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Open House Melbourne Event, Talk/Presentation
Designing with Country

Wednesday 23 July

Empty study area of chairs and tables next to large windows that show lots of the greenery growing outside. The overhead lights are on, but the majority of the light comes from the external source.
Talk/Presentation
Eltham Library: A Home of Stories

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

City of Melbourne

In the Weekend's largest precinct, there is so much to do in the City of Melbourne… here’s just a few suggestions about where to start!

Open House Melbourne Event, Talk/Presentation
Heritage Stories of the City with Sally Capp and Eddie Butler-Bowdon

Monday 28 July

Two men, Sir Miles Warren and Maurice Mahoney, stand abreast - framed by a building of their own creation.
Film
Maurice and I at Sun Theatre

Saturday 26 July

Open House Melbourne Event, Film
Modern Melbourne Premiere: Greg Burgess

Sunday 27 July

An art deco town hall with wooden floors, theatre lighting and featuring a proscenium arch with mustard curtain
Open Access, Building Tour, Self Guided Tour, Exhibition
Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

Workshop, Open House Melbourne Event
OPEN Play at Eltham Library

Sunday 27 July

Walking Tour, Self Guided Tour
Stroll the City—Designing Culture: Melbourne Arts Precinct

Friday 25 July, Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

Walking Tour
Valley Lake walking tour

Sunday 27 July

Seafarers precinct.
Self Guided Tour
1 Hotel Melbourne & Seafarers Rest: Adaptive Reuse of the Goods Shed No.5

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

(1) A 2-storey terrace house building on a corner block with 'Community Radio 855AM' in large letters painted on the side wall (2) Backs of peoples' heads in front of microphones in Studio 1 doing a live broadcast. (3) The freshly painted side wall mural on Little Victoria Street in 2010 with brightly coloured stripes and light boxes including one of Kutcha Edwards.
Building Tour
3CR Community Radio

Friday 25 July, Saturday 26 July

1.Exterior shot looking into 500 Bourke's ground plane. 2. Looking inside the lobby, a front desk is featured in front of a travertine-clad central core, above is a timber waffle grid ceiling. 3. A cafe, various arranged seating area beneath the feature timber waffle grid ceiling 4. Feature lights behind a booth seating, cafe seat and table, with 2 beverages arranged on the table. 5. Looking into the EOT, timber lockers can be seen on the right and a mirrior and bathroom vanity to the left.
Building Tour, Talk/Presentation
500 Bourke Street Retrofit Building Tour

Friday 25 July, Saturday 26 July

Melbourne Arts Precinct

The Melbourne Arts Precinct is alive for The Weekend–here’s just a slice of what’s on offer in this vibrant precinct.

Panoramic shot of 555 Collins Street facade. Glass is shimmering in the late afternoon light, reflecting the winter tree branches. A stone facade sits at the bottom of the podium, with large square glass windows cut into the limestone.
Building Tour
555 Collins Street

Saturday 26 July

Images 1-2: Clean and cool architectural interiors of concrete and slate. Image 3: An abstracted dot painting of purples, blues, and yellows. Image 4: A slightly abstracted figurative painting of a man from the shoulders up.
Open Access, Exhibition
65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art

Friday 25 July, Saturday 26 July

Images: (1) Drone shot of ‘A Forest for Australia’ and part of Greater Western Water's Altona Treatment Plant. Photo: courtesy of artist David Murphy and drone operator Leo Dale. (2-5) Community members listening to guides during recycled water plant tour and inside ‘A Forest for Australia’.
Site Tour, Exhibition, Talk/Presentation
A Forest for Australia and Altona Treatment Plant

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

A mausoleum resembling an Egyptian temple with sculpted capitals, rich copper and iron fittings, and aged tiles
Talk/Presentation, Film
A Monumental Egyptian Tomb In Melbourne

Friday 25 July, Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

An empty courtyard with a woman walking by. A metal bridge stretches above, with pops of greenery to the side
Open Access, Building Tour, Site Tour, Self Guided Tour, Exhibition, Walking Tour
Abbotsford Convent

Saturday 26 July

Self Guided Tour, Live Performance, Talk/Presentation, Exhibition
ABC Southbank

Saturday 26 July

(1) A striking contemporary building with angular, rust-coloured walls glowing in warm light during dusk. The structure features sharp geometric forms and an undercroft leading to a courtyard, evoking a bold, sculptural presence. The surrounding area is open and unpaved, enhancing the building's dramatic silhouette. (2) Three people, including the artist Kim Ah Sam, engage in a discussion while examining a large, abstract woven textile artwork mounted on a dark wall. The piece, titled 'Our journey is our story' 2024 is organic in shape, with colourful, intricate patterns, open spaces and layers of depth. The viewers appear focused and animated, highlighting the nuanced storytelling which features in Ah Sam's work. (3) A diverse group of people interact and observe a wall filled with mixed-media artworks in a gallery space. The wall displays an eclectic grid of drawings, paintings, and text on sourced mining maps, with vibrant colours and abstract forms. The atmosphere is lively and socials.
Site Tour, Exhibition, Open Access
ACCA: Five Acts of Love Curatorial Viewing

Friday 25 July, Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

Film, Building Tour
ACMI Tours and Collection screenings

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

1. The front facade of the Mosque which shows the minaret, against the back drop of the blue sky. 2. The inside of the Mosque which shows the vibrant burgundy carpet and place of worship.
Open Access, Building Tour, Exhibition, Talk/Presentation
Albanian Mosque, Carlton North

Sunday 27 July

heritage homestead on Logan Reserve
Open Access
Altona Homestead

Saturday 26 July

City of Maribyrnong

Those exploring Maribyrnong over The Weekend will find a diverse range of programs to keep you engaged!

