# Event Details - **Event Name**: It's 2100. WELCOME TO THE SYMBIOCENE. | Melbourne Design Week 2026 - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 20 May, 2026 at 12:00 am – Wed, 20 May, 2026 at 03:00 am (+10:00) - **Event Description**: IT'S 2100. WELCOME TO THE SYMBIOCENE. | MELBOURNE DESIGN WEEK 2026 Presented by RMIT University & Symbiocene Institute & National Gallery of Victoria 📍Great Hall, NGV International 🗓️ Wednesday 20 May ⏰ 10am – 1pm 🎟️ Book now. https://designweek.melbourne/event/its-2100-welcome-to-the-symbiocene/?utm_medium=advertising&utm_source=self+serve+meta+-+metro&utm_campaign=melbourne+design+week+2026&utm_content=standard&utm_term=awareness What if the future isn’t something that happens to us, but something we design together? Aligned with this year’s design week theme, Design the World You Want, the event invites you to do something radical: step into the year 2100 and inhabit a future that worked out. We live in a moment defined by overlapping disruptions known as the polycrisis: climate change, biodiversity loss, economic instability, conflict, and social fracture. It can be hard to imagine a way through. But imagination is precisely where transformation begins. The Symbiocene is a concept first proposed by Australian eco-philosopher Dr. Glenn Albrecht in 2016. It offers a compelling vision of what lies beyond the Anthropocene. Where the Anthropocene has been defined by human dominance and the extraction and degradation of natural systems, the Symbiocene is its antithesis: an era in which human culture, technology, and economy are shaped by, and in service of, the interconnected web of life on Earth. A time, as Albrecht describes it, when life works with life to further life, so that all can thrive. Unfolding across three 1-hour panels from 10am to 1pm, speakers will reflect on the key pillars of Culture, Technology, and Economy, the day opens a space to ask: what choices and values got us into the symbiocene by 2100, and what can we bring back to the decisions we are making right now in 2026? HOSTS Naomi Stead, Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor, Engagement, RMIT University Andy Marks, Executive Director, The Symbiocene Institute Ewan McEoin, Senior Curator of Contemporary Design and Architecture Full speaker list to be announced. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/melbourne/its-2100-welcome-to-the-symbiocene-|-melbourne-design-week-2026/200030028654040 - **Event Categories**: nonprofit - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 473 ## Ticket Details ## Event venue details - **city**: Melbourne - **state**: VI - **country**: Australia - **location**: NGV International - **lat**: -37.8226 - **long**: 144.96934 - **full address**: NGV International, 180 St Kilda Rd,Melbourne,VIC,Australia ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: It's 2100. WELCOME TO THE SYMBIOCENE. | Melbourne Design Week 2026 - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/16481804149c0ff86ed6b5a7da81cc8c3284d775bd91df0ee06eaad498c92512-rimg-w1200-h667-dc2e2e19-gmir?v=1778803970 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is It's 2100. WELCOME TO THE SYMBIOCENE. | Melbourne Design Week 2026 being held? - **A:** It's 2100. WELCOME TO THE SYMBIOCENE. | Melbourne Design Week 2026 takes place on Wed, 20 May, 2026 at 12:00 am to Wed, 20 May, 2026 at 03:00 am at NGV International, 180 St Kilda Rd,Melbourne,VIC,Australia. - **Q**: Who is organizing It's 2100. WELCOME TO THE SYMBIOCENE. | Melbourne Design Week 2026? - **A:** It's 2100. WELCOME TO THE SYMBIOCENE. | Melbourne Design Week 2026 is organized by National Gallery of Victoria. - **Q**: What has been the experience of attendees at National Gallery of Victoria's events? - **A:** National Gallery of Victoria has 291+ followers on AllEvents, reflecting a trusted and active community of event-goers who follow their events. National Gallery of Victoria has a verified profile on AllEvents where you can read reviews and explore their upcoming events. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** It's 2100. WELCOME TO THE SYMBIOCENE. | Melbourne Design Week 2026 is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Melbourne, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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