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FAQs
What is MPavilion?
MPavilion is Australia’s leading architecture commission: a place for debate around the design of today and tomorrow. Each year the Naomi Milgrom Foundation commissions a world-renowned architect to design MPavilion, which becomes the centre of a free spring-summer program of talks, workshops, performances, installations and more.
In 2023, for our tenth season, we welcomed Pritzker Prize-winner Tadao Ando as the commissioned architect. The MPavilion 10 season concluded on 28 March 2024, but public access to MPavilion has been extended for another year — with thanks to the City of Melbourne.
Where IS MPAVILION LOCATED?
MPavilion is located in the Queen Victoria Gardens, opposite the Arts Centre on St Kilda Road, Melbourne. We respectfully acknowledge the people of the Eastern Kulin nations as the traditional custodians of the land on which the MPavilion sits. We pay our respects to their land, their ancestors and their elders — past, present and to the future.
When is MPavilion open?
Thanks to the support of the City of Melbourne, public access to Tadao Ando’s MPavilion in Queen Victoria Gardens will be extended for another year, through March 2025.
You can visit MPavilion between the hours of 10am and 3pm all year round — rain, hail or shine.
Do I need to PURCHASE a ticket?
You do not need a ticket to visit MPavilion. As always, MPavilion is free and open to all.
Will there be food and drink available at MPavilion?
There is no food and drink at the pavilion, but you are welcome to bring a picnic and to enjoy it in the Gardens!
How do I find out what’s on?
The MPavilion 10 season is now over, but you can follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Linkedin, or sign up to receive our newsletter and to be the first to know about future events and opportunities.
WILL THERE BE ANOTHER SEASON?
MPavilion’s popular and impactful free program series will return for Summer 2024, running from November through March 2025. The program will create new opportunities that deepen public engagement and participation in design, art and architecture — spotlighting new voices and commissioning bold new works that respond to the site.
HOW CAN I COLLABORATE WITH MPAVILION?
Expressions of interest for the 2024/2025 program will open in July. Artists, designers, makers, architects and collaborators are invited to dream up extraordinary and unexpected experiences that wouldn’t happen otherwise.
How does MPavilion meet my accessibility requirements?
We do everything we can to make our events and material as inclusive and accessible as possible. This is an ever-evolving process, so we welcome any ideas, comments, suggestions or responses you wish to share that might help us continue to deliver programming that is truly for everybody.
More information on how to access our locations and their closest accessible toilets can be found here.
During the MPavilion season, Auslan interpreters may be booked for individual events. In the future, if you would like to attend an event and require an Auslan interpreter, another form of audio accessibility, or reserved seating, please let us know in advance by emailing info@mpavilion.org. Headphones, tablets and other devices used to assist with communication are welcome.
Where are the nearest toilets?
Information on the location of toilets at each location can be found here.
Is there seating?
Limited seating is available inside MPavilion in the form of concrete benches.
Can I bring my dog?
Yes—we love dogs. But please remember to keep your pooch on a leash at all times, and be mindful of others—especially young children.
Can I take photos/video inside and around MPavilion?
We encourage artists and photographers to visit the space and to capture Ando’s pavilion through their lens. If you have work you’d like to share with us, please feel free to tag us on Instagram at @mpavilion.
As MPavilion is a philanthropic organisation, we cannot accomodate commercial filming or shooting. If you have a specific enquiry you’d like to make, you are welcome to email us at info@mpavilion.org.
Can I hold a PRIVATE event at MPavilion?
MPavilion is designed as a civic space therefore we do not typically allow the pavilion to be used for private events or functions.
HOW CAN MY ORGANISATION PARTNER WITH MPAVILION?
We are always looking for new partners to align MPavilion with. For partnership enquiries, email us at info@mpavilion.org.
How do I find information about past events?
Missed an event? Or maybe you just want to dig into the many great talks and discussions from MPavilion’s past? Our library contains a huge number of recorded events, spanning right back to the first MPavilion in 2014.
The recordings are available on the MPavilion Podcast, which you can find on Spotify or Apple Podcasts—perfect for educational purposes or your daily commute. You can also browse our previous event programs at each of their dedicated archival websites: MPavilion 2022, MPavilion 2021, MPavilion 2020, MPavilion 2019 , MPavilion 2018, MPavilion 2017, MPavilion 2016, MPavilion 2015 and MPavilion 2014.
I’d like to know more about the Naomi Milgrom Foundation.
MPavilion is initiated and commissioned by the Naomi Milgrom Foundation with support from the City of Melbourne, State Government of Victoria through Creative Victoria and Development Victoria. For more information about the Foundation and its work, please visit naomimilgromfoundation.org.
What is the Living Cities Forum?
The Living Cities Forum is MPavilion’s sister event and is an initiative of the Naomi Milgrom Foundation. The annual day-long Forum explores the role of design, planning and architecture in shaping our society. For more info and to sign up to receive news about next year’s forum, head to the Living Cities Forum website.