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ACMI Shop

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ACMI Shop

Find beautiful, unique gifts with a purpose at the ACMI Shop. Dedicated to screen culture, the ACMI shop stocks exclusive ranges by local artists and sustainably-sourced, superbly-made products that make it a museum gift shop with a difference. You can find a great range of books, curiosities, apparel, cards and gifts here, as well as an array of ACMI publications and merchandise. If you or your loved ones are devoted to film, television and pop culture, videogames, art or design - you'll find the perfect gift waiting to be discovered.

Melbourne VIC

0.0 km away

ACMI

Galleries, Museums and Collections

ACMI

ACMI is the national museum of screen culture. You can explore the world of movies, television, videogames and art, daily, in the heart of Melbourne's City Centre. Open 364 days a year, ACMI is the most visited museum of its kind in the world. It provides an immersive, fun-filled day out for all ages. Located in Fed Square, ACMI offers exhibitions, cinemas, and an incredible gift shop with unique and exclusive wares by local artists and a focus on film, television, videogames and art. As the home of Melbourne's best and most popular film festivals, great Australian and international cinema, an annual calendar of talks and workshops, as well as the very best in contemporary art and screen culture. Discover The Story of the Moving Image exhibition and journey through the past, present and future of the moving image through interactive experiences, digital innovation and captivating stories.

Melbourne VIC

0.1 km away

ACMI Cinemas

Entertainment Venues

ACMI Cinemas

Discover great cinema in the heart of Melbourne's CBD. With the only human projectionist in the CBD and handpicked film by ACMI curators, ACMI takes movie watching to the next level. Enjoy award contenders, festival favourites and films from around the world, with new screenings daily. Explore new discoveries and rare screenings you won't find anywhere else, with state-of-the-art sound, comfortable seats and a cinema experience like no other. Browse the program today.

Melbourne VIC

0.1 km away

Koorie Heritage Trust Birrarung Building Fed Square, Narrm

Galleries, Museums and Collections

Koorie Heritage Trust (KHT)

The Koorie Heritage Trust (KHT) is a stand-alone Australian First Peoples arts and cultural centre located in the cultural heart of Narrm (Melbourne). It serves as a powerful space for both learning and reconciliation, deeply connected to the history and culture of the First Peoples of South East Australia. Founded in 1985, KHT works tirelessly to ensure the rich cultural heritage, history and knowledge systems of Victorian First Peoples are valued, celebrated and an active part of society, while also encouraging the next generation to engage with and sustain these vital traditions. KHT offers a range of immersive experiences, such as guided Aboriginal Cultural Walking Tours. These tours uncover the hidden histories and stories of Narrm. Led by a First Peoples guide, the tours provide a unique opportunity to touch and hold replica artifacts, while learning about their cultural significance. In addition, KHT showcases an annual temporary exhibition program that offers unique insights into the richness and diversity of Victorian First Peoples art featuring both emerging and established artists, as well as regular changeover of exhibitions from its permanent Collections of historic and contemporary Victorian First Peoples art and cultural belongings. KHT also runs an extensive range of public programs, further enriching the community's connection to Koorie culture.

Melbourne VIC

0.1 km away

City Circle Tram

Historical Sites and Heritage Locations

City Circle Tram

The City Circle Tram service provides a free and convenient way to get around central Melbourne. Tourists, shoppers, families and city workers can use the City Circle Tram to travel to major attractions, restaurants, shops and city events. An audio commentary provides details of city landmarks and major attractions such as the Melbourne Museum, Flinders Street Station, Docklands precinct, Federation Square, SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium, Princess Theatre and the Queen Victoria Market. The City Circle route is serviced by heritage W class trams. The City Circle operates in a clockwise direction, with the service taking approximately 60 minutes to complete a loop. You can enjoy this tram as a 'hop on - hop off' service, with the added bonus of travelling aboard traditional Melbourne transportation. Tourists can spend all day on a City Circle Tram! Information leaflets, including an 'easy to understand' map of the city are available on board each City Circle Tram. To catch the free City Circle Tram service (route number 35), simply board the tram at any of the specially marked stops on the route. See the Public Transport Victoria website link for more details.

