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Art Exhibitions Melbourne

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Discover Melbourne art exhibitions, public galleries, private galleries, street art, sculpture and statues. From blockbuster exhibitions at the NGV to independent gallery shows, laneway art and iconic public works, this is your guide to art in Melbourne.

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✻ Bald Archy Prize Exhibition 2026 - Mansfield ✻

Where: Arts Mansfield - Mansfield

Our 30th year, featuring everyone from Barnaby to Bob Irwin, 2026 is officially our biggest yet. The Bald Archy is an Australian art prize, which parodies the prestigious portraiture award, the Archibald Prize is back. W.. View More..

✻ Westwood | Kawakubo ✻

Where: National Gallery of Victoria | NGV International - Southbank

This major international exhibition pairs the work of two of the most influential fashion designers in recent history, Vivienne Westwood and Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garcons. Beginning their careers in the 1970s working in d.. View More..

Must See Art

Artist + Exhibition & Gallery

✻ Aleks Danko: A(GAP)E ✻

Gallery: McClelland Gallery + Sculpture Park - Langwarrin

For over fifty years, Aleks Danko has shown an unwavering interest in the ways people interact with art. Now in his mid-seventies, Danko's observations of the absurdities of the art world and contempo.. View More..

✻ Art Exhibitions @ red gallery ✻

Gallery: red gallery | contemporary art space - Fitzroy North

Red Gallery is pleased to announce new exhibitions 8 - 19 Apr 2026 Opening Night 10 April | 6 - 8 pm We warmly invite you to celebrate the Opening Night of our current exhibitions on Frida.. View More..

✻ Chantel de Latour: Rooms with a view ✻

Gallery: Melbourne Art Rooms | MARS Gallery - Windsor

Rooms with a View examines the relationship between interior spaces and the landscapes beyond them. Painted from locations across Paris, Arles, Milan, and New York, the works focus on rooms, corri.. View More..

✻ Jennifer Webb: Sailing on Albert Park Lake ✻

Gallery: Port Art Gallery - Port Melbourne - Port Melbourne

From the 'Sailing ' series of Melbourne paintings of Jennifer Webb, this artwork is executed in layers of acrylics and varnishes on linen. It can be purchased online or in person at Port Art stockr.. View More..

✻ Metartworld - Open Hours & Tickets ✻

Gallery: Metartworld - Metal Art Gallery - Port Melbourne

Opening Hours Weekdays: 10am–6pm Weekends: 10am–7pm @ Boundary Street, Port Melbourne A One-of-a-kind Art Space ART that you can touch and interact with Metal Art Exhibition C.. View More..

✻ On The Street Where I Live: Viva Gibb ✻

Gallery: City Gallery - Melbourne

On the street where I live: Viva Gibb's portrait of North and West Melbourne Between the mid-1970s and early 1990s, Viva Gibb documented the suburbs of North and West Melbourne, where she lived. .. View More..

✻ Minhwa Group: Stories of Blessing: Modern Echoes of Minhwa ✻

Gallery: Arts Spaces at City Library - Melbourne

Free Art @ Gallery at City Library Level 1 253 Flinders Lane Melbourne VIC 3000 Stories of Blessing: Modern Echoes of Minhwa by Minhwa Group Artists: Okhee Choi, Ji Young Kim, Tina Park, HeeJi.. View More..

✻ Auto-Photo: A Life in Portraits ✻

Gallery: Frankston Arts Centre - Frankston

Auto-Photo: A Life in Portraits introduces us to Alan Adler (1932 - 2024). Adler, while little known, was likely the most photographed man in Australia and is also the oldest and longest serving ph.. View More..

✻ Geelong Gallery Collection: Minimal ✻

Gallery: Geelong Gallery - Geelong

Minimal art emerged in the 1960s alongside other experimental artforms - including conceptual, performance and land art - that challenged traditional forms of Western artistic expression and the cultu.. View More..

