Australia’s national museum of screen culture, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI), welcomed back visitors this week (11 February) following its physical and digital transformation.
Minister for Creative Industries, Danny Pearson said the $40 million redevelopment would cement ACMI’s position as one of Victoria’s key creative institutions and one of the world’s best screen museums.
“Victorians are hungry for creative experiences and ACMI’s reopening will entice more visitors back to the heart of Melbourne with new interactive and immersive exhibitions,” Mr Pearson said.
“The Federation Square attraction has been transformed with new and improved exhibitions, facilities, artworks and cutting-edge technologies that celebrate and explore screen culture,” he said.
“At the heart of the new ACMI is The Story of the Moving Image, a major free exhibition that takes audiences on an immersive journey into the past, present and future of the moving image.”
Mr Pearson said the exhibition brought to life key moments of screen history through interactive experiences including animating shadows, crafting optical toys, assembling film scenes, and creating soundscapes
The Minister said ACMI’s new learning labs, the Gandel Digital Future Labs, would inspire Victorian students and help to shape future generations of screen creatives.
“ The Blackmagic Design Media Preservation Lab brings into the public eye ACMI’s vital hidden work of preserving moving image material, old and new, and safeguarding it for the future ,” he said.