Art Gallery | Street & Public Art
Melbourne has a wonderful range of art galleries, public art and street art, most of which is free to visit apart from special exhibitions. Most councils also have a community arts centre.
The most extensive galleries and cultural centres are:
The Arts Centre Melbourne (the flagship of performing arts in Victoria and the focal point of Melbourne's cultural precinct)
National Gallery of Victoria (St Kilda Road)
Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia (Federation Square)
Australian Center for Contemporary Art (Southbank)
To experience art in the great outdoors, put on the walking boots, and follow one of the art discovery trails. Some of the best art trails are:
Bayside Coastal Art Trail (17km long trail celebrates the lives and artwork of notable Australian artists who painted the Bayside coast in years past)
Docklands Public Art Walk in central Melbourne.
Werribee Park Sculpture Walk (Located at Werribee Park in Werribee South)
Yarra River Precinct Arts Walk in central Melbourne.
Frankston Coastal Arts Discovery Trail (sites along the foreshore from Olivers Hill in Frankston to Seaford)
Lyndhurst Wetlands Sculptures (thirteen huge bird sculptures including eagles, pelicans, brolgas and other water birds at Lyndhurst Wetlands)
Melbourne has some wonderful sculpture parks. The best ones are:
McClelland Gallery & Sculpture Park in Langwarrin (free)
Point Leo Estate Sculpture Park at Merricks on the Mornington Peninsula (fees apply)
Heide Museum of Modern Art Sculpture Park in Bulleen (free)
Herring Island Environmental Sculpture Park (free)
Montalto Vineyard Sculpture Walk at Red Hill South (free)
La Trobe University Sculpture Park at Bundoora (free)
Melbourne has lots of interesting public art and monuments. Our blog Melbourne Sculptures, Monuments and Street Art shows where to find them.
Melbourne is renowned for its street art. We have recorded all the best locations to find street art across the whole city.
Start with our blog The Best Locations for Street Art in Melbourne which documents all the street art in the little lanes and alleys around central Melbourne.
There is also a lot of spectacular street art in the surrounding inner suburbs. Follow our guides to street art in the following areas:
The Best Street and Public Art in Fitzroy
The Best Street and Public Art in Collingwood
The Best Street and Public Art in Brunswick
The Best Street and Public Art in Windsor, Prahran and South Yarra
The Best Street and Public Art in Richmond, Cremorne and Abbotsford
Most Melbourne councils have extensive programs of street and public art. A summary of the art work in these council areas is:
Boroondara Street and Public Art
Brimbank Street and Public Art
Casey Street and Public Art
Darebin Street and Public Art
Frankston Street and Public Art
Glen Eira Street and Public Art
Greater Dandenong Street and Public Art
Hobsons Bay Street and Public Art
Kingston Street and Public Art
Knox Street and Public Art
Manningham Street and Public Art
Maribyrnong Street and Public Art
Maroondah Street and Public Art
Melton Street and Public Art
Monash Street and Public Art
Moreland Street and Public Art
Mornington Peninsula Street and Public Art
Whitehorse Street and Public Art
Wyndham Street and Public Art
Yarra Ranges Street and Public Art
Many organisations offer art classes for children.
If you are looking for an art based class or gallery within a certain area or suburb, try Fast Find.
Outside Melbourne there are some wonderful Silo Art Trails. The Yarriambiack Shire Silo Art Trail is 189 km in length and encompasses silos at Brim, Patchewollock, Sheep Hills, Rupanyup, Lascelles and Rosebery with some extra silo art at Sea Lake and Nullawil.
The North East Victoria Silo Art Trail links small towns around Benalla with a length of 132 km.