✻ Time Moves Through These Walls: 40 years of Linden New Art ✻

Gallery: Linden New Art - St Kilda

Marking four decades of cultural significance, this landmark exhibition celebrates Linden's extraordinary journey from domestic residence to contemporary art institution. The exhibition excavates .. View More..

✻ John Louis Lloyd: Recent Abstracts ✻

Gallery: Port Art Gallery - Port Melbourne - Port Melbourne

Recent Abstracts from Melbourne Artist, John Louis Lloyd Melbourne abstract artist, John Louis Lloyd, utilises a range of mixed media and substrates while creating his abstract painting series . .. View More..

✻ Sean McDowell: Infusion; Diffuse ✻

Gallery: Arts Spaces at City Library - Melbourne

Free Art @ Gallery at City Library Level 1 253 Flinders Lane Melbourne VIC 3000 The exhibition has been inspired by research into biology and microscopy through psychology and neuroscience. Locat.. View More..

✻ Flapper Said: Exploring the Future of Conversational AI ✻

Gallery: Deakin University - Burwood

Flapper Said: Exploring the Future of Conversational AI is a multidisciplinary exhibition that investigates how machines speak and how we respond. At its centre is Flapper, a conversational AI bas.. View More..

✻ Archer Davies: New works ✻

Gallery: Melbourne Art Rooms | MARS Gallery - Windsor

Archer Davies was born in the town of Maleny, Queensland. He graduated from the QLD College of Art in 2010. Since then he has traveled and painted consistently. His paintings have been exhibit.. View More..

✻ Yoko Ozawa: New works ✻

Gallery: Melbourne Art Rooms | MARS Gallery - Windsor

Ozawa's work is informed by a lifelong interest in natural phenomena - including seasonal transitions, fog, breeze, rain, light and shadow. Through the past study of Japanese painting, Ozawa deeply.. View More..

✻ Jon Campbell - DUNNO ✻

Gallery: Geelong Gallery - Geelong

Geelong Gallery Free Geelong Gallery's rear facade overlooking Johnstone Park has been transformed with a newly commissioned artwork by contemporary artist Jon Campbell. With his use of wor.. View More..

Public Art Galleries Melbourne

National Gallery of Victoria

The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), founded in 1861, is Australia's oldest and most visited art museum and holds the largest collection of art in the country.

Located across two buildings – NGV International on St Kilda Road and The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia at Federation Square - the NGV presents major international and Australian exhibitions, contemporary art, fashion, design and special exhibitions. A third gallery, NGV Contemporary (The Fox), is scheduled to open in 2026.

NGV International NGV Australia ngv.vic.gov.au

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Australian Centre for Contemporary Art

The Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA) is Melbourne's leading contemporary art gallery presenting the most challenging, innovative and creative visual art of our time.

ACCA brings the latest and most significant artwork by living artists from around the world to Melbourne audiences, and commissions new artworks by local and international artists.

Australian Centre for Contemporary Art acca.melbourne

What's Showing: Australian Centre for Contemporary Art

Private Galleries Melbourne

HEIDI - Museum of Modern Art

Heide is one of Australia's leading public art museums open daily. Celebrated for its award-winning architecture and breathtaking gardens, Heide has a rich and colourful social history and art heritage.

With three galleries, stunning architecture and fifteen acres of gardens and sculpture park to explore, there is something for everyone at Heide.

Heidi heide.com.au

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Potter Museum of Art

The Ian Potter Museum of Art presents exhibitions ranging from ancient artefacts to contemporary Australian art in a striking modern gallery space.

As the University of Melbourne’s art museum, it combines historic collections, modern exhibitions and public programs for visitors and students alike.

Potter Museum of Art potter-museum.unimelb.edu.au

What's Showing: Potter Museum of Art

Potter Museum of Art

MAPh is Australia's leading public art museum devoted to the collection and exhibition of photography. It is a cultural institution of regional, state and national importance with the only collection focused solely on Australian photographs.

