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Experience the story of the Birrarung, through a new sound and video installation celebrating the Woiwurrung language at Fed Square

June 11th, 2025 - Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation

If you’ve walked through Fed Square or along Birrarung Marr Walk recently, you may have heard a gentle voice carrying a story older than the city itself, along the river’s edge.

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Southbank locals lend their voices to the transformation of the Melbourne Arts Precinct

May 7th, 2025 - Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation

The transformation of the Melbourne Arts Precinct is well under way and keeping the local community updated and engaged is a priority for the project team.

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Family-friendly fun in the Melbourne Arts Precinct this school holidays

April 9th, 2025 - Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation

During the school holidays, enjoy a range of entertaining and inclusive kid-friendly programs and activities throughout the Melbourne Arts Precinct.

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Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation – a year in review 

December 4th, 2024 - Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation

In 2024, the Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation (MAPT) made significant construction progress across multiple project sites.

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Melbourne arts precinct construction update

November 6th, 2024 - Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation

As we come to the end of 2024, construction works on the Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation (MAPT) are progressing well across multiple project sites, including 77 Southbank Boulevard, the Sturt Street / Kavanagh St intersection, and both inside and behind the Art Centre Melbourne’s State Theatre.

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Milestone birthday amid major upgrades at Arts Centre Melbourne

October 9th, 2024 - Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation

Arts Centre Melbourne’s Theatres Building and iconic Spire celebrates its 40th anniversary on October 29.

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The latest from the Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation

August 7th, 2024 - Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation

Construction works on the Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation are continuing, with structures going up and coming down marking key milestones across the project.

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What’s on in the Arts Precinct for Open House Melbourne weekend

July 2nd, 2024 - Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation

Open House Melbourne has launched its 2024 program and theme for the year, RE/DISCOVER your City inviting audiences to see Melbourne in a new light and celebrate the importance of good design in shaping our communities.

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Arts Precinct transformation creates more jobs for local apprentices, trainees, and cadets

June 5th, 2024 - Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation

More apprentices, cadets and construction workers are kickstarting their careers with hands-on experience working on the city-shaping Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation (MAPT) project.

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Community engagement and construction progress continues for Arts Precinct

May 8th, 2024 - Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation

The Melbourne Arts Precinct is a bustling hub of activity as construction continues to move forward for the Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation (MAPT).

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Arts Centre Melbourne’s heritage State Theatre closes its doors for major refurbishment

April 3rd, 2024 - Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation

Art Centre Melbourne’s heritage State Theatre has now closed for a major refurbishment through the Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation, following final performances of The Australian Ballet’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

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Captivating artwork goes up on Arts Centre Melbourne hoarding for PHOTO 2024

March 5th, 2024 - Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation

A new artwork Chamber Dance by Melbourne-based artist Zoë Croggon is now on display on the hoarding at Arts Centre Melbourne along St Kilda Rd between Hamer Hall and the Theatres Building (under the Spire) as part of PHOTO 2024.

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Conserving Arts Centre Melbourne’s Public Art Collection

February 7th, 2024 - Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation

For decades Arts Centre Melbourne has welcomed thousands of culture-seekers and theatre-goers through its doors to enjoy an array of arts experiences each year.

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Making the most of the Melbourne Arts Precinct this summer

December 5th, 2023 - Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation

Stretching from Fed Square across Princes Bridge and Southbank, the Melbourne Arts Precinct is home to many of Melbourne’s iconic arts and cultural institutions.

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Milestones and moving ahead on the Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation

November 9th, 2023 - Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation

The Melbourne Arts Precinct is set to become one of the great arts and cultural destinations in the world, through the Victorian Government’s $1.7 billion transformation project.

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How the MAPT project is reusing, reducing, and recycling

October 4th, 2023 - Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation

The Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation is a historic city-shaping project in many ways.

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A behind-the-scenes look at major upgrades to Arts Centre Melbourne

September 6th, 2023 - Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation

Since it first opened in 1984, Arts Centre Melbourne’s Theatres Building (under the Spire) is undergoing its most significant refurbishment as part of the Victorian Government’s Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation project.

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Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation community engagement 

August 9th, 2023 - Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation

When the Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation (MAPT) project’s major works started this year, the project team had already been out and about for more than 12 months, talking to Southbank residents about what it takes to deliver a $1.7 billion project. 

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The Melbourne Arts Precinct is being transformed 

July 5th, 2023 - Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation

A transformed Arts Precinct for Melbourne, and for Southbank.

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