Description

The Duldig family home is a Californian Bungalow built in 1922 in the leafy Melbourne suburb of Malvern, directly opposite Central Park. It is in largely original condition except for the gallery extension which was added in 1996. The Duldig family moved to 92 Burke Road in 1955 and it was their family home until Karl’s death in 1986. The artists’ studio was built in 1962 to Karl’s design.

In 1996 the Duldig Studio opened as a private museum and gallery by his daughter, Eva de Jong-Duldig. It was incorporated in 2002 and became a public not-for-profit museum and art gallery. In 2015 the Duldig Studio achieved full accreditation through the Museum Accreditation Program run by Museums Australia (Victoria). In 2016 the museum’s in situ Collection was recognised as of national significance through an independent assessment funded by the National Library of Australia.

There are two family rooms from the original house which are open to the public as well as the artists’ studio and the sculpture garden. The gallery space was intended as a multi- purpose area to cater for events as well as exhibitions ,and designed to blend with the original house. Due to this design link with the house, the wall areas are unusual in shape. The family rooms are as they were during Karl and Slawa’s lifetimes and the artists’ studio is also authentic with works displayed originally as they were during the artists’ lifetime.

What's On

The guided tour for this weekend has been purposely designed to provide insights into features of the home and art works that tell a story of Melbourne's unique artistic and social history from the 1920s to 1980s—including new information arising from recent research, links to an iconic Melbourne restaurant, connections with leading creatives of the '50s and a sculpture exhibited in the first Herald Art Show, once broken and now restored.