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Exhibitions

MUMA presents exhibitions of contemporary art by Australian and international artists. Focusing on curatorial research and commissioning, the program includes significant solo artist projects, thematic responses to current issues and exhibitions that contribute to shaping the recent history of art.

Public Programs

Public Programs include lectures, talks, workshops, symposia, screenings and events presented for students and the wider community, connecting people, art and ideas. Varied programs bring audiences into closer contact with artists and researchers, creating spaces for discussion and participation.

Education

MUMA Education engages students and teachers through tailored programs drawing on current exhibitions and the Monash University Collection. Trained educators and artists connect students to art in meaningful ways, promoting creative thinking and critical problem-solving skills. MUMA acknowledges the diversity of all children and provides a child safe environment.

Anna Varendorff

MUMA Talks: Running into the Wind, or making art with industrial process

Saturday 23 May, 11am–12pm
MUMA
Free entry
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Join artist Anna Varendorff for a wide-ranging discussion on the social, political and gendered nature of making in the art and design spaces. This talk coincides with Anna's major new public art installation repetition is a virtue 2026, the 2026 Ian Potter Sculpture Court Commission in MUMA's forecourt.

In this panel conversation, Varendorff will be joined by Justine Clark, co-founder and director of Parlour: gender, equity, architecture, and Samantha Barrow, curator and Flack Studios General Manager to consider ways that art, design and architecture can be used to shape the worlds we inhabit and imagine.

This conversation will be moderated by MUMA Director, Dr Rebecca Coates.

This event is part of Melbourne Design Week 2026, an initiative of the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.

^{Photo: Anna Varendorff, repetition is a virtue, 2026, installation view. Photo: Fred Koh}

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