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Exhibitions

Tuesday 2 June
2026

Adam Elliot

Making Memoir of a Snail

ACMI
Thursday 8 August – Sunday 1 November

Group Show

Darebin Art Prize 2026

Bundoora Homestead Art Centre
Wednesday 25 February – Saturday 20 June

Group Show

TarraWarra International 2026: System Release

TarraWarra Museum of Art
Saturday 21 March – Sunday 5 July

Aleks Danko

A(GAP)E

McClelland Gallery
Saturday 14 March – Sunday 14 June

Group Show

The Chelsea Hotel Years 1967–69

Heide Museum of Modern Art
Saturday 28 February – Sunday 16 August

Group Show

A New Universe—Architecture in Print

Geelong Gallery
Saturday 28 February – Sunday 7 June

John Perceval

All That We Are

Heide Museum of Modern Art
Saturday 21 March – Sunday 12 July

Simone Slee

Light Time

Heide Museum of Modern Art
Saturday 28 March – Sunday 28 June

Badra Aji

Get the boy a dog and call it a day

Heide Museum of Modern Art
Saturday 14 March – Sunday 16 August

Julius von Bismarck

This is not the storm

Australian Centre for Contemporary Art
Friday 17 April – Sunday 14 June

Chun Yin Rainbow Chan

Continuum

MARS Gallery
Thursday 21 May – Friday 19 June

Yoko Ozawa

Mountain Edge

MARS Gallery
Thursday 21 May – Friday 19 June

Archer Davies

Borrowed Blue

MARS Gallery
Thursday 21 May – Friday 19 June

Loretta Lizzio

Naiades

Outré Gallery Fitzroy
Friday 15 May – Sunday 7 June

Stella Im Hultberg

Convergence

Outré Gallery Fitzroy
Friday 15 May – Sunday 7 June

Juz Kitson

All I Need

Sophie Gannon Gallery
Saturday 16 May – Friday 5 June

Jonathan Ben-Tovim

Hardwares

Sophie Gannon Gallery
Saturday 16 May – Friday 5 June

Group Show

White Light/White Heat

Station Gallery
Saturday 2 May – Saturday 6 June

Ray Thomas

Yeerung's Journey

Koorie Heritage Trust
Saturday 30 May – Sunday 9 August

Jill Kempson

The Language of Flowers

Lennox St. Gallery
Wednesday 27 May – Saturday 20 June

Group Show

Floras Localis: Colour + Place

Australian Tapestry Workshop
Thursday 7 May – Saturday 11 July

Group Show

The Story of the Moving Image

ACMI
Sunday 1 December – Monday 1 December

From the first projections and optical illusions to the birth of film and beyond, moving images have the power to spark imagination, share stories and shape history. Discover how inventors, innovators and artists at the turn of the 20th century wielded light, split time and captured motion, heralding a technological revolution that continues today.

Featuring ancient shadow puppets, Victorian-era magic lanterns, original cameras, iconic costumes, movie sets, sketches, clips and contemporary art, The Story of the Moving Image traverses time, countries and cultures in a mesmerising exploration of an art form that changed the world and illuminated our collective humanity.

Five distinct sections frame the major moments in moving image history, including the origins and future of cinema, production design and the creative process, Australian culture and stories, the rise of videogames, and how screens inform, influence and empower us.

These stages come to life through interactive experiences that let you animate shadows, craft optical toys, experiment with time, assemble film scenes and create soundscapes in a custom Foley studio.

These moments can be collected with the Lens, a free tool that collects your favourite objects, artworks and creations in the exhibition. It also animates the Constellation, connecting what you collected to the cosmos of screen content outside ACMI.

