artists) that was born out of the pandemic.
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News'Empty Chairs At Empty Tables' Is a Portrait Series Capturing Melbourne's Hospitality Industry in Hibernation
The photographs and film feature much-loved local chefs and venue owners, including Guy Grossi and Karen Martini.
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NewsSydney Is Now Home to a Giant Mural of Bob Hawke Drinking Beer to Encourage Vaccinations
Hawke's Brewing Co has emblazoned its namesake across its wall, teaming up with renowned mural artist Scott Marsh.
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NewsMelbourne Fringe Festival Kicks Off Its 2021 Program Next Month
Fringe's 2021 program has the culture fix you've been missing with theatre, dance parties, interactive art, cabaret and side-splitting comedy.
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NewsMeet the Seven Winners of This Year's Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards
Find out who won — then vote for your faves in the Telstra People's Choice Award.
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NewsPatricia Piccinini's Latest Exhibition Is Taking Over Flinders Street Station Ballroom Until January
Initially part of this year's Rising Festival, 'A Miracle Constantly Repeated' fills the long-closed venue with Piccinini's distinctive creatures.
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NewsAlter State Is Arts Centre Melbourne's New Disability Arts Festival Debuting This Year
Celebrating artists from Australia and New Zealand, it'll kick off with a launch event this November followed by a full festival program next year.
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NewsThe Geelong Arts Centre Revamp Will Feature a New Series of First Nations Artwork
Up to four new sound and visual works will be chosen as part of the multimillion-dollar redevelopment.
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FeatureAn Explorer's Guide to Hong Kong
From verdant, mountainous peaks to secluded, sandy beaches, a different side of the harbour city awaits.
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FeatureA Luxury Guide to Hong Kong
As one of the world's great financial hubs, it's probably no surprise that Hong Kong has long been a playground for the wealthy.
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FeatureAn Art Lover's Guide to Hong Kong
Once best known as one of the world's major financial hubs, the harbour city has now made a name for itself thanks to a booming creative scene.
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NewsPeter Wegner's Portrait of Fellow Artist Guy Warren Has Just Taken Out the 2021 Archibald Prize
Fittingly, and in an unanimous decision by this year's judges, 'Portrait of Guy Warren at 100' has won the prestigious award in its 100th year.
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EventState Rose and Garden Show
Sat, 9 Nov - Sun, 10 Nov 2024
Victoria State Rose Garden, Werribee South
Wander through 5000 blooming roses, stock up on new plants (and tips) and sip prosecco among the flowers.
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EventVillage Feast
Sun, 10 Nov, 2024
East Brunswick Village, Brunswick East
Expect DJ sets from Triple R’s Small Fry as well as food and drinks from Rumi, The Rocket Society, Bride Road Brewers and FoMo Cinemas.
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EventWoodford Reserve Old Fashioned Week
Fri, 1 Nov - Sat, 30 Nov 2024
Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne
Snag a sip of a cocktail classic without spending a cent this November at these participating bars.
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EventInto The Vines: Gulp Fiction
Thu, 28 Nov, 2024
The Rochester Hotel, Fitzroy
Consider this mini wine festival the ultimate Thursday night knock-off, preparing you for the slow descent into silly season.
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EventUpstairs @ The Rochey
Multiple single dates
The Rochester Hotel, Fitzroy
The Rochey is hosting intimate electronic gigs every Saturday night in its upstairs bandroom.
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EventVan Gogh at The Lume
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 - Mon, 31 Mar 2025
THE LUME Melbourne, South Wharf
Sunflowers, stars and a sublime multi-sensory experience: you'll find them all at this immersive and stunning exhibition.
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EventFrench Impressionism
Fri, 6 Jun - Sun, 5 Oct 2025
NGV International, Melbourne
After its 2021 season was cut short due to the pandemic, this stunning exhibition is returning to NGV International with 100-plus iconic paintings.
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EventApéritif v Aperitivo Arvos at Molly Rose Brewery
Wed, 16 Oct 2024 - Fri, 31 Jan 2025
Molly Rose Brewery, Collingwood
Sample Molly Rose's new small-batch gins, pastis, vodkas and vermouths at its aperitivo sessions and masterclasses.
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EventMelbourne Queer Film Festival
Thu, 14 Nov - Sun, 24 Nov 2024
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations
This year's MQFF boasts a 42-feature lineup stacked with LGBTQIA+ must-sees — and a celebration of music videos.
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EventYarra Valley Road to Food Discovery
Sat, 9 Nov, 2024
CherryHill Orchards - Coldstream, Coldstream
CherryHill Orchards is hosting some of the Yarra Vellery's top producers for one day in November.
