Arts & Culture in Melbourne

National Crime & Justice Museum - Geelong Gaol

Former maximum security prison, opened in 1864, with standard & ghost tours & a gallows exhibit.

Australian Centre for Contemporary Art

Architecturally notable building featuring contemporary art exhibits & events, plus a bookshop.

Geelong Arts Centre

Karralyka Centre

Palace Brighton Bay

Museum of Desire

Playhouse

Theatre for drama, dance and musicals in an iconic building with a foyer lined with aboriginal art.

MoPA: Museum of Play and Art

Palace Cinemas

Palace Church Street (FKA Dendy Brighton)

George Wood Performing Arts Centre

Museum of Chinese Australian History

Exhibits chronicling the heritage & culture of Australia's Chinese community, plus a gift shop.

AC/DC Lane Graffiti

Australian rock legends AC/DC are celebrated by this large graffiti mural depicting them in action.

Geelong Gallery

Art gallery established in 1896, with an extensive collection of 19th- & 20th-c. Australian art.

Malthouse Theatre

Vibrant performing arts venue in a renovated old brewery, staging contemporary drama and dance.

Melbourne Tram Museum

HMAS Castlemaine

National Wool Museum

History museum of the Austrian wool industry, with hands-on exhibits, plus workshops & a gift shop.

Hellenic Museum

RAAF Museum

Original home base of the Australian Flying Corps, with vintage aircraft displays & aerobatic shows.