Collective City showcases historic photographs of Melbourne from the state and federal government archives, alongside images representing our city today, curated from submissions by contemporary street photographers. The exhibition explores
Read More...

Join us for this year’s International Women’s Day as Sovereign Hill Museums Association explores this year’s theme, Count Her In, and look to the past to explore pathways to greater
Read More...

2024 McIntyre Lecture -Kew Historical Society Inc FAILED AMBITIONS: A HISTORY OF KEW COTTAGES by Dr Lee-Ann Monk & Dr David Henderson Opened in 1887, Kew Cottages was Australia’s first
Read More...

🔖 PMI Victorian History Library Book Sale Step into a treasure trove of literary delights at our upcoming booksale extravaganza! Get ready to embark on a thrilling exploration through the
Read More...

Experience the complex richness of Labassa’s architectural and human history. Although more than 700 people have lived at Labassa, it has miraculously survived with most of its opulent Victorian era
Read More...

Meet the Artist: Jennifer Mann, Sculptor Continuing the Duldig Studio’s commitment to exploring, experiencing and enjoying sculpture, join us for an artful afternoon with renowned contemporary sculptor and Forensic Sculptor
Read More...

Melbourne International Comedy Festival show Discount Code: DINGDING (10% off) Tickets: https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2024/shows/m-is-for-melbourne-the-world-s-mostly-liveable-city   Melbourne has been named the "world's most liveable city", which makes you wonder if the judges have ever
Read More...

🛄 Exodus from Vienna Following the 1938 annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany, many members of Vienna’s vibrant Jewish community sought safe havens overseas to escape growing persecution. Amongst them
Read More...

Who remembers the McEwans celebrity pavement?
Between 1972 and 1994, scores of celebrities had their hand- and footprints immortalised in cement at the entrance of the McEwans hardware store in Bourke Street. Shopping for a hammer or a hair-dryer, you’d step in the prints of actors, musicians, sportspeople, writers, dancers, politicians, an astronaut, a racehorse – even an operatic dog.
Curated by Robyn Annear, 'Gotcha!' presents 40 of the surviving prints from the McEwans pavement, together with stories of the celebrities who made them and newspaper images that capture the mood of the times.