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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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NewsMelbourne's All-Night Arts Festival White Night Will Feature Two Burning Man Installations in 2018
Plus, a shimmering 'liquid sky' will hover over Fed Square, a laneway will be filled with virtual dogs and drag queens will sing from CBD balconies.
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A Guide to Australia's Best Summer Festivals in 2017–18
The best camping festivals, one-day dance parties and multi-day arts meets hitting the country this year.
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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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NewsYouTube Is Set to Launch Its Own Music Subscription Service
Called Remix, it's slated to be up and running by March 2018.
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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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NewsEleven 2025 Golden Globe-Winning Films and TV Shows That You Can (and Should) Watch Right Now
Make a cinema or a couch date with a freshly minted Golden Globe-winner — here's what you can watch right away, and where.
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NewsTwenty-Five Movies That You Can Stream This Christmas No Matter How You Feel About the Festive Season
Pour a glass of eggnog, find your comfiest spot on the couch, then enjoy everything from 'The Holdovers' and 'Die Hard' to 'Last Christmas' and 'Eyes Wide Shut'.
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NewsNine 2024 Emmy-Winning TV Shows That You Should Watch Immediately
Your new must-watch list of Emmy-winners includes 'Baby Reindeer' and its has-to-be-seen-to-be-believed tale, the history-making 'Shōgun' and, yes, 'The Bear'.
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NewsThe Six Best Ways to Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival in Melbourne
Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Festival) in Melbourne by hitting up cultural performances, noshing on mooncakes, and gathering together a big group mates for a yum cha feed.
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NewsNine New Movies You Can Watch Right Now That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with Austin Butler's latest brooding role, serial-killer chiller 'Longlegs' and the animated antics of 'Inside Out 2'.
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NewsTwelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream This Month
Spend your couch time watching Rashida Jones navigate a sci-fi mystery in Japan, Nicolas Cage face a post-apocalyptic future and a gripping Australian romance-scam thriller.
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NewsThe 15 Best Straight-to-Streaming Movies of 2024 So Far
From 2024's first half, you need to be catching an Oscar-winning documentary, Glen Powell as a fake assassin and plenty of horror shocks from your couch.
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NewsEight New Movies You Can Watch in July That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with 'Furiosa', the latest gem from Hirokazu Kore-eda and a hypnotic vision of an AI-dominated future.
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GuideMust-Stream TV: All the Best Shows You Should Be Watching From 2024 So Far
Don't spend hours scrolling through streaming platforms — here's 2024's standout shows that you need to see.
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NewsThe 15 Best Returning TV Shows of 2024 So Far
These are the beloved small-screen favourites to say "yes chef!" to, sleuth along with and giggle with — and get catchy songs stuck in your head from, too.
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NewsIt's Finally Happened: The Marriage Equality Bill Has Passed Through Australian Parliament
Same-sex marriage will be made legal — potentially within the month.
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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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NewsThe Latest Intriguingly Bleak Trailers for 'Black Mirror' Season Four Are Here
Get a sneak peek at the new six-episode season.
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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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NewsTriple J Has Changed the Date of the Hottest 100 Countdown
After mounting public pressure, the countdown will no longer be held on Australia Day.
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ShopCounterweight Vinyl & Espresso
32 Chambers Street, Footscray
Browse secondhand vinyl — the specialty is classic dance and bass — or sit down for a coffee and pastry.
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NewsA World-First Interactive Alice in Wonderland Exhibition Is Coming to Australia
Go down the rabbit hole at ACMI and into the curious history of Alice's adventures in Wonderland through film, puppetry, CGI and more.
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NewsBrigsby Bear's Kyle Mooney on Making a Movie Inspired by Weird 80s VHS Tapes
The Saturday Night Live star's new film was influenced by his obsession with low budget educational films from the 80s and 90s.
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NewsBrunswick Is Getting a New Ten-Screen Cinema Complex
That makes 51 new cinema screens over five sites that'll join Melbourne's cinema landscape in the next three years.
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NewsFive Must-See Films at the 2017 Cine Latino Film Festival
Catch icy westerns, controversial true tales, an Into the Wild-like blend of drama and documentary, and a film featuring Gael García Bernal — of course.
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NewsAi Weiwei Is Coming to Australia for the Release of His Refugee Documentary
The acclaimed Chinese artist and activist will visit as part of the 21st Biennale of Sydney.
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NewsLCD Soundsystem Is Coming Back to Australia for a Huge 2018 Tour
Less than six months since they graced our shores, one of the world's best bands is coming back for shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.
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EventGABS Craft Beer Fest
Fri, 4 Apr, 2025
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Wharf
Where can you get a drink from a 120-tap bar? At 2025's Great Australasian Beer Spectapular.
