Step inside Encounters, a free exhibition at Footscray Town Hall inviting the viewer into a space of curiosity, discovery and imagination.
Drawn from the City of Maribyrnong's Art and Heritage Collection, Encounters explores unexpected connections between artworks, objects and civic treasures. Inspired by the fifteenth-century Wunderkammer or room of wonder, the exhibition brings photography, painting, textiles, ceramics, glass and memorabilia into thought-provoking dialogue.
Historical works sit alongside recent acquisitions and different mediums converse with one another, inviting visitors to uncover surprising relationships and see the City's Collection in a new light.
The exhibition is available for viewing during Civic Precinct opening hours. You can also join a monthly curator tours at 11 am on the first Wednesday of each month. Bookings essential via the website.
Groups larger than five people are encouraged to book a tour by contacting Arts Maribyrnong via email or on the phone.
Accessibility
- Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
- Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
- Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
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