Expanding on last year’s Six Feet Under program, Beyond the Grave: Design + Death moves from the cemetery to explore the evolving relationships between memory, place, and identity in the context of death, culture, commemoration, and urban planning.
Across the program, experts will examine how spaces—whether steeped in historical significance, tied to cultural narratives, or embedded within the urban landscape—serve as powerful touchstones for our personal and collective understanding of mortality and memory.
Design + Death: Beyond the Grave is part of Melbourne Design Week 2025, an initiative of the Victorian Government in collaboration with the NGV.
