Museums Victoria

Highlights of the program at Museums Victoria

A collection of the best events, masterclasses, exhibitions and festivals hitting museums around the state this year.

Events

Planetarium Nights

Take your date for beers beyond the stratosphere at this starry after-hours cinema.

Explore more about Museums Victoria

Talking Science, Plastic and Tattoos at Melbourne Museum

articleThe artifacts on display at the Melbourne Museum are just small references to much bigger pictures. We pull out some highlights of its lecture series, which aims to tweak the way we think.

Summer of Dance

Art & DesignFor the next few months, the Immigration Museum will make you move.

Planetarium Nights

EntertainmentRecline beneath the glory of the cosmos – with a beer – when the domed ceiling becomes an after-hours cinema.

Party Beyond x Due West at Scienceworks

EntertainmentThe Spotswood science museum brings another electronic installment of its after-dark adult party.

What’s On Inside Melbourne’s Museums This Winter

Art & DesignProper winter has arrived and it is time to seek sanctuary. In partnership with Museums Victoria, here’s an overview of what is happening in major museums around the city and where to grab some grub while you’re there.

Finding Your Community Through Tattoos

Art & DesignHaving tattoos can signal that you belong to a community – or cast you outside of it. In partnership with Museums Victoria, we look at a new exhibition that explores the changing significance of tattoo culture.

Not Just Another Exhibition About the ’60s

EntertainmentA new exhibition brings Swinging London to Melbourne Museum. In partnership with Museums Victoria, we explore the parallels between the 1960s and today.

Nocturnal x Melbourne International Jazz Festival

EntertainmentThe Melbourne International Jazz Festival meets the Melbourne Museum as part of its monthly adults-only after-dark event.

Rock Royalty Talks Revolution at Melbourne Museum

EntertainmentModern icons of Australian music will chat and perform as part of an intimate series of “music and musings” evenings.

Nocturnal x WAT

Art & DesignCut Copy’s Dan Whitford headlines Melbourne Museum’s after-dark collaboration with WAT artists on May 3.

Revolutions: Records and Rebels Opening Day Party

EntertainmentTravel back to the ’60s with Melbourne Museum for the opening of their psychedelic new exhibition – and go into the draw for a trip for two to London.

Miḏawarr: Harvest

EntertainmentOne of Australia’s most fruitful artistic friendships is being celebrated at the Melbourne Museum.

Top Designs

Art & DesignAn exhibition featuring 85 works from Victoria’s best VCE and VET design students.

LOVE for Longer at Immigration Museum

EntertainmentThe artistic ode to love gets an after-dark extension.

Nocturnal x Mick Harvey

EntertainmentMelbourne Museum’s monthly starlight soiree is back, with a line-up curated by a national treasure.

2019: The Year That Gut Health Broke

EntertainmentKombucha and kefir are in the supermarket and microbes have gone mainstream. In partnership with Museum Victoria, we work out if our growing obsession with gut health is a fad or based on hard science.

Revolutions: Records and Rebels

EntertainmentMelbourne Museum will transform into a time capsule of 1960s pop culture.

Robotica: Festival of Futurism at Scienceworks Museum

EntertainmentScienceworks looks ahead to a world where robots can help us achieve a sustainable future.

Fashion Redux

EntertainmentIn collaboration with Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival, Melbourne Museum celebrates our homegrown fashion scene.

Lunar New Year Closing Party

EntertainmentCelebrate the Year of the Pig with family-friendly festivities at Melbourne Museum.

Nocturnal x Melbourne Fashion

EntertainmentA special fashion-focused edition of the late-night museum event returns in March.

Love and Cocktails in a Secret Summer Courtyard

EntertainmentA Melbourne institution is inviting lovers of all stripes to visit their courtyard this summer for a series of intimate engagements. In partnership with Museums Victoria, we speak to an expert who will be handling the aphrodisiacs.

Gut Feelings

EntertainmentA new exhibition at Melbourne Museum explores the science behind our romance with gut health.

Decolonise and Moisturise

Art & DesignAn immersive workshop on art practice and self-care.

