The Capitol acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. We respectfully acknowledge their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. We also acknowledge the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.

Lighting Off

Melbourne Design Week 2021 Image Gallery

Peruse snaps from our MDW program by Melbourne-based photographer Tope Adesina.

Capturing highlights across 26 March–1 April including our screening of Fritz Lang’s German expressionist science fiction classic Metropolis (1927) on glorious 35mm, the inhabitable exhibition space by artists Anastasia La Fey and Holly Durant, Kerstin Thompson Architects: Encompassing People & Place book launch and conversation, our Green Renaissance panel talk on the future of food and farming, and more. (There’s always more!)

Image Gallery

The inside of a dimly lit theatre, the film 'Metropolis' (1927) is projected onto the big screen with an image of a person's face. The screen is framed by geometric architecture. The audience is taking their seats.
A smiling women stands on a theatre stage behind a lectern.
Two girls stare up at the geometric architectural patterns of the Theatre ceiling illuminated by pastel blue light.
A shot from below looking up at the Theatre ceiling with crystalline architecture illuminated by purple, pink and orange lights.
A shot from above looking down at guests in the Foyer, standing on geometric art deco coloured carpet. An exhibition is on display of textural fabrics hanging down.
Four speakers sit on a Theatre stage for a panel discussion. The stage is framed by geometric architecture and pink and purple ceiling lights.
Four speakers sit on a Theatre stage for a panel discussion.
Guests look through an iPad and exhibition of textural ceramic objects.
A young woman looks upon a television screen and is surrounded by many screens in the upstairs Salon.
Stairs leading from the Foyer to the Theatre with the geometric ceiling architecture illuminated in pastel purple and peach colours.
Five speakers sit on stage with microphones for a panel discussion.
Two speakers sit on stage with microphones for a panel discussion with one speaker pointing out to the audience.
A close up of piles of books entitled 'Kerstin Thompson Architects Encompassing People & Place – A Conversation'.
A young woman reads a book entitled 'Kerstin Thompson Architects Encompassing People & Place – A Conversation'.
A woman presents a key note lecture on a stage at a lectern, in front of a screen with architectural images. The audience is seated and watching.
A close up of an artwork which appears as a black crumpled up plastic form.
Two people at an art exhibition opening with one of the artworks, a glass stone atop a cinder block.
A person sitting down is silhouetted in a dark rom as they watch a film projected onto the wall.
The back of a person wearing a shirt that says 'in art we trust'.
A smiling women stands on a theatre stage behind a lectern with a cinema screen behind her, framed by geometrical architecture that is illuminated by pink lights.