Arts & Culture

Carlton exhibition celebrates the city’s love affair with coffee

September 30th, 2025 - Sean Car

Melbourne’s passion for coffee takes centre stage this November in Carlton with Melbourne Through the Coffee Cup, a new photographic exhibition exploring how espresso culture came to define the city’s identity.

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Weapons – a review

September 25th, 2025 - Dermot O’Brien

Not knowing when to laugh or scream. Weapons (2025) is the newest film by Zach Cregger, following his breakout horror hit Barbarian (2022).

Italian Film Festival returns, with Carlton’s Cinema Nova among key Melbourne venues

September 3rd, 2025 - Sean Car

Carlton will once again be at the heart of Melbourne’s Italian cultural celebrations this spring when the ST. ALi Italian Film Festival returns to Cinema Nova in September.

Viaggio Italiano brings the soul of Italy to Carlton

August 12th, 2025 - Dermot O’Brien

The bond between Melbourne and Italy is one of the city’s most enduring cultural exchanges – a constant flow of people, history, food and ideas that keeps the two connected across continents.

How La Mama can remain one of the country’s leading cultural institutions

July 30th, 2025 - Jon Fleetwood

When John Brumpton left the Victorian College of Arts in the late ‘80s, he didn’t know what to do with his spare time.

DISTRACTION exhibition at Science Gallery unpacks the chaos of digital life

July 2nd, 2025 - Georgie Atkins

A playful and provocative new exhibition at the University of Melbourne’s Science Gallery is set to challenge how we think about our attention spans.

Now or Never returns to Melbourne with bold new program

July 2nd, 2025 - Georgie Atkins

Melbourne’s winter calendar is heating up with the return of Now or Never this August – a bold 11-day festival transforming the city into a playground of art, ideas, sound and technology.