Could you be the designer of the MPavilion 2021 chair? MAP studio’s MPavilion launches in the Queen Victoria Gardens November 2021, and our beautiful new home is going to need beautiful new seats. The MPavilion chair is one of the key commissions of the MPavilion season. Previous commissions include designs by Chris Connell, Carme Pinós, OMA, Craftspeople in…
Read MoreWe are proud to publish the work of the MPavilion 2020 First Nations Early Career Writers Residency, in partnership with Footscray Community Arts Centre. Written by Ashleigh Millar, Declan Fry, Elijah Money, Tristen Harwood and Monique Grbec, each work is a response to the monthly program themes of MPavilion 2020. From relationships, to experiences of…
Read MoreMPavilion is proud to announce that the commission for our 2021 MPavilion has been awarded to international architecture, urbanism and design practice, MAP studio (Venice). MAP studio—an architecture, urbanism and design practice based in Venice, Italy—is renowned for responding to existing sites in a way that is both sensitive and celebratory. It’s an approach that…
Read MoreWe’re looking for a new marketing & communications coordinator. This role is an outstanding opportunity to work alongside the Chief Executive Officer, to coordinate the marketing, communications and public relations activities of the Naomi Milgrom Foundation and its projects, including MPavilion and Living Cities Forum. With flair, enthusiasm and ease, the marketing & communications coordinator…
Read MoreBringing a months-long, free program of art, design and culture events to life every year is a formidable enough undertaking at the best of times. But nothing could have prepared Sam Redston and Jen Zielinska, the CEO and creative director of MPavilion respectively, for the challenge of making Melbourne’s favourite cultural laboratory happen in the…
Read MoreThought you’d missed out on an MPavilion event because of Victoria’s snap-lockdown, between February 12—18? You’ll be delighted to know that our hardworking team behind the scenes—and our extraordinary collaborators—have achieved the (near) impossible, and rescheduled every event that had to be postponed. That means you’ll get to groove with MERGE: IRL, relax and reflect…
Read MoreKicking off on Friday 26 March, Melbourne Design Week joins forces with MPavilion for a series of MTalks and MMeets that delve into community-centred sustainable housing, the ethics of the ‘white cube’ gallery, the role of bathhouses in reconnecting community, urban planning in the age of COVID-19, and much more. MTALKS HOME MADE…
Read MoreMPavilion is set to close its 2020/21 season with a jam-packed program of events that experiment with space and time. From Monday 1 March to Thursday 1 April, come join us for workshops, talks, performances and more, all curated under the theme: ‘SPACE: EXPERIMENTS IN TIME’. This temporal-centric program will pull, twist, flatten and expand…
Read MoreThroughout February, MPavilion is proud to team up with the National Sustainable Living Festival to share a rich harvest of eco events with you. Hear First Nations built environment practitioners discuss their thoughts about commonly-used terms like ‘co-design’ ,’collaboration’ and ‘consultation’. Dig into questions around community-led climate crisis action. Learn how architects can act to…
Read MoreGet your calendar ready, and start booking! Taking place across multiple venues, including MPavilion Docklands, MPavilion Melbourne Zoo, MPavilion Monash, and MPavilion Parkade—the multi-tiered carpark at 34 Little Collins St Melbourne that will be reimagined as the newest MPavilion venue in January—MPavilion’s summer program will feature a circus, a rollerdisco, a conversation about meaning with…
Read MoreWith circus workshops, a rollerdisco, kids yoga, a teenage rock concert, craft workshops, botanical play, and lots more, MPavilion’s summer program is full of exciting and uplifting events for kids! So have a look through this list, and start booking your young ones in for a fun summer at MPavilion. MKIDS YOGABEAN KIDS YOGA Dedicated…
Read More*MPavilion Parkade architect Peter McIntyre AO will be in conversation with architect Toby Reed on Friday 22 January, 2021 at 6.15pm, followed by a DJ set. More details to come! It’s the big news for summer that we’ve been so excited to share with you… From 8 January 2021, MPavilion will take residency…
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