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NewsPark Melbourne Is the New Beer Garden and Arts Space in a Former Chinatown Car Park
From the team behind Section 8 and Ferdydurke, the CBD space has an ever-evolving program of live art, installations and workshops.
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FeatureThe Localist: Inner City
In the inner city, any laneway could hold the perfect cup of coffee, and a vintage bargain is always just a short tram ride away.
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NewsArtist Spencer Tunick Will Stage Another Mass Nude Photography Work in Australia
Hundreds of Aussies will volunteer to strip off in the Whitsundays this November
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NewsSix Stunning Works to Ogle at Sculpture by the Sea 2019
Here are some of the best pieces to watch out for in the outdoor exhibition's 23rd year.
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NewsA World-First Exhibition by Pierre Bonnard and India Mahdavi Is Coming to the NGV in 2020
The former is a famous 20th-century French painter and the latter is the acclaimed designer of London's all-pink sketch restaurant — here, their works will collide.
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NewsBanksy Has Opened an Online Art and Homewares Store
Customers can apply to purchase one authentic Banksy item each — after answering the question "does art matter?".
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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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FeatureThe Localist: Inner North
Along the guiding line of the Yarra and Merri Creek, Melbourne’s inner north is filled with character.
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NewsCallum Preston's Nostalgic New Exhibition Is Dedicated to the Things We Accumulate Throughout Life
The artist is undertaking a five-week residency at this CBD bar, which will culminate in an exhibition titled 'Everything Is Borrowed'.
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NewsA Tram Covered with a Melbourne Twist on 'The Last Supper' Is Now Rolling Around the City
It's the first of eight art trams that will hit the tracks this month as part of Melbourne International Arts Festival.
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NewsA Look Inside Teamlab's Psychedelic New Melbourne Exhibition 'Reversible Rotation'
The art collective behind Tokyo's Digital Art Museum has brought a new exhibition of four impressive digital works to Melbourne.
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NewsUluru's Incredible 'Field of Light' Installation Has Been Extended Indefinitely
A huge success since it first launched in 2016, Bruce Munro’s immersive installation will keep lighting up the Red Centre.
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NewsGOMA Will Soon Be Home to a Real Snowman That Can Survive an Entire Summer
The frosty artwork will make its Brisbane debut this summer, as part of the gallery's new 'Water' exhibition.
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GuideEight Powerful and Immersive Melbourne Art Exhibitions to Step Into This Spring
See everything from seven-metre-tall bronze sculptures to award-winning portraits to mesmerising digital art by way of Tokyo.
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FeatureThe Localist: Eastern Suburbs
The east enjoys a prime location in that sweet spot between the buzz of the inner city and the wide leafy streets of the suburbs.
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NewsMore Than 150,000 Tulips Will Line the Yarra River Tomorrow to See in Spring
And they're up for grabs.
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NewsThe NGV's Futuristic New Exhibition Explores the Human Body Through High-Tech Installations
Self-proclaimed 'body architect' Lucy McRae fuses sci-fi and art in this survey of her boundary-pushing work.
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NewsFinkelstein Gallery Is Melbourne's New Contemporary Gallery Dedicated to Women Artists
It makes its debut this week, with an exhibition featuring the works of ten local and international women artists.
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GuideWhat to See, Eat and Explore at White Night Reimagined 2019
This year's new-look after-dark arts festival features three nights of immersive installations, feasts and performances.
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EventMinistry of Sound: Testament
Sat, 12 Apr 2025
The Timber Yard, Port Melbourne
Ministry of Sound's massive 90s and 00s parties are returning to Melbourne with Roger Sanchez, Felix Da Housecat, Utah Saints and more.
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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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NewsJapan's Luminous Digital-Only Art Gallery Is Now the World's Most Visited Single-Artist Museum
In its first year of operation, it eclipsed the Van Gogh Museum in the Netherlands, and the Dali Museums and Picasso Museum in Spain.
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NewsThis Eye-Popping Installation Turns Japanese Hot Springs Into a Vivid Interactive Art Playground
It's the latest dazzling venture from teamLab, the folks behind Japan's vibrant digital art museum.
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NewsMelbourne Fringe Festival Has Unveiled Its Jam-Packed 2019 Program
This year's citywide arts extravaganza features everything from choirs singing 1999's greatest hits, to a live art installation inviting you to speak your truth.