Top Left - The Gothic Bank facade on Collins Street, Melbourne Top - The Gothic banking chamber and museum featuring the recently restore mosaic tiled floor from 1887 Bottom - The Verdon Chambers - former residence of Sir George Verdon, ES&A Bank General Manager
Open Access, Building Tour, Site Tour, Self Guided Tour, Exhibition
ANZ's Gothic Bank and Verdon Chambers

Friday 25 July, Sunday 27 July

Old factory building, Crofts Stores, painted in Green with a new facade on the ground floor painted an orange red with Armstrongs and a flower like logo. Black and white photo of an Edwardian cottage with the number 100 painted on the front, owner Bill Armstrong stands in the doorway. He has short dark hair, glasses, short sleeved white shirt and a tie. Publicity of photo of Jane Gazzo, she is leaning against a grey wall. Whas long dark hair pulled off her face and hanging over her shoulders, a high forehead, khol lined eyes, red lipstick and large silver hoop earrings wearing a black fitted long sleeved top with the shoulders cut out of it. JMC Logo in a dark teal blue on white background.
Talk/Presentation
Armstrong Studios: Melbourne's Abbey Road

Saturday 26 July

The image shows a dark grey building with 5 colourful shapes as a sign on the front with the Artbank logo displayed on the door
Open Access
Artbank Collection Store

Friday 25 July, Saturday 26 July

Image 1 A photograph of a six storey building with a concrete white facade and cut out windows with light shining through. On the left hand side the heritage listed building can be seen
Open Access, Building Tour, Talk/Presentation
Australian & New Zealand College of Anaesthetists: Styles and Stories

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

Exterior view of a grey double-storey Victorian building.
Open Access, Building Tour, Exhibition
Australian Print Workshop

Saturday 26 July

1. Weaver speaking to a group of people in front of a colourful tapestry. 2. Weavers working on a tapestry loom in a studio. 3. A weaving activity with wooden loom and coloured fabrics and yarn. 4. A tapestry in progress on the loom. 5. The outside of the ATW building, a grand 1800's sandstone building.
Open Access, Building Tour, Exhibition, Talk/Presentation
Australian Tapestry Workshop

Saturday 26 July

1. Orange Crumpler Mandem figurine sitting on storage boxes 2. Workshop showing maker using a sewing machine, sitting near windows overlooking Swanston St 3. Shot of the kitchen featuring yellow tiles, aqua blue rubber floors and a hospitality grade espresso machine on the counter 4. View over workspace with 2 Crumpler bags sitting on drawers framing the photo 5. two arm chairs in empty room with aqua blue rubber floors, lit by an industrial pendant light hanging from the ceiling
Open Access, Building Tour, Film
Bag House Unpacked: Crumpler’s New Workshop & HQ

Sunday 27 July

1. Image from ground level looking up at a gold shed-like building, with a garden in the foreground and a young boy kicking a ball. The building has circular windows, pink columns and large fins over rectangular windows on upper levels. 2. Image of large grey building, detailed with a black dot and windows, with garden in the foreground. 3. Image from ground level of a large mural by Reno Rennie. The mural is a red, yellow and black geometric pattern. 4.View looking over an outdoor swimming pool, showing the a new building in the background. The building has two distinctive forms which are nestled together.
Open Access, Site Tour, Building Tour
Balam Balam Place

Saturday 26 July

Exhibition, Workshop, Talk/Presentation
Bates Smart Gallery: Collective Narratives of Melbourne

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

(1) Brick apartment building situated behind a communal open space with greenery. (2) A brick and white apartment complex with peaked roofs, viewed from the street front. (3) A multi-story building featuring balconies, with lush green trees positioned in front of it. (4) A communal rooftop, with a green lawn and planters, featuring a barbeque area tucked between two buildings. (5) A public stair, ramp and landscape situated between two buildings, creating a through-site link.
Building Tour, Site Tour
Bills Street Social and Affordable Housing: Public Housing Renewal Program

Saturday 26 July

City North

Welcome to The Weekend in the City North precinct–there’s so much to see and do, here’s hoping you can squeeze it all in!

Modern glass building with external sunshade panels, labeled 'Bio21 Institute', located along a tree-lined street with a brick wall and pedestrian pathway in the foreground.
Open Access, Building Tour, Exhibition
Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne

Sunday 27 July

Black Swan and Cygnets on Trial Floating Wetlands
Open Access, Walking Tour
Birrarung Floating Wetlands

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

Outside Blender Studios (Spencer Studios).
Open Access, Self Guided Tour, Exhibition
Blender Studios

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

(1) Box Cottage in beautiful garden (2) Open fire place in the kitchen of Box Cottage (3) Mary Box (nee Closter) Wedding dress c. 1917 (4) Box Cottage in beautiful garden (5) Box Cottage garden.
Building Tour, Site Tour, Self Guided Tour
Box Cottage Museum

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

Image (1) Front entrance of the Boyd Community hub
Self Guided Tour, Open Access
Boyd Community Hub

Sunday 27 July

Victoria Brewery heritage building from Victoria Parade
Building Tour
Brew Tower Museum at Tribeca

Saturday 26 July

(1) The historical Sexton's residence (the Lodge) surrounded by graves on a stormy day (2) A gathered tour group looking at the Septimus Miller Vault which resembles a church. (3) Australian flags erected at the graveside of veterans buried within the Cemetery
Walking Tour, Site Tour
Brighton General Cemetery

Saturday 26 July

1. Students walking through a large open building with a replica airplane suspended above
Building Tour
Brighton Grammar School—The Duigan Centre

Saturday 26 July

An old sepia coloured image of driveway leading to an Italienate mansion with a horse and buggy outside.
Building Tour, Talk/Presentation
Brighton Historic Mansion tours

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

Images: (1) Bundoora Homestead: exterior and grand entrance of a Queen Anne-style red-bricked mansion
Building Tour, Open Access, Exhibition
Bundoora Homestead Art Centre

Saturday 26 July

City of Port Phillip

There’s something for everyone in the City of Port Phillip over The Open House Melbourne Weekend – history, art and architecture, great food, take a sneak peak into some of the city’s secret places.

A women wearing a white nightdress crouches in a dark room, illuminated by a beam of light.
Open Access, Exhibition, Film
Buxton Contemporary: The Veil

Friday 25 July, Saturday 26 July

Apartment interior looking towards hidden yellow kitchenette, with all doors fully opened, and black flooring
Building Tour
Cairo Flats

Saturday 26 July

Rows of colourful flowers looking up to large white 19th century building with the Governor's golden standard flying from the tower.
Open Access, Self Guided Tour, Exhibition
Cancelled: Government House (No longer able to participate)

Saturday 26 July

A group of people standing together in a park with large trees nearby looking at the exterior of an apartment building in the suburb of South Yarra.
Walking Tour
Cancelled: Stories of South Yarra walking tour

