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We’ve picked out a few but there’s plenty to choose from.<\/p>\n
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The exhibition examines the rise to prominence of First Peoples\u2019 art across Australia in the face of a brutal history of colonisation and proclaims the importance of Indigenous knowledge and agency. The exhibition features more than 400 artworks, including important public and private loans and new commissions.<\/p>\n
The exhibition, which runs from May 30 to November 23, 2025, will reveal rarely-seen artworks and cultural objects from the University of Melbourne\u2019s collections, awakening us to their power and significance.<\/p>\n
Explore<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Rocks On Wheels\u00a0<\/em> is a public art playground at 88 Southbank Boulevard<\/a>.<\/p>\n The project is designed as an inclusive playground that challenges play design norms, exhibits world-class excellence in terms of play value, conceptual rigour and material durability. Consisting of more than 300 ton of raw Victorian bluestone boulders resting on seemingly flimsy domestic scale dollys (invisibly engineered to support extreme loads), all spread out within a landscape-architect-esque designed civic space. Twisted steel protrudes from the boulders (read recycled boulders) and retro-style steel playground equipment appears casually lashed between the stone monoliths. The flooring is custom-design soft-fall that mimics the distinctive City of Melbourne bluestone paving standard detail.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/nDyRW8exqd8?si=Y5DF1M4hjFAWTT7c” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n A breezier, sunnier version of Melbourne’s often gritty, street art laden hideaways, Hardware Lane has been a popular spot for nighttime revellers and foodies for years. It’s about 5 minutes walk from Karstens.<\/a><\/p>\n Pull up a chair and dine al fresco in the summer months or find somewhere cosy inside during the wintertime. Settle in and sample flavours from across the globe.<\/p>\n More<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au\/rails\/active_storage\/representations\/proxy\/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6IjFlOTVjNWUyLWQ4ZWQtNDljNC1iYmNiLTUxZDM5Njc5MmFiYyIsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=–21e0de84cb86103808586d988f9865a298f4bfe9\/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6eyJmb3JtYXQiOiJqcGciLCJyZXNpemVfdG9fbGltaXQiOlsxMDAwLDYwMF19LCJwdXIiOiJ2YXJpYXRpb24ifX0=–0d1dec94e96bf59e4e90ca4a7c11e516560ab297\/f68e4e29-aa06-48b2-8f89-ee7e542e6e6c.jpg” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/acal.edu.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Potter-gallery2-133710-56-scaled.jpeg” alt=”The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia” title_text=”Ian Potter Centre” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia at Federation Square is the home of Australian art with superb collections of Australian Indigenous and non-Indigenous art from the Colonial period to the present day.<\/p>\n The NGV collection of Australian art comprises more than 20,000 works. Approximately 800 works are displayed and many of these will be rotated frequently to show the full breadth and diversity of Australian art, and to provide visitors with fresh insights.<\/p>\n Admission to the permanent collection is free. Fees may apply to special exhibitions, as advertised.<\/p>\n Explore<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/acal.edu.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SLV-133083-3-scaled.jpg” alt=”State Library Victoria” title_text=”State Library of Victoria” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The State Library Victoria is the oldest public library in Australia, and one of the first free public libraries in the world.<\/p>\n Art lovers and history buffs will find something to love at the Library. Its spectacular spaces, including the iconic domed reading room, house thousands of items reflecting Victoria’s diverse cultural and social history.<\/p>\n Be sure to see Ned Kelly’s armour, pore over rare books, first editions and significant artworks, and join a free tour to learn about the building’s fascinating history.<\/p>\n Explore<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/acal.edu.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Laneway-art-1024×683.jpg” alt=”Two figures walking down Hosier Lane with graffiti behind” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Explore Melbourne’s laneways to see an ever-changing outdoor gallery of urban art. Check out the murals, stencils, paste-ups and installations in the laneways off Flinders Lane between Russell Street and Swanston Street. Union Lane, off the Bourke Street Mall, is usually freshly painted, as is Blender Lane, off Franklin Street.<\/p>\n Beyond the CBD, keep an eye out for eye-catching art on the walls in Fitzroy and Collingwood. The Gertrude Street Projection Festival is an annual highlight<\/p>\n Explore<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/acal.edu.