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NewsMelbourne's 2021 Art Trams Will Be Designed Entirely by First Nations Artists
They'll run on the tram network for 12 months, kicking off in May to coincide with Melbourne's new Rising festival.
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NewsPatricia Piccinini's 'Skywhale' Is Returning to the Skies in 2021 with a New Floating Companion
They'll both fly above the National Gallery of Australia on three separate dates, before touring the country.
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Gallery: A Look Inside the Hugely Ambitious New NGV Triennial 2020 Exhibition
The gallery is now filled with a giant octopus made from cigarette butts, floating neon artworks and a mirror-polished Jeff Koons sculpture until April 2021.
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NewsMelbourne's Multi-Sensory Digital Art Gallery The Lume Is Finally Set to Open in Autumn 2021
The permanent gallery will launch with an immersive Van Gogh exhibition using moving images, music and smells.
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NewsA Matisse Exhibition with Over 100 of the Artist's Works Is Coming to the Art Gallery of NSW
As part of the gallery's 2021 program, the Sydney exclusive will also be accompanied by a lineup of works celebrating Matisse today.
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NewsSix Gifts to Buy the Culture Vulture in Your Life This Christmas
Fill their stocking with wearable art and an unforgettable Sydney theatre experience.
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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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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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NewsA Towering Chimpanzee Sculpture Has Made Its Home Beside Hamer Hall
The likeness of Jane Goodall's primate friend David Greybeard has landed in Melbourne on the first stop of a global tour.
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NewsA Big Exhibition of European Masterworks from London's National Gallery Is Coming to Australia in 2021
It includes Van Gogh’s 'Sunflowers' — and it's the largest batch of works to venture beyond the United Kingdom in the gallery's history.
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NewsFive Key Paintings by Impressionist Arthur Streeton and Why They're Still Relevant Today
Including his brilliance at capturing Australian light and colour, and a work that actively campaigns for us to protect our environment.
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NewsA New Music Festival Is Coming to Australia From the Creators of Splendour in the Grass
Thanks to a government grant program designed to revitalise Australia's arts and entertainment industry.
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NewsA Towering KAWS Work Is the Latest Addition to Pt Leo Estate's Famed Sculpture Park
The manicured grounds are now home to a 5.5-metre-tall bronze-cast figure, done in the artist's distinctive pop-culture style.
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NewsMelbourne's Arts Precinct Is Getting a New NGV Contemporary Art Gallery and an 18,000-Square-Metre Garden
The Victorian Government has committed $1.46 billion to the site's huge revamp as part of the 2020–21 budget.
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NewsA Towering 18-Storey Painting of Nicole Kidman Has Temporarily Popped Up in Sydney
It's soaring above Darlinghurst to promote twisty thriller series 'The Undoing' — and it'll be replaced by a second artwork related to the show this week.
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NewsThis New Melbourne Retail Arcade Has Been Transformed Into an Immersive Public Gallery
Wander through West Side Place to catch bold works from Reko Rennie, Rone, Adnate and more.
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NewsMelbourne's Art Galleries and Museums Will Start to Reopen from Mid-November
The Melbourne Museum, the Immigration Museum and Scienceworks will be open once again — and NGV International, too, from mid-December.
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NewsLarge-Scale Flower Installations Will Descend on Melbourne as Part of a Reinvigoration Project
Local designers have created 18 giant floral works to inject colour into the city.
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NewsSix Must-See Works at the 'Lindy Lee: Moon in a Dew Drop' Exhibition According to the Artist
Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art now has more than 70 of the celebrated Chinese Australian artist's works on display — here are the ones not to miss.
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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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NewsFive Artworks to Look Out for at the Blockbuster 2020 NGV Triennial
The massive gallery-wide exhibition includes marine monsters, giant neon drawings and a dazzling disco ball made from trash.
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News'Flowers Bombing Home' Is the New Teamlab Artwork That You Can View and Participate In At Home
Check out the live-stream — or draw your own flowers, upload them, and they'll be added to the kaleidoscopic project.