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EventWhat's on in Frankston: 2025 Events
Multiple single dates
Various Frankston venues
From European beach clubs to street art and sand sculpting, here's everything hitting Frankston in early 2025.
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EventBiggest Best IMAX Film Festival
Sat, 11 Jan - Sun, 2 Mar 2025
IMAX Melbourne, Carlton
This IMAX Melbourne film festival is filled with the best and biggest flicks to see on its huge 32-metre-wide by 23-metre-tall screen.
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EventEuropa! Europa Film Festival
Wed, 12 Feb - Wed, 12 Mar 2025
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations
Celebrate European cinema with a packed film festival lineup featuring 44 movies from 26 countries.
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EventThe Glam Slam
Fri, 24 Jan - Sun, 26 Jan 2025
Melbourne Park, Melbourne
Beyond the official Glam Slam tennis matches, you'll also find roaming drag queens and kings, glam stations, DJ sets, and plenty of rainbow flags.
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EventDrake: 'Anita Max Win' Tour
Multiple single dates
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
The 'Hotline Bling' performer 'The Degrassi: The Next Generation' star is returning Down Under for the first time in eight years.
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EventThe Play That Goes Wrong
Wed, 3 Sep - Sun, 21 Sep 2025
Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne
This comedic production about a chaotic play focuses on The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society's efforts to stage a murder-mystery.
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EventPickleball Pop-Up at Ichi Ni Nana Izakaya
Thu, 9 Jan - Thu, 6 Feb 2025
Ichi Ni Nana Izakaya, Fitzroy
Drop by this Japanese restaurant to pair your sushi and cocktails with a few rounds of pickleball.
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Event$15 Cacio e Pepe at Marameo
Tue, 7 Jan - Fri, 31 Jan 2025
Marameo, Melbourne
The team is slashing the price of its most-popular pasta to celebrate its fifth birthday — but only until the end of January.
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EventAn Evening with David Sedaris
Thu, 6 Feb - Fri, 7 Feb 2025
Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne
David Sedaris is bringing his latest tour to Hamer Hall in Melbourne in February to delight NPR obsessives.
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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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NewsA London Cinema Is Hosting a Free Four-Day Game of Thrones Marathon
Screening all 67 episodes of the series to date in one massive sitting.
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NewsSoutheast Queensland Is Getting a Massive Arts Festival Alongside the Commonwealth Games
Featuring 12 days of performances, exhibitions, and free gigs by Kate Miller-Heidke, The Jungle Giants and Mau Power.
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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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GuideThe Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Week Under $20
You don't have to spend your salary to enjoy this city.
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NewsMoonlight Cinema Reveals Its Huge 2017-18 Summer Program
The openair cinema season kicks off across Australia next month.
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News
61.6 Percent of Australians Have Said a Resounding Yes to Marriage Equality
7,817,247 people have voted in favour of making same-sex marriage legal in a national postal survey.
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NewsSix Must-See Films at the 2017 Japanese Film Festival
Delve into a black-and-white Japanese ghost story and a live action Neko Atsume feature film.
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NewsWe're Giving Away 'Lit' Book Sets by the Next Generation of Authors
Take a break from screen-time and add some new books to your summer reading list.
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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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NewsThe Cine Latino Film Festival Has Announced a Packed 2017 Program
Take a cinematic journey through Central and Southern America.
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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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NewsA Lord of the Rings TV Series Could Soon Be a Thing
Sources say that Amazon Studios wants to develop a TV show based on the renowned series of books.
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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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NewsFive Must-See Films at the 2017 Jewish International Film Festival
From Yiddish-language dramas to star-studded biopics, this year's Jewish International Film Festival is packed with must-see films.
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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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NewsRare Finds Launches a New Monthly Gig Series Featuring Emerging Artists
The Sydney music artist management company will tour up-and-comers to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
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NewsThe Sails of the Sydney Opera House Will Light Up Hot Pink to Launch Mardi Gras
The iconic Sydney landmark will make a timely political statement as it helps launch the festival's 2018 program.
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NewsCoachella Organisers Will Launch a Huge New Ten-Day Festival in London Next Year
All Points East will include a three-day music festival, a week of free entertainment and three massive headline shows.
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NewsQI Trivia Podcast No Such Thing As a Fish Announces Live Australian Tour
The popular podcast is heading down under to spout fun facts on our shores.
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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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NewsFive Must-See Films at the 2017 British Film Festival
See Elle Fanning as a young Mary Wollstonecraft, Nicole Kidman as a punk leader and Morrissey's early years in Manchester.