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/171212-3-scaled.jpg” alt=”Queen Victoria Market” title_text=”Queen Victoria Market” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n This is authentic, bustling, inner-city market that has been the heart and soul of Melbourne for 140 years. It’s a great place to discover fresh and specialty produce, hand-made and unique products, great coffee and food, souvenirs and clothing.<\/p>\n Shopping at the Market has always been one of life\u2019s great pleasures. It is not just the abundance of fresh food, it\u2019s the friendly banter with the traders, the vibrant and multicultural atmosphere, the special events and festivals, and the sense of belonging that comes with it.<\/p>\n Open Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat & Sun. Check trading hours.<\/p>\n Explore<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/acal.edu.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Royal-Exhibition-Building-Autumn-1024×683.jpg” alt=”Royal Exhibition Building ” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The building, just north of the city centre, surrounded by Carlton Gardens, is one of the world’s oldest remaining exhibition pavilions and was originally built for the Great Exhibition of 1880. Later it housed the first Commonwealth Parliament from 1901, and was the first building in Australia to achieve a World Heritage listing in 2004.<\/p>\n With a meticulously restored interior, expansive galleries and soaring dome, the Royal Exhibition Building’s Great Hall continues to be an impressive setting for trade shows, fairs, cultural and community events.<\/p>\n Explore<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/acal.edu.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Block-Arcade-1024×682.jpg” alt=”Block Arcade” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n From classic cuts to cutting-edge couture, Melbourne is a city that takes its fashion seriously – hence the collection of homegrown boutiques with serious world-wide clout.<\/p>\n If going wild on style is your thing, then Melbourne will definitely be your vibe.<\/p>\n Hit up the best places to shop \u2018til you drop at Melbourne\u2019s must-visit shopping spots.<\/p>\n Explore<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/acal.edu.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Couple-in-Fed-Square-1024×682.jpg” alt=”Couple walking through Federation Square” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Boasting world-class art galleries and installations, a brilliant and diverse range of food and drink and thrilling, extraordinary events, Fed Square is Melbourne’s public square and the civic, cultural and community heart of the city.<\/p>\n Fed Square is home to three of Victoria\u2019s major cultural institutions: ACMI, Australia’s Museum of Screen Culture<\/a>; the Koorie Heritage Trust<\/a> (KHT); and The Ian Potter Centre<\/a>: NGV Australia.<\/p>\n Long before Fed Square was built, the site on which it now stands was an important gathering place for the area\u2019s Indigenous groups. For tens of thousands of years, the people of the Kulin Nations came together on the banks of the Birrarung (Yarra River).<\/p>\n Explore<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/acal.edu.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Food-platters-1024×683.jpg” alt=”Food platters at St Ali” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Melbourne prides itself on its food and the city’s dizzying array of dining options is testimony to its culinary reputation. Book ahead for award-winning fine-dining restaurants, queue up for iconic cheap eats, explore famous eat streets or track down the city’s best food trucks. Whatever you do, come to town with an appetite.<\/p>\n Explore Melbourne’s culinary precincts. Go for Italian in Lygon Street<\/a>, Carlton, Vietnamese<\/a> in Victoria Street, Richmond, and Lebanese in Sydney Road, Brunswick<\/a>. Find the best-dumplings in CBD’s Chinatown<\/a>, and be spoilt for choice in Footscray<\/a>‘s Vietnamese and African restaurants.<\/p>\n Explore<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/acal.edu.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Botanic-Gardens-Cranbourne-1024×683.jpg” alt=”Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne” title_text=”Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n An extension of the renowned Royal Botanic Gardens in the city, these Gardens offer a natural bushland experience alongside the Australian Garden, an award-winning, contemporary botanic garden celebrating the beauty and diversity of Australian landscapes and flora and featuring over 100,000 plants from 1,900 plant varieties.<\/p>\n The bushland has over 450 indigenous plant species and includes over 10km of walking tracks, six kilometres of cycling tracks, a lookout tower, picturesque shelters, barbecues and playgrounds. It is a precious remnant of the vegetation that once covered the broader region and is actively managed to control the number of non-indigenous plants and exotic weeds.<\/p>\nAustralia’s riskiest playground?<\/h3>\n
Hardware Lane – eateries close to the conference venue<\/h3>\n
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia<\/h3>\n
State Library Victoria<\/h3>\n
Street art<\/h3>\n
Queen Victoria Market<\/h3>\n
Royal Exhibition Building<\/h3>\n
Shopaholics guide to Melbourne<\/h3>\n
Fed Square<\/h3>\n
Restaurants, cafes, pubs<\/h3>\n
Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne<\/h3>\n