Kahlil Gibran: The Garden of the Prophet

EntertainmentAn exhibition celebrating one of the world’s greatest writers comes to Melbourne.

Best of Laborastory

EntertainmentA science storytelling event about the heroes of space exploration.

LOVE Shines at the Immigration Museum

EntertainmentAn ambitious new exhibition uses Australian stories to look at human connectedness on a universal scale.

Make Believe: The Story of the Myer Christmas Windows

EntertainmentTake a rare look behind the glass of the Myer Christmas windows with Melbourne Museum’s immersive exhibition of the work – and the people – behind the magic.

Nocturnal

EntertainmentMelbourne Museum’s after-hours music series is gearing up for a spectacular celebration of inclusivity.

Discover the Night Sky at Scienceworks

EntertainmentLearn the ancient knowledge of our night skies (with a side of wine and cheese).

LOVE at the Immigration Museum

EntertainmentThis summer the Immigration Museum on Flinders Street will host *LOVE*, an ambitious new exhibition exploring the ambiguity and power of love.

Blue Black Beatz at Immigration Museum

EntertainmentA day of high-energy music from local Afro artists in the Immigration Museum courtyard, as a part of Melbourne Music Week 2018

Ngaiire at Nocturnal

EntertainmentA party-friendly edition of the monthly music event at Melbourne Museum.

For Country, for Nation

EntertainmentA fascinating exhibition at Melbourne Museum pays tribute to a shamefully overlooked aspect of Australian history: First Nations peoples military service. Developed by the Australian War Memorial, this is the first time the unique exhibition has shown in Victoria.

Sunday Salon at the Immigration Museum for MWF

EntertainmentA diverse array of spoken-word performers, storytellers and songwriters is coming together for one night only during the Melbourne Writers Festival.

Nocturnal X Harlem

EntertainmentA special edition of the monthly music and performance showcase celebrates an authentic Harlem experience, featuring the Rakiem Walker Project.

Contemporary Scandi Food at Melbourne Museum

Food & DrinkA self-proclaimed Viking invites you to learn the art of authentic Nordic cuisine.

More Things To do

Events

9th Apr – 30th Apr 2021

Planetarium Nights

Explore more about Museums Victoria

Talking Science, Plastic and Tattoos at Melbourne Museum

Summer of Dance

Planetarium Nights

Party Beyond x Due West at Scienceworks

What’s On Inside Melbourne’s Museums This Winter

Finding Your Community Through Tattoos

Not Just Another Exhibition About the ’60s

Nocturnal x Melbourne International Jazz Festival

Rock Royalty Talks Revolution at Melbourne Museum

Nocturnal x WAT

Revolutions: Records and Rebels Opening Day Party

Miḏawarr: Harvest

Top Designs

LOVE for Longer at Immigration Museum

Nocturnal x Mick Harvey

2019: The Year That Gut Health Broke

Revolutions: Records and Rebels

Robotica: Festival of Futurism at Scienceworks Museum

Fashion Redux

Lunar New Year Closing Party

Nocturnal x Melbourne Fashion

Love and Cocktails in a Secret Summer Courtyard

Gut Feelings

Decolonise and Moisturise

Kahlil Gibran: The Garden of the Prophet

Best of Laborastory

LOVE Shines at the Immigration Museum

Make Believe: The Story of the Myer Christmas Windows

Nocturnal

Discover the Night Sky at Scienceworks

LOVE at the Immigration Museum

Blue Black Beatz at Immigration Museum

Ngaiire at Nocturnal

For Country, for Nation

Sunday Salon at the Immigration Museum for MWF

Nocturnal X Harlem

Contemporary Scandi Food at Melbourne Museum

More Things To do

18th Feb – 14th Apr 2021

Love & Neon: The Cinema of Wong Kar Wai

acmi, melbourne

25th Mar – 15th Apr 2021

Silent Comedy Festival at Arbory

arbory bar & eatery, melbourne

4th Mar – 15th Apr 2021

WAT Artists Residency at W Melbourne

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