A Toast to Melba
Wednesday - Sunday - Saturday 15th February 2025 - Sunday 29th June 2025
Yarra Ranges Regional Museum
Free entry
Uncover the untold stories of a global icon, Dame Nellie Melba. A Toast to Melba shares rarely seen objects, photographs, and personal treasures from Coombe Yarra Valley, Arts Centre Melbourne and Yarra Ranges Regional Museum - brought together for the first time in this dynamic new exhibition.
Beyond the international fame and behind Coombe's iconic hedge lived a woman of complexity and charisma - a feminist, modernist, humanitarian and practical joker who defied expectations and made space as a modern woman and a proud Australian.
"I have built my Australian home, Coombe Cottage, almost within sight and sound of the same trees and vineyards in which I played as a child, under the same brilliant sunshine, facing the same sudden storms that sweep in ... from the hills ... If you wish to understand me at all ... you must understand first and foremost, that I am an Australian."
- Dame Nellie Melba, 1925
From the chic streets of Paris and London to the tranquil beauty of the Yarra Valley, A Toast to Melba reveals intimate glimpses of Melba's life. Marvel at the creativity in her painting, enjoy the humorous tale of her son's racing jersey in British suffrage colours and celebrate the innovator who made history as the first internationally renowned performer to broadcast live on radio in 1920.
Off-stage, Melba's warmth extended to those around her - loving letters, photographs, and commissioned artworks speak to her generosity as a friend, grandmother and champion of emerging female artists. Yet, her story also reveals a woman navigating the pressures of fame, enduring personal heartbreak, and facing relentless media scrutiny with wit and playfulness.
Join us in exploring the modern life of Dame Nellie Melba - a woman who dared to live on her own terms.
A Yarra Ranges Regional Museum exhibition presented in partnership with Coombe Yarra Valley and Arts Centre Melbourne.
❊ When ❊
Happens: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Times: Wed - Sun, 10am - 4pm
❊ Where ❊
Yarra Ranges Regional Museum View Venue
35-37 Castella Street Lilydale Victoria 3140 Map
✆ Venue: (03) 9294 6313 | Event: 9294 6313
❊ Web Links ❊
→ A Toast to Melba→ www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au
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