MUSEUM DEDICATED TO PERFORMING ARTS TO OPEN IN MELBOURNE
27 May 2025
From December 2025, the new Australian Museum of Performing Arts at Hamer Hall will showcase the country's performing arts legacy, successes and history for the public to enjoy, with more than 850,000 objects to sit within this repository.
The new museum is launching in two phases in the Victorian capital: the first, arriving before this year is out, will span nearly 500 square metres, all devoted to performing arts exhibitions. The second, which doesn't have a launch date as yet, will expand the space to around 800 square metres.
The Australian Performing Arts Collection truly is a treasure trove, featuring costumes and objects from the likes of Kylie Minogue, Hugh Jackman, Nick Cave, Peter Allen and Chrissy Amphlett, plus dames Nellie Melba, Joan Sutherland and Olivia Newton-John. The Australian Ballet, Circus Oz, Melbourne Theatre Company and Opera Australia are among the Aussie arts institutions also featured.
Early renders show an exterior similar to the Opera House bar, with alfresco dining and seating along the Yarra River, the Arts once again meeting the water.
