Yarra Ranges Regional Museum

Visit Yarra Ranges Regional Museum for stimulating, informative and enjoyable experiences all year round.

Discover treasures from the Museum’s collection in the Connections Gallery, including objects of national and international significance. These items and their stories provide unique insight into the history of the Yarra Ranges and the region today.

Yarra Ranges Regional Museum

35-37 Castella Street, Lilydale VIC 3140, Australia

03 9294 6511

yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Experience/Yarra-Ranges-Regional-Museum

Wed to Sun 10pm–4pm.
See our website for latest information.
Free admission.

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Silent Spring

The cancellation of Khaled Sabsabi’s presentation at Venice Biennale signals a long-simmering breakdown of trust between artists and institutions—one that risks threatening the breadth and depth of artistic expression in Australia for generations to come. Dee Jefferson reports.

Dee Jefferson

News

Julie Fragar wins the 2025 Archibald Prize

Congratulations to Julie Fragar, who has won the 2025 Archibald Prize for Flagship Mother Multiverse (Justene), her portrait of fellow artist and colleague Justene Williams.

Art Guide Australia

Interview

20 Questions: Laura Jones on painting processes

From painting rituals to an obsession with flowers, we caught up with Laura Jones to discuss her process and practice, her current solo show at Jan Murphy Gallery, and what it was like to win the Archibald Prize for her painting of Tim Winton.

Sally Gearon

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Dale Chihuly peers through the looking glass

The glass sculptures of Dale Chihuly, now on display at Adelaide Botanic Garden, speak to the power and pitfalls of visual pleasure in an increasingly contested world.

Neha Kale

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A reason for paws

Cats & Dogs, now showing at the National Gallery of Victoria, explores the ways that the relationships we share with our pets are a source of strangeness and intimacy. But for Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, it’s also an exercise in the power of seeing and being seen.

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

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Thom Roberts’ world-building approach to portraiture

The works of Thom Roberts are immediate in their charm, yet underpinned by poignant reflections on identity, perspective and belonging. His exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra marks the artist’s first major solo show, bringing together more than a decade’s work spanning painting, installation, sculpture, animation, and works on paper.

Yarra Ranges Regional Museum

Yarra Ranges Regional Museum

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