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NewsNGV Triennial 2020 Will Kick Off Summer with a Blockbuster Exhibition Featuring Over 100 Artists
Expect giant mirrored sculptures by Jeff Koons, a pavilion made from trees that died during the Millennium Drought and a multi-sensory walkway.
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GuideAll the Exciting Events and Openings to Look Forward to In Melbourne This Summer
From floating bars with pools to immersive Mirka Mora worlds, here's what you can start getting excited about for summer in the city.
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NewsVincent Namatjira's Portrait of Adam Goodes Has Just Taken Out the 2020 Archibald Prize
Namatjira is the first Indigenous artist to win the award in its 99-year history.
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NewsThe Art Gallery of NSW's Prestigious Archibald Prize Has Announced Its 2020 Finalists
Here are five of our favourite portraits up for the top gong.
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NewsA Major Retrospective of Works by Famed Australian Artist Mirka Mora Is Coming to Melbourne
St Kilda's Jewish Museum of Australia will be home to never-before-seen Mora works this December.
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NewsFive Spectacular Artworks You Can Experience Online in the Telstra NATSIAA Virtual Gallery
Stay right where you are to explore this online exhibition of works by 65 First Nations artists.
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NewsSix Ways You Can Bring Pop Art Into Your Home to Brighten Up Your Life
Add a pop of colour with these pop art-themed homewares.
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NewsFive Places to Spy Pop Art in Melbourne's Streets That Warhol Would've Loved
Because works of art are not always confined to gallery walls.
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NewsTeamlab Is Opening Its Next Dazzling Permanent Digital Art Museum in Europe
From 2024, the art collective's new venture will sprawl across a 3000-square-metre space in Utrecht in The Netherlands.
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NewsThis New Grampians 'Hope' Mural Is the Latest Addition to Victoria's Silo Art Trail
The St Arnaud artwork took local artist Kyle Torney over 800 hours to create.
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NewsA Huge Exhibition of European Masterpieces from New York's The Met Is Coming to GOMA in 2021
It'll be a Brisbane exclusive featuring everyone from Monet, van Gogh and Vermeer to Renoir, Rembrandt and Degas.
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NewsSeven Winners from This Year's Telstra NATSIAA (and How to Support Your Favourites)
Find out who won — then vote for your faves in the People's Choice Award.
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NewsA Life-Size, Custom-Made Lego Version of Your Cat Is a Thing You Could Own
Legoland is offering one lucky cat owner across Australia exactly that.
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NewsYou Can Now Dive Beneath the Sea to Tour Australia's Museum of Underwater Art
Go diving or snorkelling through a 12-metre-high coral greenhouse — located 18 metres below the water on the Great Barrier Reef.
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NewsSeven First Nations Artists You Should Get to Know Better This Year and Why
The painters, jewellery makers, textile artists (and more) are finalists in Australia's most prestigious awards for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists.
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GuideSeven of the Best Ways to Get Your Art and Culture Fix at Home in Melbourne
Delve into Australia's latest exhibitions, watch award-winning films and create your own fine art, all from the comfort of your home.
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GuideMelbourne's Best Art Exhibitions You Can Visit IRL This Winter
You can now wander through a towering dark structure, catch a blockbuster exhibition about Japanese art and ogle a sculpture cast from real dung.
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NewsSurry Hills Is Now Home to a Three-Storey Mural of AFL Star Adam Goodes
The mural is, fittingly, located near the home ground of his former team: Sydney Swans.
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NewsVictorian Art Galleries, Museums and Cultural Institutions Are Reopening from June 27
The NGV, Melbourne Museum and Scienceworks will be open once again — with visitors limited to one per four square metres.
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NewsA Healing Garden Is Opening at Melbourne's Heide Museum of Modern Art This Year
With climbing roses, hidden nooks, many edible plants and water features, it'll be like Melbourne's own secret garden.
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NewsRising Is Melbourne's Huge New Annual Winter Arts Festival
Replacing Melbourne International Arts Festival and White Night, the inaugural festival will start on a full moon in May 2021.
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NewsA Look Inside the Creative Process of Illustrator and Muralist Sarah McCloskey
The Sydney-based artist chats about how the nightlife inspires her and experimentation influencing her artistic process.
