DIVA
THU 15 JANUARY – SAT 26 APRIL
EXHIBITION
DIVA is a groundbreaking exhibition celebrating history’s greatest performers from opera goddesses and screen stars to contemporary pop icons.
The exhibition presents more than 250 objects, including 60 spectacular costumes, jewellery, photography, art, and music, drawn from the V&A’s Collection, Arts Centre Melbourne’s Australian Performing Arts Collection, and loaned treasures from across the world.
The exhibition features a dazzling roll call of legends such as Maria Callas, Judy Garland, Joan Crawford, Dame Nellie Melba, Grace Jones, Cher, Prince, Tina Turner, Elton John, Madonna, Adele, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Whitney Houston, P!nk, Bjork, Billie Eilish and more.
DIVA also showcases Australia’s significant contributions to the stage, including Dame Joan Sutherland, Peter Allen, Marcia Hines, Kylie Minogue, Olivia Newton-John, Cate Blanchett, Kate Miller-Heidke, Chrissy Amphlett, Dame Edna Everage, Jessica Mauboy and Amy Taylor (Amyl and the Sniffers).
Charting the origin and rise of the diva through the ages – from creative subversion to public backlash and reign in their own times – DIVA takes you behind the headlines to reveal the essence and artistry of these showstopping performers and agents of change, in all their glory.
Australian Museum of Performing Arts (AMPA) | Arts Centre Melbourne, 100 St Kilda Rd, Southbank
Tickets from $19
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Opening hours:
Open daily, 10am – 7pm
Tickets range from:
Adult: $30
Concession: $28
Child (5-15 years): $19
Family (Group of 4): $21
BlakTix: $15
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Venue accessibility information: https://www.artscentremelbourne.com.au/visit/accessibility
Accessible for wheelchair users
Quiet space available on premises -
Arts Centre Melbourne sits on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung People. The site has been a gathering place for storytelling, community and culture for First Nations people for millennia. In recent times, the same place has become home to the Melbourne Arts Precinct – one of the largest concentrations of cultural and creative organisations and artists in the world. Built into the banks of the Birrarung (Yarra River) and extending below the water table, Arts Centre Melbourne was constructed with ingenuity, guts and sheer determination. This limitless imagination and creativity are reflected in the performances, events and experiences on and beyond our stages.
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For more information, please contact the event organiser:
Arts Centre Melbourne
tickets@artscentremelbourne.com.au
1300 182 183