Saturday 26 July

Transport Tour
Cancelled: What's Good for the Birrarung is Good for Everyone

Saturday 26 July

1. Detail of heritage facade of Carlton Scout Hall, stating 'First Carlton Troop' in cream-coloured concrete, overlaid with the remnants of a spidery vine. 2. Wider view of heritage facade of Carlton Scout Hall, stating 'First Carlton Troop Boy Scouts Association'. Facade is a cream-coloured concrete feature framing the main red brick facade, with art deco style finishes. 3. Interior of Carlton Scout Hall, looking towards a stage. Children are lined up on seats either side of a measuring tape, held in place by an adult. A structure built of pioneering spars and ropes sits in the background. 4. Interior of Carlton Scout Hall, looking towards a stage. Children are sitting on the edge of a stage, while adults are waiting either side of the stage. Tables are laid out along the length of the hall, prepared for an activity. 5. Children and an adult lean over a barrel sitting in a park, where they are placing wood and kindling in preparation for starting a fire. In the background, the facade of Carlton Scout Hall can be seen.
Open Access, Exhibition
Carlton Scout Hall

Friday 25 July, Saturday 26 July

Heritage architecture next to contemporary insertion.
Building Tour, Site Tour
Catholic Leadership Centre

Saturday 26 July

Facade of the bluestone building designed by William Wardell and a new building designed by Gregory Burgess
Open Access, Self Guided Tour
Catholic Theological College

Saturday 26 July

Eastern facade of the conservatory
Building Tour
Central Park Conservatory

Saturday 26 July

1. Empty blue seats facing the stage inside a large hall with timber paneling and exposed bricks
Open Access, Self Guided Tour
Christ Church Grammar School Memorial Hall

Saturday 26 July

City of Stonnington

Welcome to The Weekend in the City of Stonnington – eat, drink and explore your way through this dynamic and varied part of town.

(1) City Image Tour guide Anthony McInneny, dressed in a blue shirt, joins two female participants at the Flinders Street entrance of the Australian Centre of the Moving Image to begin the walking tour. Each descends the entrance staircase towards Fllinders Street. (2) City Image Tour guide Anthony McInnney, dressed in a blue shirt, assistance a child to make a frottage, or rubbing, with paper and wax crayon, of the embossed and etched surface of the public artwork Nearamnew that is embedded and integrated into the stone paving of Federation Square. We are looking eastward from the Swanston Street end of Fed Square towards the interior of the public square. (3) A view of the 39 upturned bronze cast bells that sit on top of tall, thin aluminium plinths to make the musical instrument sculpture that is Federation Bells, situated in Birrarung Marr. The City Image Tour guide, Anthony McInneny, dressed in a blue shirt, is photographing the sculptural instrument, Federation Bells. (4) Looking westward from the Princess Bridge, down the Yarra River and along the south bank, we can see Hamer Hall, designed by architect Roy Grounds in 1982 and renovated in 2012 by ARM architects, and the Southgate precinct, designed by DCM in 1992. Crossing the Yarra River is the Evan Walker Bridge, designed by architets Cocks Carmichael and Whitford, and in the background on the horizon is the Rialto Towers, that were the tallest building in Melbourne when it opened in 1986. (5) One of the ten stainless steel tube sculptures of figures that make the sculpture The Travellers on the Sandridge Bridge. This figure, The Running Couple, is of a man and a woman holding hands, and they represent refugees who fled to Australia from 1856 to 2005. We are looking up at the Running Couple from the Sandridge Bridge with the city skyline in the background
Walking Tour
City Image Tour

Friday 25 July, Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

CityLink control room
Building Tour
CityLink Control Room

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

(1) External building with a large clocktower taken at dusk. Street is lined with tall palm trees, and passing traffic is blurred. (2) Old picture from 1800s of external building with no trees. A horse and carriage is parked out the front with 10 men in suits seemingly waiting for the carriage. (3) Seats inside a theatre mostly filled with multi-coloured lights, a piano and geometric-shaped set piece on stage. (4) Outside of building on sunny day with blue skies. Clocktower Centre sign is in foreground, with clocktower standing tall towards the rear. (5) Rows of women and men standing in large hall wearing formal wear. (6) Rows of people standing on balcony and surround the building with the sign on top reading
Open Access, Building Tour, Live Performance, Exhibition
Clocktower Centre

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

Image 1: View of metal staircase and aerial catwalk on the external facade of the Johnston St Building at Collingwood Yards. Image 2: Art deco entrance to Collingwood Yards on Johnston St at night, with red feature lighting. Image 3: Keith Haring Mural on an exterior wall at Collingwood Yards Image 4: Aerial drone image of the whole Collingwood Yards site Image 4: View of the internal courtyard at Collingwood Yards, looking down from the brick balcony
Site Tour
Collingwood Yards

Friday 25 July, Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

External landscape photograph of Como House - a double story white house built in 1847 with an unusual mix of Australian Regency and classic Italianate architecture.
Open Access
Como House and Gardens

Saturday 26 July

Pictures show the workshop and contents of Connected Community HackerSpace, at 5 Kent Lane Hawthorn. A variety of making equipment is shown in action, including videos of Saucebot, our Laser cutting machine, and our electronics area. Some hackerspace members are shown actively working on projects.
Building Tour, Talk/Presentation, Exhibition
Connected Community HackerSpace

Sunday 27 July

(1) A large 3 metre tall glossy white sculpture with bunny ears gives the peace sign with both hands. The sculpture sits on top of a low planter covered in blue and white mosaic tiles. In the bottom left foreground there is a slightly blurry person carrying a backpack walking towards the right. (2) An interior lobby with tables, chairs, plants and large architectural columns. A colourful installation hangs from the ceiling with two large sculptural pendant lights and panels of sheer fabric. (3) Three tall bronze sculpture resembling rocks are positioned on black metal legs in a planter box made from bluestone pavers with plants growing in and around them. A person waring a grey top, blue jeans and black bag has their back to the camera walking down the footpath to the right. (4) An LED light installation resembling a simple linear wave weaves through large concrete structure in four sections. There is a warm yellow glow from the LED light set against a black background below. (5) A large 4 metre tall sculpture of stacked mussel shells painted with metallic paint is positioned in an urban environment. A person wearing a black top and white skirt is standing next to the sculpture on the left and looking into it.
Open Access, Self Guided Tour, Site Tour
Curated by Craft: Home Docklands Public Art Collection

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

A rooftop bar with a range of seating options and views of the Melbourne skyline.
Walking Tour
Design Excellence Guided Tour

Saturday 26 July

A rooftop bar with a range of seating options and views of the Melbourne skyline.
Self Guided Tour
Design Excellence Pocket Book—self guided tour

Friday 25 July, Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

External shot of the front of the building showing the main entrance on Bourke Street and heritage facade detail. The 96/86 Tram Stop is in the Fore Ground.
Open Access, Building Tour, Live Performance, Exhibition
Donkey Wheel House: A Renaissance

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

Melbourne Quarter

There’s a lot to see in the City of Yarra over The Weekend–clear your calendar and learn more about this vibrant community!

