What's on Visit The Lens
Home
What's on
Visit
Food & drink Shop How to get to ACMI Accessibility Amenities School groups Families More info
Accessibility
Stories & Ideas
Collections & Preservation
Projects & Partnerships
Schools & Teachers
Membership
Support us
About us
Contact us
Shop
Venue hire
Touring exhibitions
ACMI X Residency
Subscribe

Works explorer

Turtle diary

United Kingdom, 1985
film

Popular children’s author, Neara Duncan (played by Glenda Jackson), fearing her creative talents have evaporated, escapes into the dreamy world of sea t..

Read more

Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

Turtle beach

Australia, 1991
Similarity: 75%

Tuffy the turtle

United States, 1965
Similarity: 72%

Very good friends

United States, 1977
Similarity: 72%

Giant turtles

United States, 1981
Similarity: 71%

The Silent one

Aotearoa / New Zealand, 1984
Similarity: 71%

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: the Movie (Captioned)

United States, 1990
Similarity: 70%

My turtle died today

United States, 1968
Similarity: 70%

Wonders in a country stream. - 2nd ed.

United States, 1977
Similarity: 69%

Live TV

Canada, 1995
Similarity: 69%

The Purple turtle

United States, 1962
Similarity: 69%

Green sea turtle

United States, 1970
Similarity: 68%

The Flying turtle

United States, 1955
Similarity: 68%

The Hare and the Tortoise

United States, 1948
Similarity: 68%

Urashima Taro: a Japanese folk tale

United States, 1979
Similarity: 68%

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Hong Kong and United States of America, 1990
Similarity: 68%

Tadpole and the whale

Canada, 1987
Similarity: 68%

Sea dream

Canada, 1979
Similarity: 68%

Shark shocker; Turning turtle

Australia
Similarity: 68%
Back to top

ADDRESS: Fed Square, Melbourne, Australia

OPENING HOURS
Museum

Open daily 10am – 5pm
(closed Christmas Day 25 Dec)
Plan your visit

Game Worlds
27–30 Dec 2025: 10am–8pm
31 Dec 2025 – 26 Jan 2026: 10am–6pm

ACMI Cinemas
Check screening times

ACMI Cafe + Bar
Mon – Fri 8.30am – 4.30pm*
Sat & Sun 10am – 4.30pm*
*Hours extended to accomodate cinema sessions.

ACMI Shop
Open daily 11am – 5pm
Shop online

School groups (by advance booking only)
Mon–Fri 10am – 2.30pm

Subscribe
Follow ACMI on FacebookSubscribe to ACMI's YouTube channelFollow ACMI on TikTokFollow ACMI on InstagramWeChatRedNote

Terms & Conditions
Reports & Policies
Accessibility
Contact us

ACMI would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waterways of greater Melbourne, the people of the Kulin Nation, and recognise that ACMI is located on the lands of the Wurundjeri people.

First Nations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) people should be aware that this website may contain images, voices, or names of deceased persons in photographs, film, audio recordings or text.