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NewsRising Festival Has Been Paused as Melbourne Enters a Seven-Day Lockdown
Organisers have cancelled all events for the next seven days, but a decision has yet to be made on the June 4–6 schedule.
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NewsMelbourne's Multi-Sensory Digital Art Gallery The Lume Is Finally Set to Open This Spring
The permanent gallery will launch with an immersive Van Gogh exhibition using moving images, music and smells.
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NewsThe Art Gallery of NSW's Prestigious Archibald Prize Has Announced Its 2021 Finalists
An equal number of male and female artists have made the shortlist for the first time in the award's history.
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NewsMelbourne's 2021 Art Trams Have Just Started Rolling Around the City
This year's artworks are entirely designed by First Nations artists.
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NewsIconic New York Artist Jenny Holzer Is Bringing Giant, Building-Sized Text Projections to Rising
Thought-provoking work, I Conjure, will feature hundreds of Holzer's own words alongside voices from local female talent.
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Guide
Five 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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NewsThe Gold Coast Is Now Home to a Colourful New Six-Level Art Gallery with a Rooftop Bar
Showcasing local art, the city's 4400-piece collection and touring exhibitions, it's the largest public gallery outside a capital city in Australia.
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NewsA 130-Seater Pop-Up Restaurant Set Behind a Temporary Bamboo Forest Is Coming to Melbourne
Chefs from 1800 Lasagne, Smith & Daughter's and Atlas are all gathering for this event.
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NewsThe First Three Installations of Vivid's 2021 Program Have Been Revealed
Two luminous clocks in The Rocks and Barangaroo are currently counting down to this year's launch.
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NewsWhite Night's New All-Regional Iteration Will Take Over Bendigo and Geelong This Spring
Across two nights, the two cities will come alive with an after-dark program of illuminations, projections, music and more.
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NewsWhite Rabbit Gallery's 'Lumen' Exhibition Takes a Dazzling Journey Through Light-Based Artworks
The Chippendale gallery is exhibiting more than 30 luminous works until August.
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NewsThis 100-Metre-Tall Artwork Is Set to Tower Over Melbourne (But You'll Need Your Phone to See It)
The augmented reality design envisions the future of an imagined child, which'll age from zero to 100 years — all based on input from 14,400 locals.
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NewsIlluminate Adelaide Is the Latest Huge New Winter Arts Festival Making Its Debut This Year
The South Australian event will deliver 17 jam-packed days of music, art, light projections and performance, including everything from The Avalanches to Van Gogh.
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NewsMelbourne's New Winter Arts and Culture Festival Rising Has Announced Its Huge 2021 Program
Across 12 nights, more than 750 Victorian artists will help reawaken the city in a big way.
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NewsThe Gold Coast Will Soon Be Home to a Huge New Six-Level Art Gallery with a Rooftop Bar
Opening in May, it'll be the largest public gallery outside a capital city in Australia.
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NewsDark Mofo Has Cancelled the Controversial First Artwork Announced for Its 2021 Festival
Understandably, the decision to display a British flag immersed in the blood of First Nations peoples received instant backlash.
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NewsTeamlab's New 'Sakura Bombing Home' Artwork Will Fill Your TV Screen with Cherry Blossoms
Travelling to Japan is off the cards at the moment — but you can watch and participate in this kaleidoscopic project at home.
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NewsReko Rennie Has Transformed a Melbourne Basketball Court Into a Colourful Public Art Installation
The basketball court will be open for a limited time and is currently available for public bookings.
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Guide
Seven 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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NewsMore Than 100 French Impressionist Masterworks by Monet, Renoir and Degas Are Coming to the NGV
The Victorian gallery has announced a jam-packed lineup of exhibitions and programs for 2021.
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NewsA Huge Exhibition of Korean Buddhist Statues Is Coming to Sydney's Powerhouse Museum
They're part of the site's hefty 2021 lineup, alongside exhibitions dedicated to tiny automobiles, gum trees, Australian ceramics, and Persian arts and crafts.
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NewsPatricia Piccinini's 'Skywhale' Has Returned to the Skies with Its New Companion 'Skywhalepapa'
'Skywhale' and 'Skywhalepapa' floated in front of the National Gallery of Australia over the weekend and will soon tour the country together.
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NewsA Multi-Sensory Impressionist Exhibition Featuring Works by Monet and Renoir Is Coming to Sydney
It's from the same team as 'Van Gogh Alive' — and you'll be able to step through a heap of famed 19th- and early 20th-century artworks.
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NewsSculpture by the Sea Has Been Pushed Back Again and Will Now Go Ahead in October
'Sculpture Rocks', a smaller scale exhibition in The Rocks set to take place this January, has also been postponed till mid-2021.
