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Curator’s talk: Yarra Birrarung Artists, Writers and the River exhibition

RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Join the curator, Dr Judith Buckrich, of our current exhibition Yarra Birrarung: Artists, Writers and the River in a behind-the-scenes talk about the exhibition. The exhibition is an illustrated history of life on the Yarra. Through the lens of artists and writers, the exhibition explores how life has flourished on the river, including recreation, industry and land use, as well as infrastructure, natural history and social history.

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Feminists to felons: exhibiting women’s history

RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Each year, to celebrate Women's History Month, the RHSV offers our Women's History lecture, part of our Distinguished Lecture series. Museums in the 1970s were largely masculine preserves, staffed almost
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The World of Mab Grimwade

Prahran Mechanics Institute 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC, Australia

Born into a genteel family of pastoralists and investors in colonial Victoria, Mabel Louise Kelly (1887–1973), or ‘Mab’ to those who knew her, would grow up to make an enormous
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PMI Library Book Sale: April 2025

Prahran Mechanics Institute 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC, Australia

After our success last year, we again have market stalls joining us for our bi-annual big book sale! We have 10+ stalls joining us, so you know it will be
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How to Record a Painful History

Prahran Mechanics Institute 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC, Australia

Join us for a not-to-be-missed discussion on recording and sharing the truths of a colonial past. Aunty Fay Stewart-Muir and Marguerita Stephens will share their experience of collaborating across cultures
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Chapel Street Walk: Around Prahran’s Iconic Buildings

Prahran Mechanics Institute 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, VIC, Australia

Meet at the PMI Victorian History Library then step into a charming adventure. Discover the tales of yesteryear's department stores on Chapel Street, Prahran. An all-inclusive experience, perfect for everyone
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