Eva and Marc Besen Centre

TarraWarra Museum of Art, located in the picturesque Yarra Valley in Victoria, opened the doors publicly to its breathtaking new building, the Eva and Marc Besen Centre on 4 March 2025. The Centre is a dedicated place of learning and creative inspiration for all ages, utilising flexible and adaptable spaces to deliver a diverse array of events including exhibitions, educational workshops, talks, lectures, performances, classical music concerts and live arts events. The new Centre will provide visible access to over 300 stored artworks from the TarraWarra Museum of Art permanent collection, providing a panoramic display of iconic artworks gifted to the nation by renowned philanthropists, the late Eva Besen AO and Marc Besen AC. During the opening weekend, on Saturday 8 March 2025, the Centre will be activated by a full program of activities in partnership with Arts Project Australia (APA), celebrating the final few days of the exhibition Intimate Imaginaries, curated by Anthony Fitzpatrick. The day-long event Rhythms of the Handmade will feature talks, live artist demonstrations and family-friendly making activities. The festivities will continue until the end of March as TarraWarra Museum of Art’s new centre comes alive with behind-the-scenes tours, weekend activities for children to explore the surrounds, creative making-tables for all ages based on artworks by Kate Beynon and Rosalie Gascoigne, and performances by musicians.