The Johnston Collection (East Melbourne)

The Johnston Collection is a place where people meet art and artists.

The Johnston Collection is a multi award-winning and critically acclaimed museum that invites creatives from the broader visual arts and design communities to re-interpret the Collection through a regular program of re-installation and interventions of the permanent collection.

The museum has a superb collection of English Georgian, Regency, and Louis XV fine and decorative arts, and objet d'art which was a gift from William Robert Johnston (1911-1986) to the people of Victoria. Johnston was a prominent Melbourne-born antique dealer, real estate investor and collector. The Collection is displayed in a constantly changing domestic setting, in his former residence, Fairhall, an historic East Melbourne townhouse.

The museum also offers special exhibitions, study days, lectures and workshops throughout the year, sharing stories and inspiring communities.

Opening Hours:

Opening and Tour Times

Cost:

Tours are around $25-30 per person.

Special Note: We pride ourselves on the welcome we offer to all our visitors but please be aware that special conditions apply when visiting us.
All visitors must arrive via The Johnston Collection courtesy bus.
Confirmed bookings are essential.