A rainbow set against a brick modernist staircase
Building Tour, Walking Tour, Site Tour
Double Brick: Reflections on Housing with EmAGN

Saturday 26 July

Eastern hero facade of ECHO.1 on Auburn Road at dawn.
Self Guided Tour
ECHO.1: Melbourne's First Turnkey Passivhaus Development

Saturday 26 July

(1) The building's white northern elevation in sunlight. (2) Along Marine Parade showing the close proximity to the sandy beach and the Melbourne City skyline in the distance. (3) The ground floor lobby with brightly coloured terrazzo tile and visitors and residents. (4) The rooftop signage of Edgewater Towers and view out to the bay with a child seated in the foreground.
Open Access, Self Guided Tour
Edgewater Towers

Saturday 26 July

People dressed in suits from the 1960s walking through an airport terminal
Open Access, Building Tour, Site Tour, Self Guided Tour
Essendon Fields Airport Terminal

Friday 25 July, Saturday 26 July

Image of Historical Incinerator building.
Open Access, Building Tour
Essendon Incinerator Complex

Saturday 26 July

A brick warehouse covered in graffiti and art. A red door is central with old louvred windows on both the left and right side of the building.
Open Access
Everfresh Studio

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

Fed Square facade in the afternoon sun
Building Tour, Walking Tour
Fed Square: Behind-the-Scenes

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

1. Evening shot of Federation Wharf from across the Yarra, skyline of Federation square and the city visible in the background, the bluestone Vaults warm light shining among the city lights
Site Tour
Federation Wharf: From Forgotten Vaults to Riverside Life

Sunday 27 July

1 External view of Firestation Print Studio building, made of red brick with round arched doorways and large red doors
Open Access, Self Guided Tour, Talk/Presentation, Exhibition
Firestation Print Studio

Saturday 26 July

(1) Image of the Building Exterior showing a multi-storey apartment building with neutral and terracotta brick coloured façade
Building Tour
Fitzroy & Co By Est

Saturday 26 July

Pictures of old Footscray Picture houses.
Walking Tour
Footscray Heritage Theatres Tour

Sunday 27 July

To experience multi cultural cuisines
Site Tour, Building Tour
Footscray Market

Saturday 26 July

image 1 path though Footscray Park with botanic plants image 2 Standing in pagoda giving talk Image 3 Walking through Thompson water gardens through Drew walk.
Walking Tour, Site Tour
Footscray Park

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

Early photo of the frontage of the Footscray Town Hall.
Building Tour
Footscray Town Hall Tour

Saturday 26 July

Building Tour, Talk/Presentation
Forum Workspace at Sixty-five Dover tour

Saturday 26 July

Brown wooden townhouse in Brunswick shot amongst greenery.
Building Tour, Site Tour
From Tip to Homes: Heller Street, Brunswick

Saturday 26 July

Open Access, Exhibition, Self Guided Tour
Gasworks Arts Park

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

German Lutheran Trinity Church at 22a Parliament place. Pictures taken in Autumn with trees changing colors. Church buildings built with blue stone. Pictures showing front entry steps and doors.
Self Guided Tour, Open Access
German Lutheran Trinity Church

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

Roof top garden of the Greenline Hub
Open Access, Walking Tour, Exhibition
Get to Know the Greenline Project

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

Looking at the red brick arch station forecourt.
Site Tour
Glen Huntly Station

Saturday 26 July

Density Done Well

Discover the projects proving that density, when done well, can create better homes, stronger communities and more liveable neighbourhoods.

1. Front face of a church building with a sign in Chinese that translates to
Open Access
Gospel Hall Melbourne

Saturday 26 July

no details are required.
Exhibition, Self Guided Tour, Site Tour, Open Access
Hawthorn Tram Depot

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

A digital collage blends LIDAR scanned point clouds heritage elements of Collingwood on a bright green screen. The collage includes short textual descriptions
Talk/Presentation
Heritage Coexistence Part 2: Stories of the City—Yálla-birr-ang_Collingwood

Saturday 26 July

Building Tour
Hidden Gems in an Artists' Home

Sunday 27 July

Front entrance of the QVWC building at 210 Lonsdale Street.
Open Access, Exhibition, Talk/Presentation, Workshop
Hidden Stories of the Queen Victoria Women's Centre

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

Internal and external images of an old sandstone church, and one of its beautiful stained glass windows.
Open Access
Holy Trinity Balaclava and Elwood

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

(1) Modern apartment building with green and white geometric facade panels. Trees in foreground and a green tram passing by at dusk with pink sky. (2) Dining area with round wooden table and Indigenous Australian dot paintings on walls. Coat rack with hanging basket and a blurred figure moving through the space. (3) Minimalist living room with grey sofa, glass coffee table, and vibrant orange-purple Indigenous artwork. Large sliding door leads to balcony with natural light. (4) View through sliding door to terrace with bistro set and citrus on table. South Melbourne Market and rooftops visible in distance with indoor plants framing doorway. (5) Rooftop garden terrace with native grasses and yellow flowers in dark planters. Modern city skyline with high-rises in background under partly cloudy sky.
Building Tour
HV.Hotel at Ferrars & York

Saturday 26 July

1- Front of IMA building, white building with silver Arabic calligraphy and copper facade
Open Access
Islamic Museum of Australia

Friday 25 July, Saturday 26 July

Street view of a strip of terrace houses and shops in the 1880s, sepia toned photograph, horses tied to verandah posts and wrought iron lacework. Close up contemporary colour photograph of drain pipes, brick work and a rear entrance to a terrace house. An old faded sepia tone photograph of a woman and children in 19c clothing standing in front of a corner shop and dwelling, the shop items are on display against the outside wall of the shop. Sepia photograph street view looking down Bridport Street in the 1900s terrace homes and shops, the street is sparsley populated, horse and cart on the right and left, people in 19c clothing crossing the road in the centre.
Walking Tour
Jane's Walks: Behind the Façades walking tour

Saturday 26 July

1. The rear entrance to the Jewish Museum of Australia showing a building with a reflective window and a Schule in the window reflection: 2. The front of the Jewish Museum of Australia showing the Mirka Mora banner and front door: 3. The front of the Jewish Museum of Australia showing the Helmut Newton banner and the front door to the building.
Open Access, Building Tour, Site Tour, Talk/Presentation
Jewish Museum of Australia

Friday 25 July, Sunday 27 July

Family Fun

Designed with curious kids and their grown-ups in mind, our Family Itineraries offer fun, hands-on experiences and engaging spaces to explore together across the Open House Melbourne Weekend.