Melbourne VIC

0.1 km away

The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia — Image credit: Visit Victoria

Galleries, Museums and Collections

The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia

The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia at Federation Square is the home of Australian art with superb collections of Australian Indigenous and non-Indigenous art from the Colonial period to the present day. With more Australian art on permanent display than any other gallery in the world, as well as special exhibitions and programs, cafes, a restaurant and new perspectives of the city through its glass matrix, NGV Australia is more than a great place to view art. It is a completely fresh approach that encourages people from all walks of life to enjoy the world of art within the new cultural heart of Melbourne. The NGV collection of Australian art comprises more than 20,000 works. Approximately 800 works are displayed in the new building at one time, and many of these will be rotated frequently to show the full breadth and diversity of Australian art, and to provide visitors with fresh insights. Admission to the permanent collection is free. Fees may apply to special exhibitions, as advertised.

Melbourne VIC

0.2 km away

Candlelight Concert with Fever for Valentine's Day, at Fed Square — Image credit: Fed Square

Entertainment Venues

Fed Square

Fed Square is Melbourne's public square and the civic, cultural and community heart of the city. It boasts world-class art galleries and installations, a brilliant and diverse range of food and drink and thrilling, extraordinary events. Located opposite the iconic Flinders Street Station and standing at the gateway to both the arts and sporting precincts, Fed Square is Melbourne's premier meeting place, tourist destination and event venue for thousands of events a year, from small business functions to massive cultural pillars like New Year's Eve, Christmas, Diwali, and more. Long before Fed Square was built, the site on which it now stands was an important gathering place for the area's Indigenous groups. For tens of thosands of years, the people of the Kulin Nations came together on the banks of the Birrarung (Yarra River). Since opening in 2002, Fed Square has seen more than 100 million visits, has been named the sixth best public square in the world and is Melbourne's number one visitor destination. In 2019, Fed Square was listed on the Victorian Heritage Register, the youngest building to ever be recognised in this way. Fed Square is home to four of Victoria's major cultural institutions: ACMI, Australia's Museum of Screen Culture, the Koorie Heritage Trust (KHT), The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia and the Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio (MESS).

Melbourne VIC

0.2 km away

Craft Shop, featuring 100+ Australian makers, designers and artists — Image credit: Craft Victoria

Galleries, Museums and Collections

Craft Victoria

Craft Victoria is a leading centre for contemporary craft and design, located in Melbourne's Central Business District. Craft Victoria brings together the makers, collectors, collaborators and communities at the centre of contemporary craft and design in Australia. From the first steps of a practice to a lifetime of making, from a single object to a major public artwork, this is where the full breadth of the discipline finds its home. You can discover one-of-a-kind collectable pieces handmade by Australian artists. The Craft Shop presents work by hundreds of Australian makers and designers working across diverse mediums, including ceramics, jewellery, textiles, glass, metal and more. For more than fifty years, it has been the place where making is taken seriously. A living, evolving discipline with as much to say about the present as it does the past, where material is more than medium, it is language, and where process sits at the core of the work. Craft's exhibition program presents the work of artists whose practice spans the boundaries of contemporary art and hand-crafted material practice. Balanced to reflect a range of materials, art forms, innovative techniques and cultural diversity, their exhibitions offer a unique cultural experience for all visitors and art and design enthusiasts.

Melbourne VIC

0.2 km away

Arts Centre Melbourne — Image credit: Arts Centre Melbourne

Entertainment Venues

Arts Centre Melbourne

With its iconic spire, Arts Centre Melbourne is both an architectural and cultural landmark in Melbourne. It is the flagship of the performing arts in the state of Victoria and the focal point of the cultural precinct in Melbourne. Housing an array of venues including the Theatres Building (under spire), Hamer Hall and Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Arts Centre Melbourne is Australia's largest and busiest performing arts venue, staging more than 1000 performances and public events each year. Showcasing the best of performing arts for over 40 years, it is host and partner to companies such as Opera Australia, the Australian Ballet, Melbourne Theatre Company, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Victorian Opera, Sydney Dance Company and Bangarra Dance Theatre. A visit doesn't stop at the stage. Discover the Australian Museum of Performing Arts, the Australian Performing Arts Collection, the Australian Music Vault, guided venue tours and many dining options.

