FAQs

What is Melbourne Design Week?

Melbourne Design Week celebrates design in an annual 11-day program of talks, tours, exhibitions, launches, installations, and workshops across Australia’s design capital. The program is driven by ideas through providing a platform for designers, educators, enthusiasts, thinkers, and businesses to come together to share these ideas, show and sell new work, and consider how design can be used as a force for good in an increasingly complex and precarious world.

When and where does Melbourne Design Week take place?

Melbourne Design Week will take place from 14-24 May, 2026. The program is held across Melbourne and regional Victoria in cultural institutions, studios, retail spaces, universities, galleries, gardens and public spaces. Check the Melbourne Design Week program when it launches April 2026 for individual event details and subscribe the NGV eNews for further updates.

Who is behind Melbourne Design Week?

Melbourne Design Week is an initiative of the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria. The curation of the program is led by NGV’s Department of Contemporary Design and Architecture. The design sector contributes to Melbourne Design Week through organising and presenting events within the program.

I want to attend some events at Melbourne Design Week, how can I do that?

Melbourne Design Week is open to the general public and the majority of Melbourne Design Week events are free but may require bookings and/or have capacity limits. Please check back in when the program is available to plan your visit.

Is Melbourne Design Week free?

Yes, there are free events during Melbourne Design Week. Please check the program once it becomes available. You can easily identify free events by using the ‘Free’ filter on the programs page. This will help you explore a range of exciting and accessible offerings throughout the week.

Is Melbourne Design Week accessible?

Melbourne Design week is comprised of over 300 events located at different venues across Melbourne. Each venue will offer varying levels of accessibility. Information regarding accessibility at individual venues will be available when the program is released in mid-April.

For further information about how Melbourne Design Week can support your access requirements in the meantime, please contact our team.

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