External facade of Kangan Institute's Health and Community Centre of Excellence.
Building Tour
Kangan Institute Health and Community Centre of Excellence

Saturday 26 July

(1) Welcome wall panel of the Kett Optometry Museum featuring a back-lit display of coloured eye baths
Building Tour
Kett Optometry Museum of the Australian College of Optometry

Saturday 26 July

Open Access, Building Tour, Exhibition
Koorie Heritage Trust—Birrarung Building

Friday 25 July, Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

This image shows the outside of a modern sports and wellbeing building. The architecture is sleek and contemporary, with clean lines and a combination of brick and glass. The building looks inviting and well-maintained. It is surrounded by gardens.
Building Tour, Talk/Presentation, Site Tour
Korowa Anglican Girls' School Sports and Wellbeing Centre

Saturday 26 July

A white painted house with blue open shutters and spring-like garden.
Building Tour
La Trobe’s Cottage

Sunday 27 July

Black and white photo of the exterior a romanseque style brick building with arched windows
Open Access, Exhibition
Legacy House

Tuesday 15 April, Saturday 26 July

Entrance to a modern black two-story home with a central window and greenery above the front door, located down a narrow laneway.
Building Tour
Life Down a Lane

Saturday 26 July

Building Tour
Little Lane Early Learning Centre Glen Iris

Saturday 26 July

Image: Living Moments – Buildings That Evolve poster
Talk/Presentation
Living Moments: Buildings that Evolve

Friday 25 July

An ornate building with corinthian columns in a palladio style construction, dusk with lights illuminating columns.
Building Tour, Talk/Presentation
Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School—Earlsbrae Hall

Sunday 27 July

View from the opposite side of the street of a 3-storey beige colonial-era building in the Renaissance style with multiple windows and Greek columns. Red banners and big lettering on the building’s front read ‘Immigration Museum’. People move along the street in front of the museum, a tram travels across the road from the right and high rises of the business district are visible in the background
Building Tour
Making Melbourne: Immigration Museum and Customs House Tour

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

A photograph of the church from ground level, looking towards the crown and lantern. A small crowd gathers at the base of the tower.
Site Tour, Talk/Presentation
Mar Thoma Church (College Church)

Saturday 26 July

(1) The whole front facade of Marli Place viewed from the street. (2) Detail view of the front of Marli Place viewed from the street with wisteria growing over the railings
Building Tour
Marli Place

Sunday 27 July

An aerial view from the Yarra River of the Melbourne Arts Precinct, showing the new garden extending from Hamer Hall to the new The Fox: NGV Contemporary
Walking Tour
Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation Tour

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

Outside of heritage building with statue on roof.
Open Access, Self Guided Tour
Melbourne Athenaeum Library: A Hidden Gem

Friday 25 July, Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

Old Freemasons Hall circa 1970 from Dorcas Street with vintage Talbot car in foreground.
Open Access, Exhibition, Self Guided Tour
Melbourne Camera Club

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

The front of the Melbourne Exhibition Centre building, with the Yarra River in the foreground and a red helicopter flying above.
Building Tour
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre: A Venue Built on Ideas

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

(1) Mirror photo, person reflected in mirrors. (2) Memorial room photo - Wall is patterned with bronzed, gold and silver stars. (3) Person sitting in background. Patterned walls to the right. Memorial room interior image, shows gold, silver and bronzed stars object. Memorial room with. child is sitting. (4) Museum building blue dawn-time sky in background.
Building Tour
Melbourne Holocaust Museum

Friday 25 July, Sunday 27 July

People walking down a narrow laneway abundant in greenery.
Self Guided Tour
Melbourne Laneways Pocket Book

Friday 25 July, Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

Overlooking Melbourne Park, Melbourne’s heart of live experiences.
Site Tour, Building Tour
Melbourne Park

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

City of Melbourne

In the Weekend's largest precinct, there is so much to do in the City of Melbourne… here’s just a few suggestions about where to start!

Guest room.
Building Tour
Melbourne Place Hotel

Sunday 27 July

Empty seats inside the Elisabeth Murdoch hall viewed from the stage. There is a piano on the left hand side with wood paneling on the walls and roof.
Open Access, Building Tour, Self Guided Tour
Melbourne Recital Centre

Saturday 26 July

Melbourne Town Hall.
Building Tour
Melbourne Town Hall

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

1. Art and Heritage Collection store room featuring a large, floor to ceiling pull out racks which have various framed artworks hanging on them. Room features red carpet and white ceiling. 2. Colour photograph of the exterior of Melbourne Town Hall admin building on a sunny day with a blue sky. Taken from the corner of Swanston and Little Collins Street. Pedestrians walk past the building. 3. Art and Heritage Collection store featuring various street art works. 4. Art and Heritage Collection store featuring various Moomba related costumes, head pieces and colour photographs of Moomba Kings and Queens. 5. Art and Heritage Collection store featuring artworks by various artists from the Metro Tunnel Creative Project Donation received by the Art and Heritage Collection in 2023.
Building Tour, Site Tour, Open Access
Melbourne Town Hall—Art and Heritage Collection Store

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

Front Exterior View: Contemporary home exterior with a sharply pitched roof, natural timber cladding, and expansive glass doors opening to a spacious wooden deck surrounded by native landscaping and mature trees.
Building Tour, Talk/Presentation
Merri House

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

A render of inside the station at concourse level at the bottom of the lifts under the canopy.
Building Tour, Audio Tour
Metro Tunnel: Anzac Station

Sunday 27 July

An aerial photograph of Mission Whitten Oval, taken from the north and looking south, on a bright sunny day. The VU High Performance Centre is in the foreground with the EJ Whitten Stand, John Gent Stand and Administration areas on the right
Open Access, Building Tour, Film
Mission Whitten Oval—Western Bulldogs Football Club

