Arts & Culture
Who painted the lane?
Hosier Lane is a well-known and culturally significant laneway located in the heart of the CBD. If you don’t know where it is, then you’re probably not from around here.
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An afternoon concert in Little Bourke St in the 1880s
Seven bandsmen, dressed in flat caps and uniforms, perform outside a substantial bluestone building, believed to be the premises of R Goldsbrough & Co, wool and grain agents, a company that had large grain and produce stores around the city.
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Becoming Eliza, being Anna O’Byrne
Melbourne-raised, Anna O’Byrne’s elevation from the Australian Girls’ Choir to becoming an internationally renowned star soprano has been an incredible journey and an atmospheric ascendency.
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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s movie concert series returns
The last tickets are on sale for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s (MSO) eighth and final performance of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back this October.
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Unity, Culture, Hope: Songs for Freedom play for change
Marking the 40th anniversary year of 16-year-old Yinjibarndi boy John Pat’s death, Songs for Freedom is a moving assembly of soul, blues and country music by the Freedom Collective, advocating for change in the alarmingly disproportionate incarceration rates of Aboriginal children in Australian prisons.
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Void: new gallery opens in Bourke St
The building was one of those picturesque heritage banks dotting the CBD. It was built for the Bank of New South Wales and was smaller than others. A button beneath the word “Void” opened a glass door. The staircase was elegant with iron fretwork and a walnut handrail.
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Hold the front page! Melbourne’s first printing office
This image of a derelict building in a laneway off Market St was the scene of great activity in the early years of the colony ...
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Big blue artwork
July saw the completion of a major artwork The Blue Room by artist and provocateur Adrian Doyle.
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CBD author releases new novel: “nothing feels better than just being engaged with the story”
CBD author Laura Elizabeth Woollett is baring it all in her latest novel West Girls as she confronts themes she has grappled with for a long time, and uses real-life inspiration to explore them.
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Violin virtuoso and piano prodigy join forces at Melbourne Recital Centre
Feted for his effortless renditions of the otherwise impossible – from Paganini and Locatelli to Brett Dean – Ilya Gringolts’ performances and recordings have established him as one of the quintessential violin virtuosi of our time.
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Developer levy unlikely
The Lost City of Melbourne wins history award
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