As well as gallery exhibitions, MAPh provides community access to our collection through an active touring program, external loans to art museums and galleries across the nation and updating our online resources that encourage engagement with Australian photography.

MAPh maph.org.au

What's Showing: MAPh

Also see National Centre for Photography - Ballarat

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Artbank Melbourne

Artbank in Collingwood is the Australian government initiative that acquires the work of living Australian contemporary artists and leases it out to the public, with 100 per cent of the leasing fees going back into supporting visual artists.

Artbank is Australia's own art library that is made up of over 11,000 artworks, by 3500 artists. This Collingwood warehouse is now home to around 2000 works and also serves and a community space and artist studio.

Artbank Melbourne artbank.gov.au

What's Showing: Artbank Melbourne

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Art Galleries & Houses | Melbourne

Anna Schwartz Gallery

Anna Schwartz Gallery is a major contemporary art gallery in Australia which has been owned and operated by founder Anna Schwartz since 1986. Established in Melbourne, Anna Schwartz Gallery has ide..
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Blak Dot Gallery

A contemporary Indigenous-run art gallery & performance space showcasing modern & traditional artworks from world Indigenous cultures. Blak Dot Gallery acknowledges the traditional custodians of th..
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City Gallery

Melbourne's City Gallery presents free, quarterly exhibitions on city life, past and present. Artworks and artefacts reign supreme in this small space, and the City of Melbourne's Art and Heritage ..
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Collingwood Yards

Collingwood Yards is a new, permanent and affordable home for scores of artists and independent arts organisations working across music, visual arts, performance, digital media, creative industries an..
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Craft Victoria

Craft Victoria brings together a vibrant and sustainable contemporary craft and design community by supporting, showcasing and celebrating all craft disciplines and practitioners. It is Craft Victo..
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Flinders Lane Gallery

Since opening its doors in 1989, FLG has gained a reputation for actively supporting the practices of emerging, mid-career and Indigenous Australian artists. Operating beyond a rigid aesthetic or ..
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fortyfivedownstairs

fortyfivedownstairs was established in 2001 to provide a versatile and interesting space for performance, exhibitions, forums and music. Situated in a former factory, and gallery, in Flinders Lane,..
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Gasworks Arts Park

Gasworks Arts Park is a vibrant arts precinct producing a range of high-quality arts programs, workshops and activities for every age, ability, interest and audience. Situated in Albert Park, Melbo..
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Gertrude Contemporary

Gertrude Contemporary is a non-profit gallery and studio complex supporting contemporary artists. The organisation provides professional support to artists in the early stages of their careers thr..
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Incinerator Gallery

The Incinerator Gallery in Moonee Ponds is a centre for visual arts. The gallery houses the City of Moonee Valley Art Collection exhibiting work from established and emerging artists, as well as p..
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Linden New Art

Linden New Art is a unique not for profit contemporary art gallery. Our vision is for Linden to be a vibrant, evolving centre for the creation and presentation of contemporary art; a place where a..
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Lyon Housemuseum Galleries

The new Housemuseum Galleries at 217 Cotham Road offer a new platform for works of international and local contemporary art, architecture and design, where new ways of presenting and experiencing art ..
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MAD Gallery

MAD Gallery shows contemporary and leading edge fine art - 2D & 3D - from emerging and established artists, from all geographic locations, including this region and overseas. MAD Gallery is on the ..
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McClelland Gallery + Sculpture Park

McClelland Gallery + Sculpture Park houses an excellent collection of fine art and a world famous collection of major works by leading Australian sculptors. McClelland is a truly unique art galler..
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Melbourne Art Rooms | MARS Gallery

MARS (Melbourne Art Rooms) is a commercial gallery that specialises in exhibiting, promoting and building the careers of contemporary Australian artists. Situated just off Chapel St in Windsor, MA..
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No Vacancy Gallery | Project Space

