Highlights
Join us for an immersive 3-hour walk through Melbourne’s creative heart. Starting with First Nations stories at Bunjilaka, we’ll move through iconic laneways, street art, coffee hotspots, and a mix of independent and institutional art spaces. This tour blends cultural insight, architectural commentary, and behind-the-scenes glimpses into artist-run spaces, studios, architecture and local culture. Ideal for curious travelers, creatives, and culture lovers alike. You will learn about local stories, off the beaten track information and reccomendations. Come walk the city’s layered stories with us. Tour highlights include Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre, Craft Victoria, Hosier Lane, Anna Schwartz Gallery, Degraves and Flinders Lanes, Blindside Gallery and the Nicholson Building, Fed Square, NGV Australia, Buxton Contemporary, and ACCA. Discover art, architecture, coffee culture, and Melbourne’s creative spirit on foot. Extra options avalible for foodies and coffee lovers.
About This Deal
Departure Point
- Meet out front of the museum, your guide will be wearing a black cap.
Return Details
- Finish here - stick around and ask questions or add on dinner by personal chef "second dinner"
Duration
3 hours - 4 hours
Languages Available
- Human tour guide - English
Points of Interest
Stop At: Degraves Street
Melbourne, Victoria
Begin the tour with an Acknowledgement of Country and a grounding in Wurundjeri/Woi Wurrung connection to place. Explore First Nations perspectives on deep time, resilience, and storytelling through the Bunjilaka Centre’s powerful exhibits. Learn about how colonial and Indigenous histories intersect in the Carlton Gardens museum precinct. Reflect on the gentrification of creative neighbourhoods and the risks of cultural erasure. Optional coffee stop nearby: Morning Market, Napier Quarter, or Black Cat.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Craft Victoria
Watson Place, off Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Victoria
Engage with Melbourne’s history of contemporary craft, where design meets fine art. Learn about the importance of material-led practice, sustainability, and place-based making. Option to explore current exhibitions or the curated design shop.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Hosier Lane
Melbourne, Victoria
A globally recognised street art laneway, Hosier Lane represents Melbourne’s urban creative identity. Discuss the relationship between graffiti, gentrification, and civic branding. Explore how laneway art continues to evolve.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Anna Schwartz Gallery
185 Flinders Ln, Melbourne, Victoria
Visit one of Australia’s leading commercial contemporary art galleries. Discuss how galleries like Anna Schwartz have shaped international careers and supported critical, conceptual work. Compare this model with artist-run initiatives and smaller creative spaces that we will later visit
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Degraves Street
Melbourne, Victoria
Walk Melbourne’s most iconic laneways: Degraves, Centre Place, and Flinders Lane. Learn about the evolution of Melbourne’s coffee culture, informal economies, and how these spaces became symbolic of creative urban life. Pause for a quick cafe stop if desired.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Blindside Gallery
37 Swanston St, Level 7, Room 14, Nicholas Building, Melbourne, Victoria
Visit this historic hub of artists, designers, and small studios. Learn about Blindside, an artist-run initiative showcasing experimental contemporary art. Walk through the shared creative spaces and hear about the campaign by artists to protect the building’s cultural use through heritage listing.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Fed Square
Swanston St, Flinders St, Melbourne, Victoria
Unpack the bold architectural design of Fed Square—controversial, civic-minded, and highly debated. Discuss the tension between public and commercial interests in urban design. Highlight surrounding institutions: NGV Australia (The Ian Potter Centre): Australian art Koorie Heritage Trust: First Peoples cultural continuity ACMI: Screen culture and digital futures
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Buxton Contemporary
Cnr Southbank Boulevard and Dodds St, Southbank, Adjoins Victorian College of the Arts campus, Melbourne, Victoria
Explore the University of Melbourne’s contemporary art gallery: Buxton. Consider how private collections become public resources. Visit the nearby MPavilion (seasonal), a civic space for experimental architecture and community programming.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Australian Centre for Contemporary Art
111 Sturt St Southbank, , Melbourne, Victoria
End at ACCA—Melbourne’s leading space for large-scale, experimental art. Discuss the architecture (corten steel, bold civic form), and use the nearby Vault sculpture ("Yellow Peril") to reflect on shifting attitudes toward public art. Understand ACCA’s vital role in supporting contemporary practice alongside the neighbouring VCA and Malthouse precinct.
Duration: 30 minutes
Additional Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Public bathrooms along the way
Voucher Info
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
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Fine Print
7-day cancellation rights do not apply; no refunds or exchanges permitted. Voucher valid only for date and time listed; may not be exchanged or redeemed for other dates. Purchaser name and phone number must be provided at checkout; this information will be shared with Viator and the tour operator for purposes of order fulfillment. Groupon promo codes may not be used for this offer. Groupon voucher Terms of Sale do not apply. See the tour operators terms and conditions for this offer here.
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