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Closed for installation. Reopening Monday 25 May 2026.

Percy Grainger preserved the evidence of his creative life - his archive, personal library and many of his possessions - in his Museum on the campus of the University of Melbourne, the city of his birth. Grainger’s extraordinarily full life also included pioneering work as a folk music collector, innovative music educator, social commentator, clothing designer, and inventor in the field of Free Music experimentation, resulting in a diverse and eclectic collection.

01/06/2026

It was wonderful to see so many visitors engaging with our new exhibition!

Rethinking Grainger: New Perspectives from the Collection invites visitors to see the Grainger Collection in a new light.

Curated by 24 Master of Art Curatorship students from , it brings together diverse objects and perspectives to examine themes ranging from women’s representation in museum collections, to musical innovation.

We’re excited to welcome you inside when we reopen Monday 27 July.

29/05/2026

Calling all artists, researchers, musicians and curators.

The Grainger Museum is now accepting EOIs for its Creative and Research Residency Program at the University of Melbourne.

The residency supports creative and academic engagement with the Grainger Museum Collection and Archive, with selected residents receiving:

~ A $5,000 research grant.
~ Collection and archive access.
~ Support for exhibitions, performances and public outcomes.

🔗 To learn more and apply, visit https://grainger.unimelb.edu.au/research/research-residencies/residencies/grainger-museum-residency-eoi

22/05/2026

Announcing our next exhibition...

Rethinking Grainger: New Perspectives from the Collection.

This exhibition showcases the work of 24 students in the Master of Art Curatorship program at .

The students selected objects from the Grainger Collection ranging from costumes and musical scores to paintings and musical instruments. Together, they ask visitors to consider questions related to the perception of women in museum collections, the role of friends and colleagues in the growth of a career, the influence of nature on musical innovation, and the power of clothing to convey culture and creativity.

After writing the wall labels, planning the layout of the displays and installing the exhibition, it's finally ready for you to visit.

Join us for the opening day, Monday 25 May, 1pm to 4pm.

The exhibition will then close for semester break before reopening Monday 27 July.

More at: https://grainger.unimelb.edu.au/whats-on/rethinking-grainger

🔗 Read more at: https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/how-pasifika-communities-are-reconnecting-with-their-past-in-aus...

21/05/2026

13/05/2026

UniMelb students are hard at work preparing for our next exhibition at Grainger Museum.

Rethinking Grainger: New Perspectives from the Collection will showcase the work of 24 students enrolled in the Master of Art Curatorship program within the Faculty of Arts.

Students worked in teams to select and curate objects from the Grainger Collection, plan display layouts, write wall labels and install the displays over the 12 weeks of Semester 1.

Visit the exhibition when it opens 25 May.

01/05/2026

Tomorrow is the final day of our major exhibition ‘Silent Hand Catches Silver Bell’.

Encounter custom-built instruments, striking installations and archival materials that reveal the scale and audacity of Speak Percussion’s avante garde, boundary pushing practice.

Visit Saturday 2 May, 11am to 2pm.

07/04/2026

Delve into experimental music with Grainger's new Social Media Intern, Cecilia!

Our latest exhibition explores 25 years of boundary-defying experimentation from Melbourne-based organisation Speak Percussion.

📍 Grainger Museum, University of Melbourne.
🗓️ Monday, 1pm to 4pm and Saturday, 11am to 2pm.
🎟️ Free
🔗 More at the link in our bio.

30/03/2026

Visit the Grainger Museum's new exhibition with our new Grainger Social Media Intern, Cecilia!

📆 Open Monday (1 pm to 4 pm), and Saturday (11 am to 2 pm)
🎫 Free

28/11/2025

Grainger superfans and fashion appreciators, this one’s for you.

Grainger Research Resident Sophie Knezic will explore Percy Grainger’s amateur activity of making clothes from towels as the subject of our final talk for 2025!

The talk situates Grainger’s practice within a lineage of bold fashion and cultural movements—from dandyism, bohemianism and androgyny, to anticipating the Peacock Revolution of 1960s psychedelia and the gender-fluid direction of 21st century haute couture.

Sophie’s residency research project, Fancy Pants, aims to bring to international attention the historic significance of Grainger’s Towel Clothes Collection and has inspired her own experimental project of conceptual fashion.

🎟️ 'Peacock Aesthetics': Grainger's Towel Clothes, Gender Fluid Fashion & Performative Flair.
📅 Thursday 11 December.
🕒 6pm to 7.30pm.
📍 Grainger Museum.
🔗 Free but bookings required at: https://events.humanitix.com/grainger-talk-peacock-aesthetics

24/11/2025

Have you heard about our inaugural Deaf Arts Festival?

This Saturday, we’re inviting young people, families, members and allies of the Deaf community to Grainger Museum for a day packed with Deaf-led exhibition tours, drop-in workshops, food and more!

📅 Saturday 29 November
🕒 11am to 2pm
📍Grainger Museum and Science Gallery Melbourne
🔗 Learn more at: https://grainger.unimelb.edu.au/whats-on/upcoming-events/deaf-art-science-festival/_recache

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Saturday	11am - 2pm

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