Melbourne VIC

0.3 km away

The Amplifier — Image credit: Arts Centre Melbourne

Galleries, Museums and Collections

The Australian Music Vault

The Australian Music Vault is a free exhibition showcasing the Australian music story, interactive and digital experiences, iconic objects from the Australian Performing Arts Collection. Explore the musical influences on the Australian 'sound', see costumes worn by international stars and unlock the stories of hip hop in Australia. The exhibition includes a highly interactive digital experience allowing visitors to listen to interviews with musicians, promoters and behind-the-scenes people sharing their stories within the engagement zones. To make sure that you have an enjoyable and safe experience there have been some adjustments including QR code contact tracing.

Melbourne VIC

0.3 km away

Australian Museum of Performing Arts

Galleries, Museums and Collections

Australian Museum of Performing Arts

The Australian Museum of Performing Arts (AMPA) is Arts Centre Melbourne's newest venue. Unveiling treasured objects from circus, dance, music, opera, theatre and popular entertainment, the Australian Museum of Performing Arts brings untold stories of the stage to life through major exhibitions. The museum will showcase highlights from Australia's extraordinary performing arts history, found in the Australian Performing Arts Collection, and the very best from international museums and galleries. Every exhibition is a love letter to the performing arts.

Melbourne VIC

0.3 km away

Clementine's Store — Image credit: Clementine's

Shopping and Markets

Clementine's

Clementine's is the home of locally made gifts, souvenirs and fine food. They love to bring you produce and products made and crafted in Victoria, Australia. They're very proud of their artisan makers and growers and support over 80 small Victorian creative businesses in their store. Clementine's caters for both, the discerning tourist and the Melbourne based traveller, wishing to take a little taste of Australia to the world.

Melbourne VIC

0.3 km away

Yarra River

National Parks and Reserves

Yarra River

Board one of the many river craft at Southgate or Princes Walk or travel along the Yarra in your own boat to visit attractions such as Melbourne Park for the Australian Tennis Open, the Royal Botanical Gardens and Herring Island Park. The Yarra River is now the undisputed social heart of marvellous Melbourne. A Melbourne icon, the river is the focus for numerous spectacular events including the famous Moomba festival, rowing regattas, the Melbourne Festival and Dragon Boat Festivals. The Yarra River offers a multitude of picturesque settings. The banks of the river have a number of barbecue and picnic facilities, fishing platforms and jetties. In addition, there are trails and paths which cater for cyclists, walkers and joggers. Before you go Conditions can change in parks for many reasons. For the latest information on changes to local conditions, please visit the relevant park page on the Parks Victoria website. Be bushfire ready in the great outdoors. Refer to the Bushfire Safety section on the Parks Victoria website for tips on how to stay safe.

Melbourne VIC

0.4 km away

Van Helsing — Image credit: Escape This

Amusement and Theme Parks

Escape This Melbourne

Escape This delivers Australia's most immersive escape experiences - cinematic, story-led adventures that go far beyond what an escape room is expected to be. Awarded Australia's Best Immersive Experience Provider in 2026, Escape This is bringing its fully realised worlds to Melbourne from 14 August 2026. The venue will eventually feature 12 experiences, including five adventure and seven horror-themed worlds, making it a standout group activity destination where players create lasting memories together.

Melbourne VIC

0.4 km away

e.g.etal gallery — Image credit: e.g.etal

Galleries, Museums and Collections

e.g.etal: contemporary jewellery and objects

e.g.etal: Contemporary Jewellery and Objects is a Melbourne gallery that represents and supports Australia's thriving contemporary jewellery design movement. Established in 1998, e.g.etal maintains a passionate commitment to contemporary jewellery. The gallery now represents over 50 Australian and New Zealand jewellery artists and designers, with occasional international guests. The constantly evolving collection is an inspiring selection of contemporary jewellery conceived and made by individual designers. e.g.etal seeks to promote the essence of contemporary jewellery, which is a practice defined by considered research, conceptual ingenuity and intrepid technical diligence that challenges and delights and looks to the past and forges into the future. At e.g.etal each piece is unique, but each is alike: carefully conceived, beautifully crafted and sincerely passed on.

