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From centre court to catwalk, chef’s table to charity launch — late 2024 saw THE LUME come to life in spectacular ways.W...
27/05/2025

From centre court to catwalk, chef’s table to charity launch — late 2024 saw THE LUME come to life in spectacular ways.

We were honoured to host some of Melbourne’s most iconic and imaginative events, including the Australian Open 2025 media launch, Melbourne Fashion Week’s Student Runway, the San Pellegrino Young Chef Awards, Intrepid Travel’s 35th anniversary celebration, and Fight MND’s Big Freeze 10 campaign launch.

We even welcomed Soho House for an unforgettable Halloween party.

It was a joy to see the space transform, from performance to purpose, and to share it with so many remarkable partners.

THE LUME wasn’t just a gallery. It was a stage, a platform, a gathering place — and a love letter to the creative spirit of this city.

25/05/2025

In August 2024, we set a new attendance record for Wellness at THE LUME Melbourne. Over 300 guests gathered for The Greater Himalayan Experience—a breathwork journey guided by .with.love of

Blending ancient Vedantic practices with immersive breathwork and incredible live music, it became one of the most powerful and memorable nights we’ve hosted inside the gallery.

Now, The Greater Himalayan Experience returns for one final session. For our final ever session. And we’re aiming to break that record.

Join us this Wednesday 28 May and be part of something special: a celebration of our Wellness journey at THE LUME Melbourne, and the perfect finale to a remarkable series.

Reserve your spot now.

On 29 June 2024, THE LUME Melbourne played host to the most immersive Prime Minister’s Olympic Dinner in its 40-year his...
23/05/2025

On 29 June 2024, THE LUME Melbourne played host to the most immersive Prime Minister’s Olympic Dinner in its 40-year history—an extraordinary celebration of Australia’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes on the road to Paris.

Beneath towering projections of gold-drenched highlights and heroic moments past, over 800 guests were enveloped in a visual and sonic tribute to sport, strength, and nation. Australian Olympic history came to life around them, across walls, floors, sound, and light, reminding everyone not just of where we’ve been, but what’s still possible.

For one unforgettable evening, the past, present, and future of Australian sport danced through the air in breathtaking scale and colour. There is no other venue in the country where you could feel our Olympic story this way.

This was not just a dinner. It was a standing ovation for what it means to wear the green and gold.

In March 2024, visitors to THE LUME Melbourne stepped into a space few in the world will ever experience—a place where t...
22/05/2025

In March 2024, visitors to THE LUME Melbourne stepped into a space few in the world will ever experience—a place where the hidden secrets of the Mona Lisa met the original pages of Leonardo’s greatest notebooks.

For the first time in over 40 years, original excerpts from the Codex Atlanticus left their vault in Milan’s Biblioteca Ambrosiana to be shown in Australia.

These 500-year-old pages—kept under lock, key, and darkness to preserve their fragility—offered an intimate, handwritten glimpse into da Vinci’s mind. Sketches of flying machines, hydraulic systems, anatomy, architecture—ideas centuries ahead of their time. Most people will never stand in front of one. But here, they were brought to life.

And beside them, Pascal Cotte’s Mona Lisa Revealed. Using revolutionary multispectral imaging, Cotte peeled back the layers of paint and time to expose what lies beneath the most famous face in art: earlier versions, hidden hands, redrawn smiles. Not speculation—evidence. Revealed with light, precision, and science.

In Paris, you see the Mona Lisa from behind a barrier, in a glass box, for a fleeting moment in a crowded room. But at THE LUME, you stood inside her mystery. You saw what da Vinci painted, erased, and left for us to find.

To experience both—the mind and the masterpiece, the sketch and the secret—was to walk through history not as a spectator, but as a participant.

And for thousands of visitors, it was unforgettable.

Complement your final visit to THE LUME Melbourne with a stroll through another icon — David Jones on Bourke Street. Dis...
20/05/2025

Complement your final visit to THE LUME Melbourne with a stroll through another icon — David Jones on Bourke Street. Discover winter fashion must-haves, covetable beauty buys, and the season’s most loved brands.

Make a day of it: art, culture, and a little retail indulgence in the heart of the city.

The Final Sound Bath. Tomorrow night, the Ocean Floor will hum one last time and Tanya Ali-Jani () will guide her final ...
20/05/2025

The Final Sound Bath. Tomorrow night, the Ocean Floor will hum one last time and Tanya Ali-Jani () will guide her final sound bath at THE LUME.

This isn’t just a class. It’s a full-body immersion—where breath becomes medicine, vibration becomes release, and stillness becomes a kind of magic.

Set beneath a sea of light, this experience blends breathwork and live sound into a profound journey inward. If you've experienced Tanya's practice, we invite you back one final time. If you haven't yet, this is your last chance to experience the depth, the calm, the quiet transformation she so beautifully holds.

Limited tickets remain via our website. Don’t miss the final sound bath at THE LUME.

To celebrate the opening of our most ambitious experience yet, we gathered for a supper worthy of the Renaissance.On ope...
18/05/2025

To celebrate the opening of our most ambitious experience yet, we gathered for a supper worthy of the Renaissance.

On opening night, The First Supper marked the first public viewing of Leonardo da Vinci – 500 Years of Genius—a night where food, art, and imagination came together beneath four-storey projections of The Last Supper, Mona Lisa, and pages from the Codex Atlanticus.

