Ahead of their highly anticipated event CALENTURA, we sat down with El Gran Mono – the first picó sound system of its kind to be built outside Colombia – to explore the...
Being Biracial is a podcast born from a shared curiosity and a gap in representation. Created by friends and former housemates Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson, the...
Carla Zimbler is the creative force behind Expiry D8, a bold work tackling the taboo of death through conversation, art and connection. Inspired by the global Cafés Mortels...
Step into the world of Chloë Sobek, a Naarm/Melbourne-based composer-performer whose work transforms the familiar into the extraordinary. Known for her ghostly atonalism and...
Minako Asai is the owner and creator of MinnieSweets, creating delicious, authentic and seasonal Japanese confectionery (known as “wagashi”) by hand. After a career...
We already know researcher, broadcaster and writer, Jacinta Parsons, is a great talker and listener. Now, she’s inviting us to listen intently to the beautiful, clanging...
This week, we’re looking back on the past seven seasons of the BLAKitecture forum, curated by Sarah Lynn Rees and, most recently, by MPavilion’s program consultant...
Danica O. Kus is an award-winning architectural photographer whose work has appeared in numerous books, exhibitions and publications. Following a recent visit to Melbourne...
Lani Mitchell is an Australian visual artist interested in themes of womanhood, femininity and power. Since 2016, Mitchell has been hosting life drawing classes at unique...
Rachel Elliot-Jones is the Head of Public Programs at Molonglo. For over a decade, Rachel has been a stalwart of our city’s art and design community, having contributed to...
Those who have visited MPavilion 10 this season may recall chatting to Susan Bamford. Having joined our Front of House team for MPavilion 10, Susan has been warmly welcoming...
Muhubo Sulieman is the head weaver at Qaymi Arts & Craft — a traditional Somali weaving practice. Having grown up in Somalia, Muhubo learnt traditional weaving...
Having grown up in the UK, our Program Producer Rose Harriman definitely knows how to make the most of the Australian sunshine. This week, we spoke to Rose about her role at...
As MPavilion’s Education Manager, Andrew Atchison is focused on harnessing the power of direct encounters with works of architecture, art and design. In the lead up to a...
Tara Glastonbury is a modern quilter with a penchant for bright colours, recycled materials and bold geometry. This year at MPavilion 10, Tara is bringing her signature style...
Unity Lab, curated by Ilianna Ginnis, a researcher at Monash University and an architectural designer, has a profound mission: to raise awareness and advocate for individuals...
Whether she’s sampling grey gelato or enjoying a riverside run, Elaine Chia knows how to make the most of the city that she now calls home. As we gear up for a busy summer...
In 2015, we invited Stirling Prize-winning architect Amanda Levete — the founder and creative force behind AL_A — to design our second pavilion. Founded in 2009, AL_A has...
Alister Timms has always wanted to be a winemaker. Having grown up on his family’s vineyards on the Bellarine Peninsula, some of his fondest childhood memories revolve...
Wominjeka (Welcome). We acknowledge the people of the Eastern Kulin Nation as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which MPavilion stands. We pay our respects to their Elders, past and present – and recognise they have been creating, telling stories and caring for Country for thousands of generations.
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