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The Story of the Moving Image

The moving image is everywhere. From our TVs and consoles to cinemas and smartphones, it transports us to new worlds and into the past while reflecting our hopes, fears and dreams.

Discover how screen culture has shaped who we are, how we see ourselves and how the world sees us.

A visitor looks at The Last Emperor costumes in The Story of the Moving Image - photo by Shannon McGrath

Curating our centrepiece exhibition

Our visitor experience guides pose questions to the curators and creators behind our exhibition, The Story of the Moving Image.
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Grace, Pinky and Ken in Memoir of a Snail

Memoir of a Snail – props, sets and characters with Adam Elliot

The Academy Award®-winning director introduces us to the clay people and places that feature in his latest film.
Wall of videogame controllers at ACMI
Seb Chan

Why we care about videogames

Director & CEO Seb Chan outlines a manifesto for videogames at ACMI.

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