Curate Your Own Adventure
Reviewing Museums & Heritage Places
Category: Melbourne
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The second museum I visited in Melbourne was the Immigration Museum. I have visited in the past so won’t be focusing on the general museum for this post. Instead, I want to share my experience of their new exhibition, Joy. This exhibition contains seven installations, reflecting on the meaning of joy. There was one installation…
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I am exploring Melbourne this long weekend with a wonderful group of friends. One of our first stops was the NGV. While I have visited the NGV numerous times to see travelling blockbuster exhibitions, I have rarely ventured higher than the ground floor to see what else is on offer. Granted, I am usually exhausted…
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On our first day in Melbourne, we visited the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) for their Alexander McQueen exhibition. Subtitled Mind, Mythos, Muse, the exhibition showcases over 120 garments and accessories from McQueen and those affiliated. I have a lot of opinions on this exhibition that I can’t wait to share. I want to start…
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I am back in Melbourne for a short break before we fully enter the Christmas/holiday season. One of the main reasons for flying down was to see TIME by Rone, an exhibition currently on display in Flinders Street Station. It is truly one of the most stunning exhibitions I have ever seen. It combines my…
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The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) is spread across two separate locations. The artwork, Mass (by Ron Mueck), is located in The Ian Potter Centre, Federation Square. It’s a great space, showcasing artworks on three quite sizeable levels. I visited with a friend and our primary goal was to see Mass. When you see the…
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Content Warning: The following post will discuss elements of an exhibition that explore the topic of euthanasia. If you are uncomfortable reading this material, please skip this post. This was my first visit to the Science Gallery, located within The University of Melbourne. Currently on display is an exhibition titled SWARM, which aims to reflect…
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I’m in Melbourne for a week to both attend a conference and enjoy a bit of holiday time. My first stop was Melbourne Museum to see Horridus, the new Triceratops skeleton. I absolutely adore dinosaurs so I was excited to see the skeleton and the accompanying exhibition – Triceratops: Fate of the Dinosaurs. This is…
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On our final day in Melbourne we visited the Melbourne Museum. Our intention was to see the exhibition Gut Feelings and spend a little bit of time in some of the permanent displays. In the end, we had enough time to also wander through the temporary exhibition Revolutions: Records and Rebels. With the latter, I…
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Today we visited the Immigration Museum in Melbourne specifically to see two new (ish) exhibitions – Tatau and Perseverance. Essentially, both look at the significance of tattoos – one focusing on Polynesia and the other on Japan. Even though there were a few similarities, I am going to address each exhibition separately. I have previously…
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During a weekend getaway to Melbourne, I made sure to visit the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) to see Escher X nendo | Between Two Worlds. I was quite familiar with the works of Escher having seen examples in optical illusion puzzle books. I was particularly excited to see the work titled Ascending and descending…
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