ACMI and RISING present The Vinyl Factory: Reverb, a multisensory exhibition of 14 installations and a listening room curated by Yasmine Sharaf, until 31 August.

Goldstone Gallery hosts free shows by four Jewish artists with glass, light, ceramics and ritual objects as part of Melbourne Design Week 2026. Open until 14 June.

City of Melbourne's winter campaign 'Melbourne at its most Melbourne' aims to repeat last year's $66.5 million economic uplift by owning the cold, grey months. Featuring a tram wrap, AFL-aligned ads and 'The Cold List'

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Designer Aaron Wong reflects on Melbourne Design Week 2026’s community-driven heart, and why free shows at Abbotsford Convent and NGV shouldn’t be missed before they close 24 May.

Mamas Dining Group's first Italian restaurant channels Lucas Gugliandolo's Sicilian Nonno's orange recipe book, with generous sharing plates on Richmond's Swan Street.

Lil' Kim ends a 15-year Australian absence at RISING 2026, headlining Festival Hall on 30 May. The festival also debuts the Australian Dance Biennale with Lucy Guerin Inc's The Forest.

City of Melbourne is considering dedicated collection bins for nitrous oxide canisters after nearly 50,000 are retrieved from streets each year, posing explosion risks in public rubbish bins.

Dingo Ate My Taco will open its first permanent restaurant in Abbotsford in June 2026, serving breakfast tacos, birria, house mezcal, and a burnt corn husk banana pudding.

Federation Square, Melbourne’s youngest heritage-listed building, draws millions to its free events, galleries and riverside plaza. Here’s how to make the most of it.