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Melbourne's Living Museum of the West

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 9318 3544

Address: Pipemakers Park, Van Ness Ave, Maribyrnong Melbourne, VIC, Australia

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25.01.2022 http://performing.artshub.com.au//a-midsummer-nights-dream

22.01.2022 Business Manager position at the Living Museum This is a part-time position working 16 hours per week The Business Manager is a new position and the Living Museum’s only paid position. The position is part of a 3 year strategy to support the volunteer management committee who currently run the Museum. The Business Manager will support the implementation of the 2020 2023 Strategic Plan. ... Applications should include: a cover letter, a statement of no more than 2 pages addressing the Key Selection Criteria, and a current CV. The position description and Key Selection Criteria can be downloaded here. https://www.livingmuseum.org.au/tem/business%20manager.html For further information contact Kerrie at [email protected] Applications are to be sent by email to [email protected] and close on Sunday, 6 December 2020 . www.livingmuseum.org.au

21.01.2022 ARCHIVE NEWS from the NFSA - National Film and Sound Archive of Australia https://www.abc.net.au//nfsa-giving-away-some-o/100165690

21.01.2022 OK, after a slight false start, we have our Billi Tea Tales series up on our youtube channel. An introduction from a very special character will soon follow. Be sure to stay tuned!

20.01.2022 Vale Frank Ford Frank Ford, a founding and life member of the Living Museum and husband of LMW's first Director, Olwen Ford, passed away on Wednesday 12th at the age of 89. Frank has been an enduring and active supporter of the Museum and attended every AGM since its beginning in 1984. He will be sadly missed.... A Service to Celebrate the Life of Mr Frank Ford will be held in Holy Apostles Anglican Church, Anderson Road, Sunshine on FRIDAY (July 22nd, 2016) commencing at 10.00 am. At the conclusion of the service, the cortege will proceed to Dowling Forest Cemetery, Dowling Road, Miners Rest. - See more at: http://tributes.theage.com.au/obit/theage-au/obituary.aspx

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18.01.2022 New video uploaded to YouTube

15.01.2022 Event launching and showcasing short documentary films and websites made by RMIT media and communications students working in collaboration with Melbournes Living Museum of West during a semester long residency at the Museum. Free event. All welcome!

14.01.2022 A Midsummer Nights Dream opened last night! Launched by the Mayor of Maribyrnong, Councillor Cameron McDonald. More than 200 turned up on a cold rain threatening evening at Pipemakers Park last night and were rewarded with a fabulous energetic and exciting Australian version of Shakespeares surreal play A Midsummer Nights Dream despite the slightly chilly conditions. Everyone was inspired! Cant wait for tonight! 5 performances left! FREE Tonights forecast no rain max to...day 22! Bring a blanket or something to sit on and dress warmly. Start 6.30 pm sharp. Refreshments, bbq sausages and snacks for sale. Free face painting. Living Museum Visitor Centre with displays open too.

12.01.2022 We are slowly but surely making our way to 500 likes on Facebook. We have some exciting projects in the pipeline, and hope you will be able to join us in our exploration of the working history of Melbourne's West. Feel free to share us with a friend or two.

09.01.2022 Maribyrnong City Council Sustainability Expo this Sunday at Pipemakers!! 12-4 Talks, stalls, food and much more...

09.01.2022 Saturday, 1-4pm - your last chance to catch Eamon Sprod's sound installation in the little bluestone tomorrow!

09.01.2022 Its on again!!! After receiving 5 star (FIVE STAR) reviews last year on Arts Hub!!! This years production by Sly Rat Theatre in Pipemakers Park is THE TEMPEST!

06.01.2022 Worrying state of affairs for the National Archives...

03.01.2022 Former director of MLMW and now 'volunteer extraordinaire' Peter Haffenden is seen here with His Eminence Gyalwa Dokhampa of Butan to his right, Senior Venerable Thich Phuoc Tan of Quang Minh Temple in Braybrook to his left, Greens Senator Janet Rice and Enviromental scientist Robert Gardner rounding out a panel who discussed 'A Healthy Environment and A Harmonious Culture and The Secret to Happiness' at the Quang Minh Temple last Friday 15/04/2016. Peter talked about our wonderful travelling exhibit 'Volcano dreaming' an intricate panel display made up of native flora, fauna and wildlife to the western region.An extremely informative evening!

03.01.2022 We are excited to share this upcoming sound installation by artist-in-residence Eamon Sprod / TARAB. Exhibition runs 30 April - 8 May, with a launch and artist talk on Saturday 1 May, 2pm

03.01.2022 The Tempest 2017 Slyrat Theatre Co Production

03.01.2022 Gardening on Mars - a project by Lyndal Jones Conversation 1 with Annalea Beattie and invited participants / audience At the Living Museum of the West On Thursday, 21st March ... 7.00pm to 8.00pm Join a conversation with artists Lyndal Jones and Annalea Beattie who is also Executive Director of the Mars Society Australia. This exploratory informal gathering marks the beginning of Jones’ long-term project gardening on Mars. The event will be recorded to become the first podcast-as-artwork for Gardening on Mars by Jones with other artists, scientists and interested and concerned members of the public. About the speakers Lyndal Jones is an artist and feminist who creates performances and installations in very long term projects. She has recently completed her 15 year project, The Avoca Project: Art, Place and Climate Change with Watford House and scientists, artists, climate change activists and local residents in Avoca, central Victoria. Her new long-term project, Gardening on Mars, is based, for its first year, at The Living Museum of the West in Melbourne. Annalea Beattie, artist and Executive Director of the Mars Society Australia, is a past crew member the Mars Desert Research Station KiwiMars, Crew 118 and artist and educator on NASA Spaceward Bound New Zealand 2015 and in India more recently. Support The Living Museum of the West supports this project as part of a 12 month residency for Lyndal Jones. This project is supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria

03.01.2022 Eamon Sprod’s site-specific sound installation I Am Outside is open during Museum hours Thursday, Friday & Saturday, now until 8 May. @tarab_sonic_rubbish

02.01.2022 VCA's Second Year Painting department have been working on an ongoing project of making work in response to The Living Museum of The West, in varying facets. Areas of interest include the archive, the geographical and geological history of the location, as well as the physical elements of the site. Please join us on November 25 for the opening of our group exhibition 'What Are Chives Good For?'. Flyer by Jordan Halsall.

02.01.2022 Melbournes Living Museum of the West would like to wish everyone out there a happy Harmony day! Its also Cultural Diversity Week, so take a look at whats going on around Melbourne and Victoria below.