Presented as part of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, and guided by the culinary brilliance of Guy Grossi, 500 guests dined at sweeping long tables that cut through the gallery in spectacular fashion. Every course was an ode to history, flavour, and culture—rooted in tradition, elevated by artistry.

It was a celebration of Leonardo’s world and our own—a night where the senses feasted and the space shimmered with life.

In March 2024, we stepped into the mind of a genius.Leonardo da Vinci – 500 Years of Genius wasn’t just a tribute to the...
17/05/2025

In March 2024, we stepped into the mind of a genius.

Leonardo da Vinci – 500 Years of Genius wasn’t just a tribute to the world’s greatest polymath—it was an experience that fused beauty, intellect, and innovation in a way only Leonardo could inspire.

For the first time in a generation, original pages from the Codex Atlanticus were displayed in Melbourne—his sketches, his thoughts, his visions—projected, expanded, and brought to life alongside fully realised inventions, immersive storytelling, and digital encounters with The Last Supper and Mona Lisa as you’ve never seen them.

Supported by presenting partner Webuild, the experience drew from the heart of Renaissance Italy to remind us: curiosity is timeless. Genius leaves clues.

And for a moment, we walked in the footsteps of Leonardo.

In February 2024, we farewelled something truly extraordinary.Connection was more than an experience—it was a living, br...
15/05/2025

In February 2024, we farewelled something truly extraordinary.

Connection was more than an experience—it was a living, breathing tribute to First Nations culture, spirit, and storytelling. Created in collaboration with the National Museum of Australia and co-curated by Professor Wayne Quilliam, Adam Knight, and an esteemed panel of Indigenous cultural leaders, Connection became the largest digital celebration of First Nations art ever assembled.

Over 110 artists. Nearly 650 works. Music from legends like Archie Roach, Gurrumul, and Alice Skye. Four-storey-high projections. Mirrored reflections. And moments that moved thousands.

From Emily Kame Kngwarreye’s rarely seen Emily’s Wall, to intimate spoken word performances and digital Country landscapes, Connection offered not just beauty—but truth, history, and power.

Visitors called it “life-changing,” “deeply emotional,” and “the most important thing I’ve seen in a gallery space.” It challenged, it healed, and it connected us all.

To the artists, Elders, communities, and collaborators who made it possible—thank you. Connection may have ended, but its resonance continues.

A night of wonder. A name revealed. A legacy reimagined.On 30 November 2023, we gathered for one of the most unforgettab...
14/05/2025

A night of wonder. A name revealed. A legacy reimagined.

On 30 November 2023, we gathered for one of the most unforgettable evenings in THE LUME’s history—a celebration of genius, beauty, and bold ambition.

In a four-course candlelit dinner beneath the digital skies, we unveiled our most ambitious experience yet: Leonardo da Vinci – 500 Years of Genius.

As guests dined surrounded by the grandeur of Renaissance projections, the moment of reveal arrived. The Mona Lisa, serene and eternal, rose four stories high, commanding the space. And as her gaze fell upon the room, Sylvie Palladino’s soaring operatic performance filled the air with a reverence that stilled every breath.

It was more than a launch. It was a love letter to Italian art, culture, and innovation—and to a man whose ideas still shape the world.

We were also proud to announce WeBuild as our presenting rights partner—a world-class collaborator who brought enormous vision and support to this milestone experience.

We turned THE LUME into Las Vegas—and raised the bar for live sport in Australia.In 2023, we partnered with the Australi...
13/05/2025

We turned THE LUME into Las Vegas—and raised the bar for live sport in Australia.

In 2023, we partnered with the Australian Grand Prix Corporation to bring motorsport’s most anticipated spectacle to life: the inaugural Las Vegas Formula 1 Grand Prix. But this wasn’t just a screening. This was immersion.

THE LUME Melbourne transformed into a shimmering Vegas nightscape, where the track roared across 3,000 square metres of digital canvas. Neon lights. Big screens. Big sound. Every overtake, every corner, every heartbeat—amplified by visuals that wrapped around the crowd.

It was the first time a live sporting event had been broadcast like this in Australia. Not on a screen, but in a world. A bold new benchmark for how fans can experience the rush.

For one unforgettable night, we didn’t just watch the race. We stepped into it.

In October 2023, Ganbu Marra made history—marking the first time Melbourne Fashion Week staged a dedicated First Nations...
13/05/2025

In October 2023, Ganbu Marra made history—marking the first time Melbourne Fashion Week staged a dedicated First Nations runway of this scale. Entirely curated, designed, and modelled by Indigenous creatives, it was a public acknowledgment of First Nations talent not as an inclusion—but as a centrepiece.

Hosted inside Connection at THE LUME Melbourne, the show unfolded beneath digital skies alive with over 650 First Nations artworks. Country wasn’t just acknowledged—it surrounded every step.

Designers such as Lillardia Briggs-Houston, Clothing the Gaps, and others didn’t just present fashion—they told stories through fibre, print, silhouette, and sound. This wasn’t fashion as trend. It was fashion as cultural expression, resistance, and identity.

Ganbu Marra—meaning one mob—was a celebration of collective strength and the diversity within First Nations communities. Designers hailed from different Nations, backgrounds, and disciplines, proving there is no single way to express Indigenous identity—only infinite, powerful ones.

We were proud to hold space for this moment. And we won’t forget it.

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