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

Image 1 - The Great Hall at Montsalvat Image 2 - The Chapel from behind in black and white Image 3 - Sculpture of a women on a plinth Image 4 - The Old Dining Hall in the evening light Image 5 - Wisteria pla nt blooms purple above the pool
Site Tour
Montsalvat Historic Tour

Sunday 27 July

1. Former Essendon Court House 2024 2. Court House verandah 2017 3. Lake at Queens Park 1910 4. Caretakers Cottage built 1891 5. Queens Park fete 1905
Open Access, Walking Tour, Building Tour, Site Tour
Moonee Ponds Court House Museum and Queens Park Guided Walk

Sunday 27 July

Moonee Valley Racecourse ~1883
Site Tour, Talk/Presentation
Moonee Valley Racing Club

Saturday 26 July

Melbourne Arts Precinct

The Melbourne Arts Precinct is alive for The Weekend–here’s just a slice of what’s on offer in this vibrant precinct.

(1) - elevated view of Morris Moor revamped industrial precinct, replacing truck and traffic zones with green landscaped areas for people to work, rest and play. (2) a black and white photo from 1966 looking north west down Cochranes Rd towards Building 4. (3-4) photos of the newly finished commons spaces within Building 4 of Morris Moor. Photo 3 shows the auditorium with tier timber seating on the original concrete floor, set among the office tenancies in the background. Photo 4 shows the Western courtyard with built in bench seating and collaborative spaces and over 1000 indoor plants. (5) shows the retractable roof over the Stomping Ground beer hall.
Open Access, Self Guided Tour, Exhibition
Morris Moor: INTO 70MORROW

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

1 - 5 Naples Street House by Edition Office. Photographer - Tasha Tylee
Open Access
Naples Street House

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

North facade of two storey extension with passionfruit vine growing on white lattice screen, young woman on first floor balcony, chickens on lawn.
Building Tour
No Rezzavations House

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

Front entrance to a single storey Victorian-era house in the Italianate style.
Open Access, Self Guided Tour
Northbrook and the Stonnington History Centre

Saturday 26 July

Approach from Frederick Street. The front elevation shows a roof cantilever and stairs that take you to the entrance.
Open Access
Northcote House

Sunday 27 July

Open Access, Open House Melbourne Event
Open House Melbourne Info Hub

Friday 25 July, Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

(1) Design Matters National logo and the words true zero carbon challenge are beneath a logo in the colour light green, which is a basic shape of a house with a leaf bud inside it, representing a true zero carbon home.
Talk/Presentation, Workshop
Opening the Door to Melbourne's Homes of the Future

Friday 25 July

Fully-glazed curtain wall skyscraper
Building Tour
Orica House

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

Image 1
Building Tour, Talk/Presentation
Otter Place by Milieu: A New ‘Great Australian Dream’

Saturday 26 July

Image 1 is a dusk image of the front facade of Parliament House on Spring Street. Image 2 is of Queen's Hall highlighting the stature of Queen Victoria, the portraits of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and one of the original chandeliers. Image 3 is of the Vestibule highlighting the original Minton tiles which display the British Coat of Arms and a quote from the Book of Proverbs. Image 4 is of the Legislative Assembly Chamber highlighting its green interior based on the British House of Commons. Image 5 is of the Legislative Council Chamber, the Vice Regal Chair and its stunning red interior.
Building Tour
Parliament of Victoria

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

City of Maribyrnong

Those exploring Maribyrnong over The Weekend will find a diverse range of programs to keep you engaged!

A striking modernist building façade with repetitive scalloped brickwork forms and arch-shaped entrances, lit warmly from within, creating a rhythmic and sculptural aesthetic.
Site Tour, Building Tour
Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School—Keilor East Campus Tour

Sunday 27 July

Image 1: Expressed concrete structure with jewel like glass infills viewed over heritage context Image 2: Elevated garden terrace sanctuary Image 3: Off form concrete soffits offset again veneer panelling create interior depth Image 4: Autumnal glazing reflections Image 5: Expression of entry though a colourful void in the facade Image 6: Charles Street painted in light
Open Access
Piccolo House

Saturday 26 July

Children climbing rocks in a play space.
Self Guided Tour
Play Spaces Pocket Book

Friday 25 July, Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

Clockwise from top left: 1. View of the West Gate Bridge from Port of Melbourne's Boat Tour 2. Visitors queuing up to board the Kingfisher II vessel 3. A container vessel at berth at Port of Melbourne 4. Cranes at Port of Melbourne
Transport Tour
Port of Melbourne

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

(1) Artist impression of redeveloped Port Phillip EcoCentre, showing tree in courtyard (2) View from above of Cross Laminated Timber being installed
Building Tour
Port Phillip EcoCentre

Sunday 27 July

A photo of a cast iron house at 399 Coventry Street, South Melbourne. The house is double fronted, with a front door in the middle and two windows either side with white curtains which are pulled back from a centre opening. The cast iron sheets which cover the front of the house are vertical, except where they are horizontal under the windows. The cast iron sheets are painted a dull red. The front door is open and shows a straight passageway from the front of the house to the open back door. The house has a white picket fence and gate which is open and shows steep brick steps up to the veranda.
Open Access, Building Tour, Self Guided Tour
Portable Iron Houses

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

4 x close up shots of iron embossed covers embedded in the pavement, bearing the name of the company responsible for them, MMBW or their purpose, Hydrant. 1 x old black and white photograph taken in 1890, of the triple story Shamrock Hotel, a red brick building which can still be seen in Bank Street to the right a s wooden building in single story wooden building in a poor state, bears the signage 'Frank Cullen, Plumber Contractor. There are three men in suits standing on the pavement and a small car.
Walking Tour
Portholes to the Underworld walking tour

Sunday 27 July

Prahran Skate Park Entrance sign.
Live Performance, Site Tour
Prahran Skate Park

Sunday 27 July

1. A drone image of the vibrant Preston Station, with Preston Market to the left, looking south towards the CBD
Site Tour
Preston Level Crossing Removal Project

Sunday 27 July

Not applicable
Site Tour
Preston Service Reservoir

Saturday 26 July

City North

Welcome to The Weekend in the City North precinct–there’s so much to see and do, here’s hoping you can squeeze it all in!

