Arts & Culture
ArtPlay’s newest initiative is a playful combination of serious and silly rolled into one
ArtPlay’s newest arts experience in collaboration with House of Muchness, Don’t Panic, Everything is Urgent, will open from July 1-9, turning the mixed messages kids receive from the adult world into a fun, multi-sensory adventure.
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Thunder, drums, bells, whistles: the magic of the Town Hall organ
Melbourne Town Hall was opened in August 1870 and two years later the “grand” organ you see here was installed, with 4373 pipes and 24 manual and 66 speaking stops.
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Street art versus fine art
What defines street art and how does it sit with in the fine art world?
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Sculpture honours unbroken creative thread of First Nation women
A striking sculpture has been unveiled outside the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre (QVWC) in the heart of CBD, celebrating the stories and creativity of First Nations women.
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Clackety-clack: train journeys and the Travellers Aid Society
“Clackety clack – clackety clack. There was a big train”. Some of my favourite childhood stories were about trains. And my absolute favourite was a Little Golden book called The Train from Timbuctoo that began with these words.
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Once: The bittersweet musical returns for a limited season
Awarding-winning Broadway sensation, Once, has arrived at the Comedy Theatre with the intention to strike an unforgettable chord, and its standing ovation on opening night was proof of this.
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New Collins St creative hub a “landmark moment for the industry”
An office building will be transformed into a brand-new creative hub in the heart of the CBD thanks to the City of Melbourne and Victorian Government’s joint $200 million Melbourne City Revitalisation Fund.
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Sparkling new light show premiers at Fed Square
Thousands of luminous, floating biodegradable lights are set to light up the night sky in Federation Square’s main square from June 7 to 10.
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Odeon Theatre, 283 Bourke St
There had been a theatre on this Bourke St site since the Melba Theatre opened in 1911. That was during the era of the silent movies.
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Goddess celebrates cinema’s leading women throughout the ages
The fiercest women to have graced the screen are being celebrated in ACMI’s new world-premiere exhibition, a spectacle that no film-lover will want to miss.
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