Arts & Culture

PHOTO24 Melbourne

Australia’s largest photography festival back in town

March 13th, 2024 - Brendan Rees

The highly anticipated PHOTO 2024: International Festival of Photography is back in Melbourne.

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Giuseppe Buzzi and his fried fish shop

February 20th, 2024 - Julie Bevan

This photo taken between 1908 and 1912 shows a sleepy Latrobe St afternoon. The image is dominated by a giant telegraph pole with a fire alarm.

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New Creative Spaces hubs open along Elizabeth St

February 20th, 2024 - Georgie Atkins

The City of Melbourne’s Creative Spaces program has brought four new creative hubs to life along Elizabeth St, working to fill vacant shopfronts throughout the CBD while also lending support to independent artists and organisations.

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The Lost City of Melbourne wins history award

February 20th, 2024 - Georgie Atkins

The filmmaker behind The Lost City of Melbourne documentary has received a community history award.

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Midsumma Festival celebrates queer art with The Inheritance

January 31st, 2024 - Georgie Atkins

Following a hit run in London’s West End and on Broadway, The Inheritance made its Australian debut at fortyfivedownstairs on January 21 as part of Melbourne’s Midsumma Festival.

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It’s raining, it’s pouring: Elizabeth St a raging torrent, 1863

January 24th, 2024 - Dr Cheryl Griffin

December 15 to 22, 1863 – a week to remember for the citizens of Melbourne. It rained and rained and rained some more and when the rain stopped, and the sun emerged, more than 127 millimetres had fallen.

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An insight into the value of Belongings

January 24th, 2024 - Jack Hayes

We live in a material world. We’re surrounded by objects, but have you thought about how important these things are in your life? Do you have a few favourite things you absolutely can’t live without?

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Curtain rises for Groundhog Day The Musical

January 24th, 2024 - Georgie Atkins

Ok campers. Rise and shine! Groundhog Day The Musical is coming to Melbourne’s Princess Theatre for a strictly limited season from January 24, direct from a record-breaking run at London’s Old Vic theatre.

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New Indigenous Gallery in Melbourne honours William Barak

January 18th, 2024 - Georgie Atkins

State Library Victoria has introduced a new Indigenous Gallery, with its first exhibition beruk opening on December 13 last year celebrating the return to Country of two rare artworks by William Barak.

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Jingle Lane: A Chinatown Christmas Festival

December 11th, 2023 - Sean Car

Step into a Winter Wonderland like no other at Jingle Lane, a harmonious blend of cultures and a feast for all senses.

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Big screen music

Big screen music

April 21st, 2021 - CBD News
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