Our Bodies, Our Voices, Our Marks
Our Bodies, Our Voices, Our Marks is a suite of exhibitions and experiences exploring the art of tattoo, alongside themes of identity, self-expression, culture and community.
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Storylands
Multilingual story time for children and their adults, each month featuring a different language and theme.
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Urban Tactility
Explore the courtyard at the Immigration Museum through tactile indicators.
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Open House Melbourne
Step inside one of Melbourne's most important 19th century public buildings.
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Map Your Body & Make Your Mark
Explore your identity with tattoo inspired activities.
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Salon X
Explore the power of our bodies, our voices and our marks to create new narratives and identities.
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Urban Tactility Talk
A discussion with OoPLA about the rationale behind Urban Tactility.
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Common Ground Finale 2019
Join us for a night of poetry and spoken word performances.
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Urban Tactility Talk: Rights to the City
Whose rights? Whose city? What role does design play in addressing urban inequality?
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Urban Tactility Talk: Sensory City
A discussion about the growing awareness of a multi-sensory approach to design in our cities.
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Tatatau, Tatau, Tattoo
Sione Napi Francis, lead curator of Museums Victoria Te Pasifika Gallery, discusses customary and contemporary art forms of tattoo from the Pacific.
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Sharing Space
How do we share space, share words and share positions in an increasingly divided and divisive world?
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Documenting the Body: Curated by Stanislava Pinchuk
What stories do our bodies tell?
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Tatau: Marks of Polynesia
Through photographs viewers can appreciate the sheer beauty of Samoan tattoos
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Perseverance: Japanese Tattoo Tradition in a Modern World
This ground breaking photographic exhibition explores the rich history of traditional Japanese tattoo culture and its influence on modern tattoo practice.
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Identity: yours, mine, ours
An exhibition about identity – who we are and who others think we are.
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Leaving Home
What would it take to make you leave your homeland and travel thousands of miles to another country?
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Highlights Tour
Take a journey through Immigration Museum and uncover stories of migration to Australia.
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Discovery Centre
A place to relax, talk to helpful staff, and research family and migration history.
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Immigrant Stories and Timeline
Immigration is about us all - those who were here and those who came.
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Tribute Garden
The Tribute Garden is a public artwork that pays tribute to 7000 people who have made the journey to Victoria.
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Getting In
More than 9 million people have migrated to Australia since 1788. Countless others have tried and failed.
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Customs Gallery
The story of Customs House, where officials controlled what – and who – could enter Victoria.
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The Unending Absence
An audio series imagines the world of migration from an alternative point of view.
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