Melbourne VIC

0.5 km away

Paris Argentina Jewellery Shop — Image credit: Paris Argentina Jewellery

Shopping and Markets

Paris Argentina Jewellery

Paris Argentina Jewellery, nestled in the heart of Melbourne, specialises in refined, elegant designs that exude timeless sophistication. Each piece is thoughtfully handcrafted in their Melbourne studio, with the collaboration of a few trusted artists, using only natural precious and semi-precious gemstones set in solid gold or silver. Their collection highlights the natural beauty of gemstones, featuring signature Australian opals alongside other exquisite stones, celebrated for their enduring grace. Whether you're searching for a meaningful gift, a personal indulgence, or wish to reimagine a treasured heirloom, they are here to offer expert guidance and craft a piece as unique as your story.and other natural stones that resonate with timeless grace. Whether you're seeking a special gift or a personal treat, they are ready to offer insightful advice on the creation of a unique piece or the thoughtful redesign of a cherished heirloom. Come, and experience a unique blend of quality and elegance.

Melbourne VIC

0.5 km away

NGV International

Galleries, Museums and Collections

NGV International

The National Gallery of Victoria has two magnificent galleries located a short walk apart, both with free entry to the permanent collection. NGV International houses a whole world of international art, displaying the National Gallery of Victoria's collections of European, Asian, Oceanic and American art. Since the National Gallery of Victoria opened in St Kilda Road in 1968, the total collection has doubled in size to more than 70,000 works of art. A truly iconic Melbourne building, the gallery has been totally redesigned to house one of the most impressive collections in the Southern Hemisphere. The NGV offers an extraordinary visual arts experience with diverse temporary exhibitions, Collection displays, talks, tours, programs for kids, films, late-night openings and performances.

Melbourne VIC

0.5 km away

Maniax Axe Throwing - Melbourne CBD

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Maniax Axe Throwing - Melbourne CBD

Ever wanted to throw an axe? Maniax axe throwing - Melbourne brings their second Melbourne location to the heart of Melbourne central business district, offering an urban axe throwing experience like no other. Learn how to hurl hatchets with your trained axe-pert coach before jumping into an epic competition to crown the axe throwing champion. With a selection of craft beers, viking inspired cocktails and stone-baked pizzas onsite, Maniax axe throwing -Melbourne is the perfect place for birthday parties, bucks’ and hens nights, team building, date night - or if you would just really love to throw an axe.

Melbourne VIC

0.6 km away

Collins St Store Front — Image credit: MDTdesign

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MDT Design

MDT Design is an award-winning, family owned and operated Melbourne CBD jeweller, proudly established in 1981. They specialise in handmade engagement rings, wedding rings and bespoke custom jewellery, designed and crafted on-site by their experienced in-house designers and jewellers. They create timeless pieces in platinum and premium 18 carat gold in a range of colours and qualities, including rose gold, white gold and yellow gold. Their jewellery features carefully selected diamonds and coloured gemstones, including sapphires, emeralds and rubies. MDT Design are specialists in Mokume Gane rings and tension set rings, offering unique and expertly engineered designs. Their range includes custom engagement rings, diamond rings, men's and women's wedding bands, plus earrings, pendants, chains, bangles and bracelets. They also provide professional onsite jewellery repairs and remodelling, including ring resizing, chain repairs, restorations and jewellery remodelling, completed on-site with care.

Melbourne VIC

0.6 km away

Genealogical Society of Victoria

Galleries, Museums and Collections

Genealogical Society of Victoria

Established in 1941, the Genealogical Society of Victoria has been collecting resources to aid in family history research since that time. Come and access the largest family history collection in Victoria. The collection includes, books, CDs, microfiche, microfilms, maps, pamphlets, periodicals, newspapers and computer databases. The computerised catalogue allows easy access to the collection. New resources are continually added to the collection. Talks, tutorials and seminars help you learn and improve your research skills. There are regular educational classes on various topics to improve your research skills. Tutorials and seminars are scheduled on specific topics. Visit the website for details of all upcoming classes. Experienced researchers are on hand to help you with your research and to discuss problems. Members of the Genealogical Society of Victoria also receive the award winning quarterly journal, Ancestor.

