We are thrilled to share that MPavilion designed by renowned Japanese architect Tadao Ando will remain in Queen Victoria Gardens until 2030, following a decision by the City of Melbourne to extend its stay.
Thank you to the thousands from across Australia and the globe who showed their support – including over 2,400 members of the public, 100 artist/collaborator signatures, and 60 industry letters.
Ando’s pavilion will remain open and free for all to enjoy year-round. We look forward to welcoming you back very soon.
To stay up to date with future happenings and opportunities at MPavilion by Ando, subscribe via our link in bio.
Image: MPavilion by Tadao Ando. Photograph by Pier Carthew @piercarthew for @preservethepavilion .
Vasundhara Gaur and Simon Beirouti are the co-founders of Compound, a materials-led studio exploring regenerative alternatives through biofabrication. Across 10 days during Melbourne Design Week, @cmpndcc will be activating the space within MPavilion, presenting an installation, workshop and talk that considers the design potentials of seaweed-based bioplastic.
In the lead up to their launch this Friday 15 May, we speak with @gaur.cc and @simgbei to learn more about how regenerative practices can reshape material futures whilst aiding climate-positive design.
Visit the link in bio to read the full interview, and drop into MPavilion from Friday 15 to Sunday 24 May to experience Compound’s creations in person.
Join us this Saturday 9 May, 4pm for Living Histories, an inter-generational conversation bringing young and older African Australians together to share personal memories of the Nigerian Civil war.
Through dialogue and an immersive soundscape, elders recount the everyday impact of War often lost to history – stories of survival, loss, resilience and ordinary life amid conflict.
Presented by @adonaifoods and @nowahalaaustralia .
Book your free spot via the link in bio.
Audrey Adams is a Melbourne-based designer, curator and academic working across architecture, interiors, exhibition design and independent publishing. She is the founding editor and designer of @chromeplease , an independent publication and exhibition platform exploring architecture, design, fashion and visual culture.
This May, as part of Melbourne Design Week and the Melbourne Art Book Fair, CHROMEPLEASE will transform MPavilion into a temporary public reading environment, culminating in the launch of its second issue, DELETE.
Ahead of the launch, we speak with @audriyy about her process, her influences and the ideas shaping this latest iteration of her project.
Read more via the link in bio.
Join us this Sunday 19 April, 2pm for MPavilion’s annual BLAKitecture forum.
An emerging approach to framing land management as an act of care has seen an increase in daylighting of remnant waterways – an attempt of "undo-ing" the harm caused by colonisation through damaging and hiding rivers, creeks and ephemeral waterways.
This year’s forum – centred around the theme Daylighting Country – will explore our complex relationships to (and with) waterways and is curated by Quandamooka man Bradley Kerr (@winsorkerr ).
Book your free spot via the link in bio.
Images courtesy of @winsorkerr
As the seasons shift and the autumn leaves start to fall in the Queen Victoria Gardens, step into MPavilion and experience the city from a new perspective.
MPavilion by Tadao Ando will remain open this long weekend. Visit us between 8am and 6pm.
Photo: @koskphotography
In mid March I presented the 3rd and final chapter of my Modular Lounge experience at @mpavilion in Melbourne. It was a perfect balmy evening and there was even a beautiful moment where a flock of noisy cockies flew overhead perfectly in key with music I was playing at the time. Yes, we planned that ! Playing in these environments where the sounds of the world seem part of the music or vice-versa is magic! Thank you again to @ricky_dough , the @nmf_au and @mpavilion for inviting me to play in this beautiful structure created by @tadao_ando_architecture .. what a privilege ! Full film coming soon.
Filmed by @cineprods and @_willisanne
MPavilion’s April-May program is out now. Settle into autumn at Queen Victoria Gardens with a program of free talks, performances, workshops, kids’ activities and more.
Browse the program and book your spot via the link in bio.
As always, MPavilion is free and open to all.
Our free program of workshops, talks and performances continues this March.
Swipe to see what’s coming up in the Queen Victoria Gardens, or head to the link in bio to book your place.
As always, MPavilion is free and open to all.
MPavilion by Tadao Ando is open all long weekend.
Visit us in the Queen Victoria Gardens from 8am to 6pm.
Image: MPavilion by Tadao Ando. Photograph by @felixmooneeram .
In mid February I had the privilege of performing the first chapter of my improvised 6 hour piece at the @mpavilion .
2 hours of nice ambience set in the ambience of @tadaoando.architecture ‘s beautiful pavilion .. it was a lovely event and the next chapter happens this Thursday at 6pm. Will you join me ? It’s free and all are welcome.
• Feb 26.
• Mar 14.
• 6pm-8pm
@mpavilion , Melbourne
🎥 Film by @_benwillis_
Our newly established Creative Companions initiative creates space for exchange through conversation, connection and lived experience. Designed to support and mentor early-career cultural practitioners, the program equips participants to take their next steps with clarity and confidence.
Here, Naomi Milgrom Foundation CEO Elaine Chia and MPavilion Program Coordinator Eliki Reade share the thinking behind the program.
To submit an EOI, or to learn more, visit the link in bio. Applications close at 5pm, Friday 27 March 2026.
Supported by @bloombergdotorg