Location

ACMI
Flinders Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia

Date

Sunday 1 December – Monday 1 December

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Website

https://www.acmi.net.au/whats-on/story-of-the-moving-image-exhibition/

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Exhibitions

Tuesday 2 June
2026

Adam Elliot

Making Memoir of a Snail

ACMI
Thursday 8 August – Sunday 1 November

Group Show

Darebin Art Prize 2026

Bundoora Homestead Art Centre
Wednesday 25 February – Saturday 20 June

Group Show

TarraWarra International 2026: System Release

TarraWarra Museum of Art
Saturday 21 March – Sunday 5 July

Aleks Danko

A(GAP)E

McClelland Gallery
Saturday 14 March – Sunday 14 June

Group Show

The Chelsea Hotel Years 1967–69

Heide Museum of Modern Art
Saturday 28 February – Sunday 16 August

Group Show

A New Universe—Architecture in Print

Geelong Gallery
Saturday 28 February – Sunday 7 June

John Perceval

All That We Are

Heide Museum of Modern Art
Saturday 21 March – Sunday 12 July

Simone Slee

Light Time

Heide Museum of Modern Art
Saturday 28 March – Sunday 28 June

Badra Aji

Get the boy a dog and call it a day

Heide Museum of Modern Art
Saturday 14 March – Sunday 16 August

Julius von Bismarck

This is not the storm

Australian Centre for Contemporary Art
Friday 17 April – Sunday 14 June

Chun Yin Rainbow Chan

Continuum

MARS Gallery
Thursday 21 May – Friday 19 June

Yoko Ozawa

Mountain Edge

MARS Gallery
Thursday 21 May – Friday 19 June

Archer Davies

Borrowed Blue

MARS Gallery
Thursday 21 May – Friday 19 June

Loretta Lizzio

Naiades

Outré Gallery Fitzroy
Friday 15 May – Sunday 7 June

Stella Im Hultberg

Convergence

Outré Gallery Fitzroy
Friday 15 May – Sunday 7 June

Juz Kitson

All I Need

Sophie Gannon Gallery
Saturday 16 May – Friday 5 June

Jonathan Ben-Tovim

Hardwares

Sophie Gannon Gallery
Saturday 16 May – Friday 5 June

Group Show

White Light/White Heat

Station Gallery
Saturday 2 May – Saturday 6 June

Ray Thomas

Yeerung's Journey

Koorie Heritage Trust
Saturday 30 May – Sunday 9 August

Jill Kempson

The Language of Flowers

Lennox St. Gallery
Wednesday 27 May – Saturday 20 June

Group Show

Floras Localis: Colour + Place

Australian Tapestry Workshop
Thursday 7 May – Saturday 11 July

Group Show

The Story of the Moving Image

ACMI
Sunday 1 December – Monday 1 December

From the first projections and optical illusions to the birth of film and beyond, moving images have the power to spark imagination, share stories and shape history. Discover how inventors, innovators and artists at the turn of the 20th century wielded light, split time and captured motion, heralding a technological revolution that continues today.

Featuring ancient shadow puppets, Victorian-era magic lanterns, original cameras, iconic costumes, movie sets, sketches, clips and contemporary art, The Story of the Moving Image traverses time, countries and cultures in a mesmerising exploration of an art form that changed the world and illuminated our collective humanity.

Five distinct sections frame the major moments in moving image history, including the origins and future of cinema, production design and the creative process, Australian culture and stories, the rise of videogames, and how screens inform, influence and empower us.

These stages come to life through interactive experiences that let you animate shadows, craft optical toys, experiment with time, assemble film scenes and create soundscapes in a custom Foley studio.

These moments can be collected with the Lens, a free tool that collects your favourite objects, artworks and creations in the exhibition. It also animates the Constellation, connecting what you collected to the cosmos of screen content outside ACMI.

Location

ACMI
Flinders Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia

Date

Sunday 1 December – Monday 1 December

Save to Calendar

Website

https://www.acmi.net.au/whats-on/story-of-the-moving-image-exhibition/

All exhibition content on this website has been sourced from the exhibiting gallery’s website or provided by other art enthusiasts. We do not own or seek to own any of this material. If you are concerned about any misuse of your content, please let us know here.

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