Exhibitions

dream room by Beci Orpin

22 Dec 2024 Melbourne based artist and illustrator Beci Orpin invites children and those with a child-like sensibility to play, learn and explore dream room at Yarra Ranges Regional Museum. This interactive and tactile exhibition pays homage to the chaotic and messy nature of (most) kids rooms.

Yarra Ranges Regional Museum, 35-37 Castella Street, Lilydale 3140

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For The Love of Trees: Arbor Day in the Yarra Ranges

22 Dec 2024 For The Love of Trees: Arbor Day in the Yarra Ranges features photographs, articles and objects that depict the festivities and fever that propelled the success of Arbor Day across this region and the importance of these trees to our history, heritage, and community.

Yarra Ranges Regional Museum, 35-37 Castella Street, Lilydale 3140

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Ranging Reflections

22 Dec 2024 Ranging Reflections is an exhibition of printmaking by thirty artists, sharing their unique perspectives on living in and around the remarkable Yarra Ranges. Visitors to ‘Ranging Reflections’ are presented with an opportunity to contemplate and enjoy an array of deftly crafted and delightfully engaging printmaking celebrating the Yarra Ranges.

3409 Warburton Highway, Warburton 3799

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Integration by Kerri Hollingsworth

04 Jan 2025 What happens when we engage with art through touch rather than sight? Kerri Hollingsworth invites you to explore this question through her innovative interactive artworks designed for diverse audiences. On display at The Memo Healesville in December 2024.

The Memo Healesville, 235 Maroondah Highway,  3777

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Nature weaves drop-in activity

17 Jan 2025 Join us for the Integration exhibition's special kids' activity! From January 17th to January 26th, 2025, children of all ages can explore their creativity by making their own 'nature weaves.' Using collected natural items and a selection of fibres, kids will create unique weaves on sticks, highlighting the sensory and tactile joys of artistic expression.

The Memo Healesville, 235 Maroondah Highway, Healesville 3777

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dream room Workshop for Kids

22 Jan 2025 Join artist and illustrator Beci Orpin for a fun, hands-on creative workshop. This Yarra Ranges Regional Museum school holiday program is presented as part of Beci Orpin’s exhibition dream room.

Yarra Ranges Regional Museum, 35-37 Castella Street,  3140

A Toast to Melba

15 Feb 2025 Uncover the untold stories of a global icon, Dame Nellie Melba. A Toast to Melba shares rarely seen objects, photographs, and personal treasures from Coombe Yarra Valley, Arts Centre Melbourne and Yarra Ranges Regional Museum—brought together for the first time in this dynamic new exhibition.

Yarra Ranges Regional Museum, 35-37 Castella Street, Lilydale 3140

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Melba’s Vintage Playroom

15 Feb 2025 Venture back in time to a playdate over 100 years ago. Melba’s Vintage Playroom invites children and audiences to step into a whimsical and magical children’s nursery celebrating Dame Nellie Melba’s love of games and nonsense and her favourite saying: “Let’s have fun!”.

Yarra Ranges Regional Museum, 35-37 Castella Street, Lilydale 3140

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