ACMI
4.5
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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ACMI (formerly known as the Australian Centre for the Moving Image) is Australia's national museum of screen culture located at the heart of Melbourne's Fed Square. Navigate the universe of film, TV, videogames and art with interactive exhibitions, art installations, film programs and special events.
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- Jeffry bEssendon, Australia13,593 contributionsScreen images appeal to young and oldACMI is known as the Australian Center for the Moving Image. In the age of the screen, it promotes a wide range of screen images that appeal to young and old. It also has several screening rooms that show classic films. ACMI is in Flinders Street, adjacent to Fed Square.Visited October 2023Travelled with friendsWritten 6 October 2023
- flo220New York City, New York359 contributionsInteractive fun museum about film, tv etcVery interactive museum of all sorts of moving image mediums -- movies, tv, video games. The best museum of this kind I have seen. Fun. Free! Be ready to spend a couple of hours going through everything.Visited October 2023Travelled as a coupleWritten 7 December 2023
- JBGreater Sydney, Australia194 contributionsDon't miss this museum on your visit to MelbourneWish I had more time. What an amazing experience. Most of this museum of screen culture is free. We hadn't booked so missed out on the ticketed paid exhibition of the environment. However there was so much else to see. Historic, quirky.Something for everyone and all ages. A must visit when you visit Melbourne. Its in the Federation square areaVisited December 2023Travelled as a coupleWritten 10 December 2023
- ajrencaSan Jose, California115 contributionsInteresting and unique museum about the history of moving imagesMy husband and I spent approximately 1 hour at this museum. It was a very interesting and unique museum that focuses on the history of moving images and how it has developed over the years to the motion picture movies and TV programs we have today. Best of all, this museum is free except for any special exhibits. It's worth a visit if you have some time to spare in Melbourne.Visited June 2023Travelled as a coupleWritten 31 December 2023
- Sarah10 contributionsWatching trees and nature evolving with sensory journeys as an immersive experience, VR recommended, very relaxing tooAmazing experience to get in the acmi Museum. We booked the laser feast exhibition: works of nature and the images and little films blew our minds. It was interactive too, started with a meditation on really comfy couches, followed by relaxing walks through images with evolving trees and all kinds of nature. Recommended to book the VR experience too!Visited December 2023Travelled as a coupleWritten 13 January 2024
- Anna NanceRaleigh, North Carolina11 contributionsMUST SEE IN MELOBOURNELOVED this mueseum. Defenitley worth a try. Great for adults and kids, very interactive and educational. Our 10, 13, and 1.5 year old all loved it. (The 1.5-year-old probably liked it a lot more than loved it)Visited March 2024Travelled with familyWritten 27 May 2024
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raymondgwee
Hong Kong, China326 contributions
Nov 2022 • Couples
My wife and I visited the ACMI and watched a thematic exhibition on Works of Light from Tate. The experience was average and it involved entrance fees. Perhaps, we are not real art enthusiasts and did not see the value for money in this visit. We previously visited ACMI a few years ago and was more enjoyable.
Written 20 November 2022
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Hangout
Greater Melbourne, Australia235 contributions
Jan 2022
This was a highlight of our trip to Melbourne. It was a free activity which we targeted to our teenage daughter who loves movies, television etc. She absolutely loved it but our younger girls were so engaged as were us adults. A big highlight was seeing the Rain Car mock up from the Australian television series Bush Mechanics . The staff were not very chatty and were just monitoring their areas which I felt was an opportunity lost to make it a better experience. With Covid maybe they are not allowed to. Still a great experience.
Written 12 January 2022
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LJH37
Melbourne, Australia116 contributions
Mar 2021 • Couples
I used to visit here a lot before it moved/closed for renovations. This was my first time back. There are now 3 areas to look through and a 4th opening soon, which I heard will be good. It is a fantastic free museum with a lot of interactive displays and an option to keep a digital record of your visit. I highly recommend a visit here.
Written 22 March 2021
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Betula103
Australia7,855 contributions
May 2021
The Australian Centre for the Moving Image is at Federation Square opposite Flinders Street Train Station. It has been brilliantly updated and explores film, media, staging, costumes, special effects, television and much more. Entry to the permanent exhibition area is free and you are given a memory disc so that you and store details of anything you want to investigate later at home.
