# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Possum Skin Cloaks: Collection Spotlight | Melbourne Design Week 2026
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 18 May, 2026 at 03:00 am (+10:00)
- **Event Description**: POSSUM SKIN CLOAKS: COLLECTION SPOTLIGHT | MELBOURNE DESIGN WEEK 2026 

📍The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia 

🗓️ Mon 18 May

⏰ 1pm – 2pm

🎟️ This event is free and does not require booking.

🔗 Plan your Melbourne Design Week now. https://designweek.melbourne/event/possum-skin-cloaks-collection-spotlight/?utm_medium=advertising&utm_source=facebook+event&utm_campaign=melbourne+design+week+2026&utm_content=standard&utm_term=awareness

 
In this free lunchtime talk during Melbourne Design Week, learn about the cultural and historical significance of possum skin cloaks within Victorian First Peoples communities, as NGV Senior Curator of First Nations Art Dr Jessica Clark leads a conversation highlighting the cultural significance of possum skin cloaks as powerful markers of identity, kinship and connection to Country.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/melbourne/possum-skin-cloaks-collection-spotlight-|-melbourne-design-week-2026/200029985655112
- **Event Categories**: Art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Melbourne
- **state**: VI
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: NGV Australia: The Ian Potter Centre
- **lat**: -37.817478802354
- **long**: 144.96967905469
- **full address**: NGV Australia: The Ian Potter Centre, Federation Square, Flinders St,Melbourne,VIC,Australia

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Possum Skin Cloaks: Collection Spotlight | Melbourne Design Week 2026 being held?
  - **A:** Possum Skin Cloaks: Collection Spotlight | Melbourne Design Week 2026 takes place on Mon, 18 May, 2026 at 03:00 am to Mon, 18 May, 2026 at 03:00 am at NGV Australia: The Ian Potter Centre, Federation Square, Flinders St,Melbourne,VIC,Australia.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Possum Skin Cloaks: Collection Spotlight | Melbourne Design Week 2026?
  - **A:** Possum Skin Cloaks: Collection Spotlight | 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:** Possum Skin Cloaks: Collection Spotlight | 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. If Possum Skin Cloaks: Collection Spotlight | Melbourne Design Week 2026 sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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