Arts Centre Melbourne: Collection Store Tours
Arts Centre Melbourne presents
The Australian Performing Arts Collection Tours 2024
Behind-the-scenes tour of the Australian Performing Arts Collection
Sundays 10:45, 12:45 - Jan-Jun 25
Hamer Hall
The Australian Performing Arts Collection Tours allows unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to the Australian Performing Arts Collection.
Get behind-the-scenes access to Australia's largest performing arts collection. Consisting of over 850,000 items, a significant portion of the Australian Performing Arts Collection (APAC) is now available to the public via behind-the-scenes tours of the Collections Store, located at Hamer Hall. The Collections Store is an operational space dedicated to the development, management, preservation and sharing of Arts Centre Melbourne's extraordinary cultural heritage.
The collection has been in development since the 1970s, spanning circus, dance, music, opera and theatre. Led by a tour guide, this unique experience will shed light on how the curatorial team work closely with artists and arts organisations - from The Australian Ballet to Circus Oz - to not only acquire items, but also to unpack the stories of the performances behind each object, a process integral to the activity of the Collection Store.
The management of cultural collections will be explored, from quarantining through to exhibiting, along with conservation and preservation techniques. For the first time Arts Centre Melbourne is able to share unprecedented access to its collections via these behind-the-scenes tours of the APAC.
Notes
Age recommendation: Suitable for ages +12. Children under 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
Please note:
Tour meeting point is in Hamer Hall entrance foyer.
Be punctual, tours will begin at the designated start time.
This is a walking and standing tour, please wear comfortable shoes.
There is a designated space to cloak belongings at the beginning of the tour. Belongings will be safe and secure, and can be collected at the end of the tour.
There are accessible public toilet facilities within Hamer Hall.
Food and drink is not permitted on the tour.
Filming is not permitted within the Collections Store, nor the use of large cameras or camera lenses.
Objects cannot be touched on this tour.
Please stay close to your guide at all times.
Respect tour guidelines.
Wheelchair access: Please note that these tours are wheelchair accessible but are not accessible to motorised scooters.
Running Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Price range
Standard $43.00
Concession* $33.00
Concessions include: Children under 16 years, MEAA Card Holders, Pensioners, Unemployed, Full-time Australian and International Students, Health Care Card Holders, Victorian Carer Card Holders
❊ Official Tickets ❊
Book Online Here
❊ When ❊
Happens: Sunday
Times: 10:45 & 12:45 - Running Time 1 hour 15 minutes
❊ Where ❊
Arts Centre Melbourne View Venue
100 St Kilda Road Melbourne Victoria 3000 Map
✆ Venue: 1300 182 183 | 61 3 9281 8000 | Event:
❊ Web Links ❊
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Accessibility: Contact the venue for accessibility information.
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