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NewsThe Colourful Designs for Melbourne's 2019 Art Trams Have Just Been Unveiled
As well as seven new designs, there'll be a recreation of an 80s artwork
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NewsAn Immersive 'Mad Max'-Inspired Experience Is Coming to Melbourne for White Night Reimagined
Combining projections, special effects, live performance and cars, 'Mad Max: Fury Road' will take over Carlton Gardens for three nights.
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NewsThe Whitsundays Is Now Home to an Underwater Art Trail
Four underwater sculptures are now in place in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, with two more to come.
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NewsWe're Giving Away Double Passes to This Immersive Theatre Experience
Have a crack at this Edgar Allen Poe-inspired experience — on us.
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NewsSix Artworks You Need to See at GOMA's Huge Margaret Olley and Ben Quilty Exhibitions
The famous Australian artists sit side-by-side at the gallery's two new (free) exhibitions. Here's what works to look out for.
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NewsYayoi Kusama's Next Enchanting Exhibition Will Take Over a 250-Acre New York Garden
It's the first-ever large-scale exploration of the acclaimed Japanese artist's love of the natural world — and you won't be able to see it anywhere else.
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NewsMelbourne International Arts Festival Has Dropped Its Psychedelic 2019 Program
The Flaming Lips, an immersive dinner in a historic house and a new exhibition by the creators of Tokyo's Digital Art Museum are all on the lineup.
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NewsYou Can Now Buy Perfumes Inspired by The Louvre's Famous Artworks
If you've ever wanted to smell like the 'Venus de Milo', here's your chance.
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GuideFive Sensory Art Experiences in Melbourne You Can Immerse Yourself in This Winter
Pull on your winter coat to see projections across the city, sit down to a five-course art dinner in a CBD bunker and walk through a room of rain (without getting wet).
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NewsMelbourne's Newest Art Festival Will be an "Outlandish Eden" in an Underground Warehouse
For nine days next February, it'll transform Kensington's The Facility into a captivating and immersive world of art.
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NewsWorld-Renowned Artist Kaws Is Bringing His Large-Scale Pop-Culture Sculptures to the NGV
'Kaws: Companionship in the Age of Loneliness' will feature vivid murals, human-size figures and the artist's largest bronze sculpture to date.
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NewsAn Edgar Allan Poe-Inspired Immersive Theatre Experience Is Coming to a Melbourne Warehouse
'A Midnight Visit' will invite audiences into a macabre 36-room fantasy world.
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NewsFive Stunning Claude Monet Paintings You Can See When You Visit the NGA's Latest Exhibition
'Monet: Impression' features the legendary artist's most famous painting.
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NewsBrisbane's GOMA Will Transform Into a Huge Indoor Riverbed During Its 2019-20 Summer Exhibition
The entire showcase is water-themed — including over 100 tonnes of rock that recreates an Icelandic stream, a vivid blue waterhole and a gymnastic sculpture you can climb on.
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NewsA Look at the NGV's New Exhibition of Ancient Terracotta Warriors and Contemporary Chinese Art
Here we pick out the works you need to see, from the awe-inspiring original members of the Terracotta Army to Cai Guo-Quiang's large-scale works made from gunpowder.
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NewsMelbourne Will Host a Huge New Annual Winter Arts Festival from Next Year
It will combine Melbourne International Arts Festival and White Night and move them to a new winter timeslot.
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NewsFive Contemporary Chinese Works You Need to See at the NGV's New White Rabbit Exhibition
From an intricate sculpture made from 14,000 sheets of paper to a three-metre-long silk sheet embroidered with bullet holes, this new show features works from 26 of the most exciting Chinese artists working today.
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NewsTony Costa's Portrait of Fellow Artist Lindy Lee Has Just Taken Out the 2019 Archibald Prize
You can check out all the winners and finalists at the AGNSW when the exhibition launches tomorrow.
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NewsThe Housemuseum Is the Stunning New Art Gallery Hidden on a Residential Melbourne Street
Inside you'll find immersive artworks and installations by some of Australia's best artists — including Patricia Piccinini and Callum Morton.
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NewsWe're Giving Away an Epic Trip to Sydney for Two During Vivid
Enjoy Sydney's festival of lights with luxe meals, a harbour cruise and a shopping spree — on us.
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Guide
Seven Epic New Melbourne Art Exhibitions That Will Get You to the Galleries This Autumn
Cast your eye over eight of the original terracotta warriors, walk through a neon field of contemporary Chinese art and see John Lennon's legendary glasses IRL.