Open Access, Self Guided Tour
Queen & Collins

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

Building Tour
Queen & Collins—Tours by KTA + Lovell Chen

Saturday 26 July

(1) Office fitout with a series of desks and workstations. Plywood wall linings and heritage column in foreground (2) Black and white historic photo of building showing A D McMillan and Edlyn Cordial signage along top. 1970s cars in foreground (3) Office fitout with window in background looking out to Rae Street (4) Office fitout with library in background (5) Front facade of building, salmon pink render and tree in foreground
Open Access
Rae Street Studio

Sunday 27 July

Exhibition, Open Access, Talk/Presentation
Raise the Roof

Friday 25 July, Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

TBC
Talk/Presentation, Self Guided Tour
Readings Chadstone with KTA

Saturday 26 July

Stairs in a modern office but with a vintage vibe. PLants surround the staircase.
Site Tour, Exhibition, Talk/Presentation
Retrofitting in Action: Transforming Our Homes for a Sustainable Future

Friday 25 July, Saturday 26 July

a group of four urban explorers looking up at tall buildings
Walking Tour
Reworlding Naarm

Friday 25 July, Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

A narrow, well-organized workspace with various plants, shelves, and tools. A sign on the left wall reads
Building Tour
River Studios

Friday 25 July, Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

Portrait in progress of a woman with various paints and tools in the foreground.
Open Access, Self Guided Tour
RONE + Callum Preston Artists' Studios

Friday 25 July, Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

(1) Colourful artwork with First Nations symbols showing the diverse community of Ross House. Sistergirls are depicted sitting in yarning circles on the green grass under the shade of trees. On the left is Aunty Jane’s clan emblem from the Yorta Yorta tribe, the long-neck turtle. Also shown are the 5 levels of Ross House in bright colours. (2) Black and white photo of people hand-painting a large banner. We can see the words: Integrated, Women, Rights and Feminist, and there is a dog under the table. (3) Black and white photo of the front facade of the heritage building. Shown is a long, arched-shaped window and the words 'R E Ross House'. (4) Photo of 14 members of the Ross House community, hands in the air, celebrating Pride Month. They hold a Pride flag and stand in front of rainbow bunting.
Self Guided Tour, Talk/Presentation, Workshop, Open Access
Ross House

Saturday 26 July

City of Port Phillip

There’s something for everyone in the City of Port Phillip over The Open House Melbourne Weekend – history, art and architecture, great food, take a sneak peak into some of the city’s secret places.

Heritage Site that is still used for its original purpose
Site Tour
Rushall Park Abound Communities

Saturday 26 July

Russian House facade
Building Tour, Live Performance, Talk/Presentation, Film, Site Tour
Russian House

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

Brick facade of a building designed in the French classical revival style
Building Tour
Scienceworks—Spotswood Pumping Station

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

1. A building with a garage, featuring 1-11 Gordon Street, Cremorne in the background. 2. Exterior view of both buildings at 1-11 and 22-26 Gordon Street, Cremorne. 3. A lively scene at 22-26 Gordon Street, Cremorne, featuring a red building and pedestrians walking by.
Walking Tour
Shaping Cremorne: The Architects’ Perspective

Saturday 26 July

Workers adding final touches to the outdoor area in front of the Toorak South Yarra Library before its official opening
Talk/Presentation, Walking Tour
South Yarra: From River Punts to Skyscrapers

Sunday 27 July

Image (1) Photograph of a modern black building with white piping that creates geometric shapes. It is daytime and the sky is blue, and there are trees and plants and a few cars near the building. There is a large three dimensional black and white sign that says Southbank Theatre, home of Melbourne Theatre Company. Image (2) Photograph of a small group of diverse people standing in a loading dock area. There are road cases, crates and ladders. They are looking at the messages and names that have been written on the walls. Image (3) Photograph of a small tour group of diverse people walking down the stairs inside a theatre auditorium. There are rows of empty seats and the walls are lit with purple, blue and green lights that form the shape of words. Image (4) Photograph of a small tour group of diverse people walking across a large space with black floors. They are backstage and behind them is the rear side of a theatre set. Image (5) Photograph of a small tour group of diverse people including adults and children standing in a corridor and looking into a small room. We cannot see into the room. The sign on the door of the room says Dressing Room and the name of the actor using the room. The door is pink.
Open Access, Building Tour, Talk/Presentation
Southbank Theatre: Home of Melbourne Theatre Company

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

Entry stairs, brick with white form over
Open Access, Building Tour
St Bernard's College—Margaret Tierney Senior Centre

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

(1) Bluestone church viewed across a lawn. (2) Elaborate stained glass window. (3) Old black and white photo of ladies sitting and standing formally wearing hats and coats. (4) Bluestone church. (5) Old black and white photo of church with picket fence.
Open Access, Self Guided Tour, Talk/Presentation
St Columb's Anglican Church Hawthorn

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

1 Looking through trees without leaves to a church with a tall steeple and a rainbow behind the church. 2 Beautiful pink flowers on a tree with a church steeple behind. 3 Inside of church looking through elaborately carved woodwork through the church to beautiful stained-glass windows. 4 Coloured pencils and pens on a white table with colourful art works on top. 5 Two windows one painted with fairies playing in a pond and a poem underneath.
Self Guided Tour, Film, Building Tour, Workshop
St Mark’s Fitzroy: A Legacy of Activism

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

Image from centreline of church interior, empty pews on either side, with pipe organ in the centre top of the image. Image of exterior of church from aerial perspective, church with its white walls in the centre of image, surrounded by trees and surrounding buildings.
Open Access, Building Tour, Self Guided Tour, Live Performance
St Peter's Eastern Hill Anglican Church

Saturday 26 July

City of Stonnington

Welcome to The Weekend in the City of Stonnington – eat, drink and explore your way through this dynamic and varied part of town.

