Travel Daily | ACMI AND ACCOR CELEBRATE PARTNERSHIP UNDER HOLLYWOOD SIGN

The annual Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibition series is a major highlight on Accor’s cultural calendar and this year the hotel group is celebrating the arrival of Hollywood Costume in Melbourne and its partnership with ACMI.

Development Manager for ACMI, Lorrae Nicholson (pictured front centre) gathered with members from Accor’s regional team to celebrate the long-standing partnership and the opening of the exhibition. Participating Accor hotel’s in Melbourne are offering discounted exhibition ticket and accommodation packages to Hollywood Costume until mid August.

“Accor has been one of our greatest supporters over the past few years,” said Lorrae. We’re very appreciative of all the hard work that goes into helping us promote our exhibitions and of the course, making sure that ACMI’s visiting guests are well looked after and provided with wonderful accommodation and facilities.”

Accor’s Regional Director of Marketing for VIC/TAS/SA, Shirley Lin says, “Each winter we look forward to another blockbuster showcase with ACMI. Exhibitions and events are the lifeblood of our tourism and hospitality industries and they give us a great opportunity to work with our tourism partners and together, attract strong domestic support for Melbourne during the cooler months. We’re really excited to partner with ACMI yet again and encourage our guests to experience the glamourous world of Hollywood Costume.”

Hollywood Costume presents over 100 costumes spanning nearly a century of filmmaking, including iconic and rarely seen costumes worn by celebrated actors from films including Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961), The Wizard of Oz (1939), Titanic (1997). The latest high-tech suit for Batman in The Dark Knight Rises (Lindy Hemming, 2012) and designer Jacqueline Durran’s unforgettable green silk charmeuse gown worn by Keira Knightly in Atonement (2007) are also on display.

Accor’s Hollywood Costume packages include accommodation and breakfast for two people and tickets to the exhibition. Packages are priced from $179 at Ibis Melbourne which represents a 30% saving. For more information or to book, visit www.accorhotels.com/melbexhibition or call 1300 65 65 65. Exhibition tickets will be available for collection on arrival at the hotel.

Melbourne’s Winter Masterpieces series also includes Monet’s Garden which opens from 10 May at the National Gallery of Victoria. Visitors will experience every facet of Monet’s picturesque garden at Giverny, northern France, including his iconic waterlily paintings. More than fifty artworks from Paris’ Musée Marmottan Monet, home to the largest collection of Monet’s works in the world will be on display until 8 September. Accor hotel accommodation and ticket packages are also available.