Arts near Brown's Bouchon, Toorak
Como House
Cnr Williams Rd & Lechlade Ave, South Yarra
To be enjoyed at a relaxed pace, this historic mansion was built in 1847 and is surrounded by arguably the city’s finest gardens, making for a suberb example of how the aristocracy lived during the gold rush period.
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Prahran Aquatic Centre
Essex Street, Prahran
Sure it’s a public pool, but there’s plenty of fabulous eye candy and impressively toned bods showcasing elaborate tattoo work to make a visit quite the cultural adventure during Melbourne’s long hot summer. A playground for the young and fabulous, and hangout for celebrities when in town, there plenty of action to be had – including of course, the odd swim.
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Chapel Off Chapel
12 Little Chapel Street, Prahran
Chapel off Chapel is the very embodiment of what happens when the whole community gets behind a space to promote the arts in all its guises. A calendar bursting at the seams with tons of great options to enjoy live performance, seven days a week, this is one venue that should always be top of mind when looking for something to do in Melbourne town.
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Anna Pappas Gallery
2-4 Carlton St, Prahran
This space pecialises in exhibiting an impressive range of Australian and international artists who've been important to the development and culture of fine arts for the past few decades.
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Scott Livesey Galleries
909A High Street, Armadale
Filling its two exhibition spaces with contemporary art from various periods, the gallery also showcases emerging and mid-career artists plus a strong representation of contemporary Aboriginal art.
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NICA
144 High Street, Prahran
If you’ve ever dreamed of running away with the circus, then this is the place to start. Enrol in a Bachelor of Circus Arts or take a swinging short course in trapeze. Either way, NICA’s your high-flying home away from home.
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Veronica George Gallery
1082 High Street, Armadale
The exhibitions in this gallery have the common theme of being intricate, hand crafted objects of beauty.
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Metro Gallery
1214 High Street, Armadale
This gallery enjoys a well-earned reputation for pushing boundaries in the Australian contemporary art world and places great importance on the development and cultivation of young Australian artists.
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St Martins Theatre
28 St Martins Lane, South Yarra
A fixture on the Melbourne theatre scene for 30 years, St Martin’s has unearthed some serious acting talent including Jane Turner and Gina Riley who went on to unleash the characters Kath n Kim on the rest of Australia. With a focus on delivering performance experience to young people between 5-25, this theatre is a nest for the future of Australian acting!
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Malvern Town Hall
Corner of High Street and Glenferrie Road, Malvern
It's hard to miss this heritage landmark with its late Victorian style architecture, with a healthy dose of Italian influence thrown in for added flair.
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