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ACMI and RISING present

Listening Room

When

Fri 22 May – Fri 2 Oct 2026

An acoustically tuned, deep listening sanctuary that helps you sink into sound.

With an intimate capacity of 40 people, the Listening Room space instils records with an elevated audio quality and richness, via the Australian designed and manufactured Pitt & Giblin sound system.

Reverb: this is a journey into sound Listening Room
The Listening Room is open during exhibition hours for visitors to select and listen to records from The Vinyl Factory’s collection.

Buy Reverb: this is a journey into sound tickets

After hours Listening Room (1 hour)
After hours, the room hosts one-off sessions, talks, and listening parties. The lineup has been curated by Yasmine Sharaf host of Cease + Desist on Triple R and Robin Fox, co-founder and artistic director of MESS.

The Friday night Listening Room session tickets are allocated by ballot. You can enter for a chance to win by purchasing a ticket to Reverb: This is a journey into sound.

Tickets

Director’s Cut/s Listening Room sessions are drop-in and included with your Reverb exhibition ticket.

The Friday night Listening Room session tickets are allocated by ballot. You can enter for a chance to win by purchasing a ticket to Reverb: This is a journey into sound.

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Where

Ground Floor
ACMI, Fed Square

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