Description
’til you drop: Shopping – a Melbourne history is a delightful exhibition that explores Melbourne’s social history through changes in our shopping habits, from early settlement to Marvellous Melbourne in the 1880s and today’s consumer lifestyle.
The exhibition links shopping with cultural and social developments such as increasing leisure time, the advent of the car and the growing suburban sprawl. It takes a nostalgic look at famous stores like EW Cole’s Book Arcade, the much-loved Georges of Collins Street and the iconic Myer department store, as well as visiting the local supermarket, the suburban mega-centre, markets and the modern convenience store. It traces the rebirth of shopping in the CBD since the 1980s, with the return of the boutique and the focus on local designers.