COVID-19 Update
Following the latest advice from the Victorian Government, ACMI is temporarily closed.
All exhibition visits, events, programs and screenings scheduled up until Thu 17 June inclusive will be cancelled or postponed. Customers who have booked tickets will be contacted directly.
We look forward to welcoming you back to ACMI soon. Stay safe.
Cinema 3: Stream films on demand
Rent new releases, classics and some of the best films from our past programs.
The Story of the Moving Image online
Discover how screen culture has shaped who we are, how we see ourselves and how the world sees us, with our FREE online experience.
Gallery 5: FREE online artworks
Explore art that reflects, celebrates and interrogates the internet and digital culture.
Disney: the Magic of Animation
Reopening 18 Jun 2021
Discover the creativity and innovation of almost 100 years of Disney Animation.
Gemini Rising: The Cinema of Mai Zetterling
1–20 Jul 2021
Australia’s first retrospective on the multi-faceted career of the international movie star and trailblazing director of European Modernist cinema and beyond.
The Story of the Moving Image
Our new centrepiece exhibition – Reopening Fri 18 Jun
Journey through the past, present and future of the moving image through interactive experiences, digital innovation and captivating stories.
Creature From The Black Lagoon 3D
25–29 Aug 2021
Watch out! We're bringing you two fintastic creature features: Creature From The Black Lagoon in 3D or 2D (1954) and The Shape Of Water (2017).
Ross Gibson: head_phone_film_poems
10 Jun – 1 Oct
Ross Gibson’s new online exhibition features a suite of thirteen films that creatively remix an array of ‘readymade’ online archives.
What's on this month
Explore exhibitions, films, festivals, talks and more at your museum of screen culture, and online.
Pictured: Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, Melbourne Cinémathèque | Wed 23 Jun
The Blackmagic Design Media Preservation Lab
Our first of its kind facility is dedicated to preserving Australia’s analogue past while ensuring its digital present is accessible for generations to come.
IPCT and ACMI award $60K in artist development grants
The Ian Potter Cultural Trust and ACMI will support the practice of three Ian Potter Moving Image Commission 2022 runner-up artists.
Audience Lab – applications now open
Got a moving image product or work in development? Looking for feedback? Apply to test out your project on ACMI's visitors.
Education
Virtual lessons, exhibition visits, professional learning for teachers, and learning resources for use at home or the classroom.
Stories & Ideas
Explore the themes behind the screens with articles, interviews, recorded talks and more.
Browse our collection
Discover the old and new, unique and nostalgic in our ever-evolving collection of objects and works from the universe of screen culture.
The ACMI story so far
From humble beginnings to a universe of screen culture, find out how we became the most visited moving image museum in the world.
Food & Drink
Film, food, art, music and people come together in our all-day dining destination, Hero, at Fed Square – bookings now open.
ACMI Shop
Melbourne's favourite shop dedicated to all things moving image. Every purchase supports your museum of screen culture.