Written 20 May 2021
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Dimitris L
Sydney, Australia50,924 contributions
Apr 2021
ACMI is an amazing place. It is a wonderful museum of "the moving image". It is a museum of film, video games, digital culture, art and everything related to all of these. It is a world where you will love being lost in! There is so much to discover and to see and experiment with. There are so many exhibits and so much to learn.
Written 29 June 2021
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Rotiman1
Sydney, Australia2,017 contributions
Nov 2022 • Couples
Light: Works from Tate’s Collection
This was an interesting exhibition with over 70 exhibits from London’s Tate gallery It was divided into themes and artwork was selected to illustrate the ideas. All the greats Constance, Turner, Monet, Pissarro and Kandinsky were represented but also through to contemporary artists, sculptures and installationist of light such as Turrell
I thought the only significant omission was Man Ray.
After the exhibition revisited the other galleries which really capture the dynamic history of the moving image.
Well worth devoting a few hours to wander and interact with exhibits
This was an interesting exhibition with over 70 exhibits from London’s Tate gallery It was divided into themes and artwork was selected to illustrate the ideas. All the greats Constance, Turner, Monet, Pissarro and Kandinsky were represented but also through to contemporary artists, sculptures and installationist of light such as Turrell
I thought the only significant omission was Man Ray.
After the exhibition revisited the other galleries which really capture the dynamic history of the moving image.
Well worth devoting a few hours to wander and interact with exhibits
Written 13 November 2022
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RachTraveller2014
Sydney, Australia155 contributions
Feb 2023
ACMI was super cool! There were lots of interesting displays with lots of history about movies, the equipment they use and how things have changed over time.
The 'collectable chip' that you carry and swipe at the displays was a lot of fun!
Would recommend a couple of hours spent here, exploring the different areas of film making.
Having more seating around the displays would help those less mobile.
The 'collectable chip' that you carry and swipe at the displays was a lot of fun!
Would recommend a couple of hours spent here, exploring the different areas of film making.
Having more seating around the displays would help those less mobile.
Written 22 February 2023
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Sarah
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Dec 2023 • Couples
Amazing experience to get in the acmi Museum. We booked the laser feast exhibition: works of nature and the images and little films blew our minds. It was interactive too, started with a meditation on really comfy couches, followed by relaxing walks through images with evolving trees and all kinds of nature. Recommended to book the VR experience too!
Written 13 January 2024
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Jeffry b
Essendon, Australia13,593 contributions
Feb 2023
The moving image has progressed mightily since the the days of the "flicks". There are now many varieties of moving images, from the movies to video games. ACMI was previously called the Australian Centre for the Moving Image. It's a great place to visit, you will find many things to fascinate you.
Written 16 February 2023
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Katrina W
Adelaide, Australia6 contributions
Apr 2021 • Family
We visited with our 3 children aged 9, 11 and 13 and spent a very happy couple of hours there.
The exhibits are engaging and fun for all ages and the kids all found areas that they particularly liked and everyone very much enjoyed the option to “collect” the experiences that we were interested in as we walked around.
I would highly recommend this as a place to visit for all ages.
The exhibits are engaging and fun for all ages and the kids all found areas that they particularly liked and everyone very much enjoyed the option to “collect” the experiences that we were interested in as we walked around.
I would highly recommend this as a place to visit for all ages.
Written 22 April 2021
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Sorry for the late reply - no entrance fee except to the special exhibitions. We didn't have time for them so we just stuck to the main space.
Written 28 September 2018
Can you elaborate on how the hours were wasted? Im thinking of flying up one morning, getting in as early as possible and then flying out of Melbourne that night. But i'm worried that might not be enough time to enjoy the show if i book the 10am Saturday session?
Written 11 September 2015
I arrived at 1pm ,during the week , I was lucky it was quiet , I was there 2.5 hours then the show upstairs with the costumes does not take long . But if you have time, the digital imaging show for free also takes as long as you want to spend there. It's a great space there around Fed square.
Written 19 September 2015
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