Melbourne VIC

0.6 km away

Melbourne Skydeck

Landmarks and Buildings

Melbourne Skydeck

Located in the heart of the city,  Melbourne  Skydeck captures  everything  that is special about  Melbourne  and beyond. Featuring the Southern  Hemisphere’s highest observation deck, the Melbourne Skydeck experience dazzles, entertains and informs through its spectacular and ever-changing views,  and state-of-the-art virtual and augmented reality technology. The multi-million-dollar Voyager Theatre is the first of  its kind in the Southern Hemisphere taking guests on a voyage of discovery through Melbourne and Victoria in glorious Super high definition 8K video with 6D sensory immersion. Conclude your experience at Bar 88  with a delicious array of drinks and snacks. This is Melbourne, on another level.

Southbank VIC

0.6 km away

Gaol Break - Little Collins Street

Amusement and Theme Parks

Adventure Rooms Melbourne

Adventure Rooms is one of Melbourne's most popular escape room experiences, offering customers a choice of six exciting games across two locations in the heart of the Melbourne Central Business District. Players work together with their team to hunt hidden objects, and solve creative puzzles and try to escape the room before the 60 minutes on the clock runs out. Adventure Rooms is a perfect activity to do in any weather with family, friends or team building with work colleagues. Being right in the heart of Melbourne's Central Business District means there are plenty of parking and public transport options as well as bars and restaurants to visit before or after your experience.

Melbourne VIC

0.6 km away

Installation view of Hany Armanious: Stone Soup, Buxton Contemporary, the University of Melbourne.

Galleries, Museums and Collections

Buxton Contemporary

Buxton Contemporary opened in 2018 at the University of Melbourne’s art school, the Victorian College of the Arts. Designed by renowned architect Fender Katsalidis, the museum is located in the heart of the Melbourne arts precinct where it provides a creative forum through which the University engages local, national and international audiences with the best of contemporary Australian and international art. Buxton Contemporary is the result of a landmark gift to the University by the art collector Michael Buxton. In 1995 Michael founded the Michael Buxton Collection with the aim of developing a museum quality collection of contemporary Australian art. In 2014, in one of the most significant acts of cultural philanthropy in Australian history, Michael and Janet Buxton donated the Collection to the University of Melbourne, along with funds to build and partially endow a new museum in which to house it. Buxton Contemporary uses the Michael Buxton Collection as a foundation and inspiration for exhibitions, performance, research, teaching and publishing. The team respectfully acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Eastern Kulin nation, the traditional owners of the land on which Buxton Contemporary is situated. Admission to Buxton Contemporary is free. Now showing Tony Clark: Unsculpted.

Southbank VIC

0.7 km away

Charles Rose

Shopping and Markets

Charles Rose

Charles Rose is the premier Australian jewellery design house and hand-made specialist. Since 1923, it has crafted jewellery of beauty and quality. It features a renowned team of master jewellers, and an extensive inventory of superior diamonds. Currently there are three stores across Melbourne and Geelong: The Bourke Street store has been an icon in Melbourne for three decades, located at 415 Bourke Street, is a renowned destination for finer diamond rings and jewellery. You can visit here to see some of their master jewellers at work, and discuss with skilled and knowledgeable staff to purchase one of the iconic items, or design and have your jewellery made-to-order. The new diamond boutique at 546 Collins Street offers an exclusive range of premium quality diamond rings and jewellery that meets the expectations of the most fastidious customers. You can also discuss your ideas for a new design, or modify existing designs. They also have a store in the centre of Geelong that features a three storey art gallery and fine diamond jewellery showroom. A superb collection of very fine hand made diamond jewellery items is complimented by a fine art gallery on the upper levels. Charles Rose diamonds – Australia's finest.

Melbourne VIC

0.7 km away

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