Melbourne will have a lot to sing and dance about this winter, confirming it’s position as a cultural hotspot, with two of the country’s largest exhibitions and a great theatre line-up.

The city will be home to Tim Burton: The Exhibition at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image from June 24. The exhibition comes direct from New York’s Museum of Modern Art and features rare photographs, paintings, drawings, storyboards and costumes from the visionary writer and director of movies including Alice in Wonderland, Edward Scissorhands and Beetlejuice.

In addition, The Melbourne Winter Masterpieces series includes an exclusive showing of European Masters at the National Gallery of Victoria, which will feature more than 100 works from 70 of the world’s most influential artists including Monet, Renoir, Degas, Picasso – to name a few.

New theatre productions set to hit the stage in Melbourne, include London’s popular Mary Poppins musical, Fame – The Musical, West Side Story and Hairspray.

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