Tenancy 32 | No Vacancy Gallery is a Melbourne-based contemporary hire-gallery that provides a link between artist run initiatives and the commercial art world. In 2010, No Vacancy extended into Fe..
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Outre Gallery | Fitzroy

Outre Gallery challenges the conventions of the archetypal gallery. Established for over two decades in Melbourne Australia Outre features solo and group exhibitions by international and Australian ar..
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Port Art Gallery - Port Melbourne

Port Art Gallery, representing local artists' paintings and interstate artists as well, was founded by fine artist Jennifer Webb in 2005. Established as as a bricks-and-mortar commercial gallery i..
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red gallery | contemporary art space

red gallery is a multi-exhibition space in Melbourne's Fitzroy North arts precinct. Operating since 2002, red gallery is committed to presenting innovative contemporary art and welcomes interest f..
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Romulus Folio Gallery

Romulus is both a platform and a gateway - a space where artists, collectives, and creatives can showcase their work, connect with opportunities, and shape cultural conversations. We believe in th..
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Smart Artz Gallery

Housed within a converted warehouse in South Melbourne lies one of Melbourne's most versatile and innovative spaces. Smart Artz Gallery matches an industrial space with contemporary Australian art..
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St Heliers Street Gallery

Ground floor - Abbotsford Convent Established in 2009, St Heliers Street Gallery is an Abbotsford Convent Foundation initiative. The gallery is located on the ground floor of the main Convent bui..
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The Fitzroy Art Collective

The Fitzroy Art Collective's mission is to revolutionise the Art culture and community in Fitzroy. Vision: TFAC envisions a community where: the Artist is valued as much as the Art Art is an inte..
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The Nook Gallery & Studios

The Nook Gallery & Studios Creative studios for lease | Gallery spaces for hire | Multipurpose spaces for workshops, photoshoots, events etc STUDIO FEATURES CO-WORKING STUDIO Studio #2 has b..
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Tolarno Galleries

TOLARNO GALLERIES is at the cutting edge of contemporary Australian art, representing twenty-three artists working across a wide range of media. Tolarno has a reputation for supporting new and cha..
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Galleries | A-Z

ArtVo | Trick Art

Become part of the artwork at ArtVo Melbourne.
The interactive trick art gallery is your chance to touch the art and strike a pose in front of the mind boggling themed zones.

The venue is a fun activity for all ages with over 80 different 3D reality defying artworks and optical illusions to work with across 9 different themed zones.

Open 7 days a week at The District Docklands
Monday - Friday 10am to 4pm
Saturday - Sunday 10am to 6pm

Tickets: Adult $30 Child (5 to 15 years) $20 Child (0 to 4 years) Free

ArtVo Book: viator.com

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Street Art Exploration Game

Melbourne's Street Art Exploration Game
Discover the secret stories behind Melbourne's colourful laneways in a thrilling outdoor exploration game.

Solve clues, find hidden gems, and uncover murals that come to life as you walk through Hosier Lane, Fitzroy, Collingwood, and beyond.

Guided by the Questo app: play anytime, any day
Duration: 60-90 minutes
Walking Distance: around 4.5 km
Stops: 14 unique locations starting at 3-5 Hosier Ln, Melbourne
One ticket = one device

Official Tickets: Fever $14.99 per ticket

Get It Now: Fever

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Public Art Melbourne

Melbourne has always loved its public art that includes, paintings, street art, laneway art, statutes and scultpures.

Public Art

Statues & Sculptures Melbourne

Melbourne Sculptures | Historical & Political

Melbourne Sculptures | Sporting Heroes

Melbourne Sculptures | War Heroes & Memorials

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Street Art Melbourne

Melbourne has become the street art capital of the world, known for its unique art on display throughout the city and suburbs.

From quirky street art in the burbs, to vaults in Southbank and laneways in the CBD, all glorious free street art.

Head out with a list in hand or take one of the fabulous street art tours.