Open Access, Exhibition
State Library Victoria

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

Open Access, Building Tour
State Netball Hockey Centre

Friday 25 July, Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

1. Older man with long beard and wearing a Fijian shirt sitting in farmhouse attic
Talk/Presentation, Building Tour, Site Tour, Open Access
Stories From the Attic: An Exploration of Life in Melbourne's Germantown

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

The Sun Theatre, an Art Deco cinema, glows warmly against the deep blue night sky, with its sunburst sign and illuminated facade.
Building Tour
Sun Theatre

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

Image 1: Sunlight shines through the spire of a historic, turreted rooftop with steep gables and ornate trim, creating a dramatic silhouette against a clear sky. Image 2: Three colourful stain glassed ceilings with sun like pattern
Open Access, Building Tour, Workshop
Tay Creggan

Saturday 26 July

(1) The interior of Scots' Church, an 150-year-old building designed in decorated Gothic style. The wooden pews in the foreground are empty and draw the eye up to the beautiful stained glass windows at the rear of the church. (2) The exterior of Scots' Church. The building is 150-years-old, built from in sandstone in a decorated Gothic style. The view from Russell St contrasts the church against the modern cityscape. (3) Scots' Church's Stained Glass Windows portray a variety of biblical stories and parables. (4) The Rieger organ of four manuals and 68 speaking stops, housed in an original cedar case built in 1874. (5) An architectural drawing of Scots' Church as viewed from Collins St. It was drawn in the mid 19th century and contains several notes from the drawer.
Open Access, Self Guided Tour, Live Performance, Exhibition
The Scots' Church Melbourne

Friday 25 July, Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

1) A collage of six black-and-white architectural renderings showcases alternative designs for Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance. The concepts include fortress-like structures, a neoclassical monument with a winged statue, a triumphal arch and a towering obelisk. Each reflects unique artistic interpretations of war commemoration and memorial architecture. 2) The 'Designing Remembrance' exhibition space with exposed brick walls and dim lighting features. A large illuminated panel with the title stands in the foreground. Glass display cases contain mannequin dressed in a waistcoat with tools and an open book. Framed architectural drawings and photographs line the walls, showcasing historical memorial designs.
Talk/Presentation, Building Tour, Exhibition
The Shrine Reimagined: Exploring Alternate Visions for Victoria's War Memorial

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

Image 1: A photograph of the Main Space of the Substation. It is daytime and the building is filled with light. The room is full of people, and they are walking, standing and sitting around while they in the performance. People are laughing, talking and looking at laptop screens. There are red curtains, and the rigging with lights and speakers are visible. Image 2: Archival photograph of the exterior of The Substation when it was abandoned. The building is a large brick building and is run down. The windows a broken and boarded up and there is some graffiti on the walls. Image 3: Archival photograph of the interior of The Substation while it was being refurbished. Ther are temporary stairs set up in the foyer along with some scaffolding. There is a person on top of the scaffolding conducting restoration work to the wall. They are applying paint or render to the bricks. Image 4: Photographer of Tim Hecker’s performance at the Substation. Tim is on the stage like a DJ. He is silhouetted by bright orange and red-light beams radiating from behind him. It looks like a sunset. The audience has filled the room and are also silhouetted by the light. You can only see the backs of their heads as they watch Tim Hecker perform. Image 5: An image of the exterior of The Substation at nighttime. The Substation is bathed in warm yellow, orange and purple light.
Open Access, Building Tour, Talk/Presentation, Film, Self Guided Tour
The Substation

Friday 25 July, Saturday 26 July

Nighttime streetscape view of the Princess Theatre lit up by lights. The background is the city skyscrapers at night
Walking Tour
The Tales of Melbourne Theatres

Saturday 26 July

1) external image of Georgian building from Brunswick Road at dusk 2) dining room showing empty table settings 3) image of traditional bar with rows of bar seats 4) Image showing empty seating in atrium space 5) Historic black and white image showing building soon after establishment.
Building Tour
The Wild Geese Hotel

Sunday 27 July

Melbourne Quarter

There’s a lot to see in the City of Yarra over The Weekend–clear your calendar and learn more about this vibrant community!

As above
Open Access
Today

Saturday 26 July

Sts Peter and Paul Ukrainian Cathedral
Open Access, Building Tour, Talk/Presentation
Ukrainian Catholic Church

Saturday 26 July

Images: (1) the facade of a two story building in the American Romanesque style featuring decorative mouldings, stained glass and an upstairs balcony framed by 5 columns
Open Access, Exhibition
VAS Gallery

Friday 25 July, Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

A long corridor filled with tall cabinets. In the foreground is a scrolled document on a table.
Open Access, Building Tour, Exhibition
Victorian Archives Centre

Saturday 26 July

1. Image of the interior of the brown Atrium stairs and white emu egg fe. 2. Image of the exterior of the Victorian Pride Centre, the 3. Drone shot of the exterior of the building. A road, the concrete building and a rainbow painted road is visible. 4. Interior image with polished concrete floors, a planter box and some booth seating.
Open Access, Building Tour
Victorian Pride Centre

Friday 25 July, Saturday 26 July

Five people standing under a colourful sculptural ceiling made up of receding geometric circles, they are standing on a circular red and blue carpet with similar receding circles.
Open Access, Live Performance, Exhibition, Talk/Presentation
Victorian Quaker Centre: Local Positioning Systems

Friday 25 July, Saturday 26 July

1. Image of stencilled ceiling decoration 2. Image of fireplace and over-mantle in Dining Room (3) Image of chandelier, marble fireplace and over-mantle in Drawing Room
Exhibition, Self Guided Tour
Villa Alba Museum: The Paterson Brothers, Interior Art Decorators—the Spirit of the Age

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

herd of elephants grazing by pool.
Site Tour
Werribee Open Range Zoo Expansion

Friday 25 July, Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

(1-3) Werribee Park Mansion
Open Access
Werribee Park Mansion

Sunday 27 July

John Wesley Statue outside Wesley Church
Open Access, Building Tour, Self Guided Tour, Talk/Presentation
Wesley Church

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

Imagery of Wesley Place Precinct
Site Tour
Wesley Place

Sunday 27 July

1) A person in a hard hat working on a building 2) A road with construction and orange poles
Site Tour
West Gate Tunnel Project Veloway: behind-the-barriers experience

Saturday 26 July

Remember Me Stolen Generations Marker - sculpture/seating by Reko Rennie in Atherton Gardens, Fitzroy
Walking Tour
Yalinguth Fitzroy: Stories. Sounds. Knowledge.

Saturday 26 July

Image of a tower in water.
Open Access, Building Tour, Site Tour, Talk/Presentation
Yan Yean Reservoir Park: Beyond the Tap

Sunday 27 July

1. Exterior corner view of Young & Jackson Hotel
Open Access, Self Guided Tour, Talk/Presentation, Building Tour, Exhibition
Young & Jackson Hotel

Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July

1) Aerial building view showing rooftop solar array with cityscape in background 2) empty bluestone laneway 3) redbrick building facade with
Building Tour, Site Tour
Younghusband Woolstore

Friday 25 July, Saturday 26 July