See the city in a strange new light as Melbourne and Other Myths infects the City Museum this autumn.

Bear witness to the lives of three Melbourne eccentrics as they explain their unique visions of the city. Through the stories of these odd characters, illustrated with sounds, images and curious artefacts, the exhibition explores Melbourne's urban myths and impossible secrets. Other surprises – some fact, some fiction – will leave unsuspecting visitors seeing familiar landmarks in peculiar new ways.

Melbourne, and Other Myths combines the work of acclaimed Melbourne writer Martyn Pedler and animations from screen collective TAPE Projects, pollinated with still photography from three of Melbourne’s leading photographers. These disparate ingredients coalesce in a bizarre, at times hallucinatory journey through the secret histories of Melbourne, where the authenticity of the museum – and perhaps the very fabric of the city itself – is thrown into question.

Melbourne. Maybe it's not where you think.

Concept Curator: Martyn Pedler
Exhibition curator: Simon Gregg
Animators: Lorraine Heller-Nicholas, Simon O’Carrigan, Jackie Felstead
Photographers: Saskia Pandji Satki, Justin Ridler, Tamara Watt
Venue: Seasonal Exhibition Gallery

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Melbourne, and Other Myths coincides with the release of three intriguing new publications, made possible by the generous support of Chase and Galley

To read Text 1: ‘A PERFECT EMPTY STREET’ click here (90kb PDF File).
To read Text 2: ‘BE FAMOUS AND DIE’ click here (75kb PDF File).
To read Text 3: ‘NO MAGICIANS’ click here (2.6mb PDF File).
To tour the exhibition photo gallery click here.