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Melbourne Design Week Walking Tour

Fri 15 & Sat 16 May
10.30am–12.30pm, 1.30–3.30pm

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ACF Open House Photo Mark Gambino

Abbotsford Convent

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$38 Member / $40 Adult / $39 Concession
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Members pre-sale 4 March
General tickets on sale 12pm, 5 March

Celebrating Melbourne Design Week, join us for a walking tour visiting a selection of highlights from the program at Abbotsford Convent, hosted by design editor and journalist, Alice Blackwood.

This program is presented as part of Melbourne Design Week 2026

About the speaker

Alice Blackwood is a strategic storyteller and experienced public speaker. For more than 20 years she’s passionately advocated for the Australian architecture and design industry, her roles spanning that of design editor, journalist, communications strategist, and program and editorial director. Alice has been integral in establishing numerous major platforms that recognise and celebrate the region’s most exciting architecture and design, elevating its industry leaders into the global spotlight. She served as Brand Lead and Editor on Indesign magazine and indesignlive.com until 2023 and is currently Editorial Director at Artedomus. She has contributed in a programming and strategic communications capacity on major international design festivals and events, as well as the INDE.Awards, and The (Emerging) Designer Awards. In 2026 she is a Member of the Open House Melbourne Building Council, Juror for The (Emerging) Designer Awards. 


Accessibility information
Please note this tour will involve walking between venues and standing for extended periods of time. Each venue has different levels of accessibility and seating may be limited at some.

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