The East Melbourne Synagogue at 488 Albert Street is celebrating 150 years since its 1877 opening, with tours, a museum of rare books, and a remarkable story of survival as the last inner-city Jewish institution from the gold-rush era.
Open House Melbourne Weekend returns 24–26 July 2026 with free access to 180+ buildings, from Fed Square tunnels to vintage bank chambers. Tours are booking fast – here’s how to lock in a spot.
The NGV’s MOTHER exhibition at Fed Square presents more than 200 works on motherhood from across cultures and centuries, with free entry until 12 July. Curators Sophie Gerhard and Katharina Prugger drew on their own experiences of early mothering to shape this raw and honest show.
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.
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.
Melbourne Design Week 2026 runs 14-24 May with over 400 events, shifting focus to practical AI integration in building delivery and real housing solutions for Victoria.