Arts & Culture

Iconic celebrity prints on display at City Gallery

April 24th, 2024 - Georgie Atkins

A new City of Melbourne exhibition will take Melburnians on a nostalgic trip through the city’s past as iconic celebrity handprints, once proudly displayed at the entrance of McEwans Hardware Store, make their triumphant return to the heart of Melbourne.

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Six-fingered orphan’s forgotten masterpiece

April 24th, 2024 - CBD News

The Australian Chamber Choir is making history by performing music by a disabled orphan girl after 300 years of silence.

Hemispheres collide this May in Eight Seasons

April 24th, 2024 - CBD News

As Melbourne begins to descend into the cold this May, Orchestra Victoria will traverse through the seasons with a pairing of two unmissable classical works with The Eight Seasons.

A corner of Melbourne at the crossroads

April 24th, 2024 - Dr Cheryl Griffin

Standing tall on the right-hand side of this photograph, taken looking east along Little Collins St from Russell St, is the head office of Preston Motors, the go-to place to buy the latest Chevrolet and Buick cars.

Eye’ll be watching: new street art deterring illegal dumping in Bullens Lane

April 13th, 2024 - Marilyn Tan

Walk along Bullens Lane in Melbourne’s CBD, and you might feel the piercing gaze of a pair of eyes staring you down.

Young Onez festival: connecting First Nations youth through creativity

April 5th, 2024 - Georgie Atkins

Young Onez festival is coming to Melbourne’s CBD between April 5 and 7, providing an opportunity for First Nations youth to come together and connect through creativity.

Breakdown outside the Windsor Hotel, 1920s

March 20th, 2024 - Dr Cheryl Griffin

Eight men, one broken-down car and a wagon to cart it on. This dismal winter’s day was not going well for the driver, seen here on the far right of the photograph in chauffeur’s outfit, complete with greatcoat to ward off the worst of the Melbourne weather.