Arts & Culture
MSO brings Harry Potter magic to South Wharf
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will bring the magic of Hogwarts to South Wharf next year with Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban™ in Concert at The Plenary.
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Bangarra brings powerful new program to Arts Centre Melbourne
Bangarra Dance Theatre will bring its latest touring program Sheltering to Arts Centre Melbourne this June, presenting three works that honour the company’s past while looking to the future of First Nations storytelling.
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Paul Capsis and Adam Noviello join forces in haunting new Malthouse cabaret
Two acclaimed Australian performers, Paul Capsis and Adam Noviello, will join forces in House of Rot, a brand-new theatrical song cycle coming to Malthouse Theatre for a strictly limited season.
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Italian Serenatas brings Baroque drama to Melbourne Recital Centre
The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra will take audiences on a dramatic journey through Baroque Italy this June, joined by celebrated Italian baritone Renato Dolcini for Italian Serenatas.
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Most hated building in Melbourne: Princes Gate Towers
On the edge of the city (above Princes Gate railway station) stood the Princes Gate towers, commonly referred to as the Gas and Fuel building after its major tenant.
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NGV Friday Nights to sparkle with Cartier-inspired winter program
NGV Friday Nights will return this winter with a glittering program of music, performance, cinema, food and art inspired by the 2026 Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibition, CARTIER.
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Serving up the atmosphere – lighting the Malthouse’s Game. Set. Match.
A new two-person play at the Malthouse promises to crack audiences up and thwart their expectations.
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Chunky Move appoints Suzanne Daley as new executive director
Southbank-based contemporary dance company Chunky Move has announced the appointment of Suzanne Daley as its new executive director, with the respected arts leader set to join artistic director Antony Hamilton in a new joint leadership team from June.
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Amplify Summit brings Victoria’s next generation to Melbourne Recital Centre
More than 300 young people from across Victoria gathered at Melbourne Recital Centre on April 13 for this year’s Amplify Summit, a major youth music industry event aimed at building skills, confidence and pathways into the arts, events and live music sectors.
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Letting the fumes out at Southbank!
One of the most distinctive structures in Southbank sits in the small park along Grant St, next to the yellow Vault sculpture, itself a work of renown for the district. But it is not a dwelling – it’s a ventilation stack to release the fumes from the freeway that runs beneath.
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Arts Centre Melbourne to host high-ability students under state enrichment program
Arts Centre Melbourne in Southbank will be among the organisations helping deliver the Victorian Government’s 2026 Challenge and Enrichment Series, giving high-ability public school students access to specialised learning experiences beyond the classroom.
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Construction begins on Melbourne Recital Centre’s new rooftop venue The Beacon
Construction has begun on Melbourne Recital Centre’s new rooftop venue, The Peter and Ruth McMullin Beacon, marking the next stage in the Southbank institution’s expansion and adding another performance space to the fast-changing Melbourne Arts Precinct.
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Buxton Contemporary to spotlight key chapter in Chinese contemporary art
Melbourne’s Buxton Contemporary will host a major new exhibition this autumn focusing on a pivotal but often overlooked moment in the history of Chinese contemporary art.
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Romulus Folio Gallery marks one year of contemporary art and design at Montague
Romulus Folio Gallery is celebrating one year of cultural programming at The Gladstone in South Melbourne, where the independent gallery has activated the Tower B lobby through a steady program of exhibitions, workshops and public events since April 2025.
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Mapping Southbank
In the years from 1970 to 1974, people in South Melbourne became used to seeing men in the rear cab of a ute with a large camera taking photos of the houses and other buildings that made up the streetscape.
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Melbourne Design Week 2026 returns with more than 400 events across Victoria
Melbourne’s biggest celebration of design is set to return this autumn, with hundreds of events exploring everything from food and fashion to robotics, interiors and furniture.
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Melbourne Art Book Fair to return with city-wide program in May
The Melbourne Art Book Fair will return in May with an expanded city-wide program celebrating independent publishing, graphic design and creative experimentation, bringing together local and international publishers, artists and writers for 10 days of events across Melbourne.
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West Gate tragedy brought to life in new Melbourne Theatre Company production
More than five decades after the collapse of Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge shocked the nation, a new stage production is bringing the human stories behind the disaster to life.
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NGV exhibition spotlights next generation of First Nations artists
A new exhibition opening this month at the NGV’s Ian Potter Centre at Fed Square will showcase the work of eight emerging First Nations artists from across Australia, each paired with an established mentor as part of a national program designed to support the next generation of creative talent.
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The comedy festival is coming to Southbank – right when we need it
Southbank’s Malthouse Theatre has an incredible program of artists on offer at the up-coming Melbourne International Comedy Festival, which marks its 40th anniversary this year with its biggest-ever event taking in more than 800 shows.
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