Arts & Culture in Melbourne

The Magic Table - Melbourne

Her Majesty's Theatre

Classic 19th-century theatre with red & gold decor, hosting popular musicals & ballet performances.

Hellenic Museum

Regent Theatre

Grandly refurbished 1920s theatre featuring live concerts and internationally renowned musicals.

Athenaeum Theatre

Ornate 19th-century concert hall with columns and 3 tiers, hosting big names in music and comedy.

Old Melbourne Gaol

Now a museum with self & guided tours, this storied tri-level jail once housed notorious inmates.

Princess Theatre

Grand 1854-built theatre with chandeliers and stained-glass windows, staging musical productions.

The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia

Sprawling gallery of 70,000+ pieces of historic indigenous art, contemporary pieces & artifacts.

National Gallery of Victoria

Public gallery with vast, varied collection of noted Australian and international art and artefacts.

Machu Picchu: Journey to the Lost City - Melbourne

AC/DC Lane Graffiti

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

Comedy Theatre

Popular musicals, comedy events and plays staged in a 1928 building modelled on a Florentine palace.

RMIT Gallery

Outré Gallery

Playhouse

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

Tolarno Galleries

This sizable, long-standing gallery spotlights cutting-edge, contemporary art in a variety of media.

Museum of Chinese Australian History

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

Immigration Museum

Multimedia exhibits documenting the history of immigration in Australia, plus a gift shop.

Shot Tower Museum

Late 19th-century tower used to make lead shot, now a museum enclosed in a shopping mall atrium.

ACMI

Noteworthy institution celebrating film, television and gaming with exhibits, screenings and events.