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Gotcha! Concrete Prints from the McEwans Celebrity Pavement

April 17 @ 9:00 am - August 16 @ 5:00 pm

Free

Who remembers the McEwans celebrity pavement?

Between 1972 and 1994, scores of celebrities had their hand- and footprints immortalised in cement at the entrance of the McEwans hardware store in Bourke Street. Shopping for a hammer or a hair-dryer, you’d step in the prints of actors, musicians, sportspeople, writers, dancers, politicians, an astronaut, a racehorse – even an operatic dog.

Curated by Robyn Annear, ‘Gotcha!’ presents 40 of the surviving prints from the McEwans pavement, together with stories of the celebrities who made them and newspaper images that capture the mood of the times.

Note: enter City Gallery via Customer Relations
Monday to Friday: 9am to 5pm

Details

Start:
April 17 @ 9:00 am
End:
August 16 @ 5:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Event Category:
Website:
https://whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au/things-to-do/gotcha-concrete-prints-from-the-mcewans-celebrity-pavement

Organiser

City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection
Phone:
03 9658 9658
Email:
citygallery@melbourne.vic.gov.au
Website:
https://citycollection.melbourne.vic.gov.au/

Venue

City Gallery
110 Swanston Street
Melbourne, VIC 3000 Australia
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Phone:
03 9658 9658
Website:
www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/citygallery