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Located in the forecourt area of the Shrine of Remembrance is the sculpture, known as the cenotaph, by World War Two army veteran artist, George Allen, supported by Stanley Hammond, of a 20 meter tall column inscribed with the battlefields where Australian veterans fought during World War 2, atop is the stylised figures of six servicemen of the three services
Walking Tour
Veterans Public Arts Trail

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

Footscray Park entrance and ornamental gates.
Walking Tour
Footscray Park: An Edwardian Paradise

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 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!

The open floor plan of Hop Nation, and its entrance.
Building Tour
Hop into the West

Sunday 28 July

Internal photograph of the Justin Art House Museum apartment.
Exhibition, Building Tour
ARTitecture: Artists Visioning the World Built by Man at JAHM

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

Front of 3CR Building is painted black with a dandelion. The building is on a laneway corner so shows the side of the building with artwork that says Community Radio 855AM.
Building Tour
3CR Community Radio Station

Saturday 27 July

Image of a man holding a large camera, the display is mirrored as he is resting atop a reflective surface.
Talk/Presentation, Open House Melbourne Event
Heritage Address: John Gollings

Monday 29 July

Exterior view of the colourful chimney at Box Hill Community Arts Centre.
Building Tour, Open Access, Exhibition, Self Guided Tour, Workshop
Box Hill Community Arts Centre

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

Brimbank Aquatic and Wellness Centre evening photo shows the centre lit up against the dark backdrop of a main road. Modern brown building facade is flanked by two giant blue water slides jutting out of the building.
Building Tour
Brimbank Aquatic and Wellness Centre

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

View over looking Pentridge main piazza public space.
Site Tour
Pentridge Piazza

Saturday 27 July

(1) Image of woman on left wearing teal blouse, and man wearing glasses and green shirt. The pair are leaning over a table looking at imagery in a book, with bookshelves in the background.
Open House Melbourne Event, Film
Modern Melbourne Premiere: Maggie Edmond

Sunday 28 July

White stucco roof with matching columns. The sky is a bright blue behind the building
Building Tour
Glen Eira Town Hall

Sunday 28 July

The Round exterior
Building Tour, Talk/Presentation
The Round — Whitehorse Performing Arts Centre

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 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.

Large white formal heritage building with clock tower as seen from formal rose garden, set against a blue sky.
Open Access
Brighton Town Hall

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

A soccer stadium full with a crowd and players on the pitch. There are fireworks in the background.
Building Tour
AAMI Park

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

A room with a table in the center with computers and film reels on it. The back wall is filled with shelves filled with film reels , screens and other equipment there are desks with tech equipment and screens along the side walls. 2 people in lab coats are in working in the space.
Open Access, Building Tour
ACMI Media Preservation Lab tour and screening

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

Interior of the Albanian Mosque taken from the second floor looking down onto the prayer area. There is burgundy coloured carpet with gold lines which indicate where people stand to pray.
Open Access
Albanian Mosque, Carlton North

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

Dusk exterior of a single storey bluestone and redbrick homestead building with arched entry, whose design dates back to the mid-1840s.
Open Access
Altona Homestead

Saturday 27 July

Colour photo of the front facade of the town hall at dusk. The entrance has a columned portico with three flag poles on the roof top flying flags.
Building Tour, Open Access, Exhibition
Box Hill Town Hall

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

Aerial view of Nightingale Village in Brunswick, overlooking a distant Melbourne skyline at dusk. The residential area features multi-story buildings which are pink, green, white, yellow and grey.
Walking Tour
Anstey Village Case Study: Through a Planner’s Lens

Saturday 27 July

Drone shots showing 'A Forest for Australia' and part of Greater Western Water's Altona Treatment Plant
Walking Tour, Site Tour
A Forest for Australia and Altona Treatment Plant

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

A two-story white victorian house with a balcony, surrounded by trees and a white fence, located on a leafy suburban street.
Building Tour
Armadale House

Saturday 27 July

Selection of framed colour photographs on display as part of the picture racks in the City of Melbourne's Art and Heritage Collection store. Photographs featured are by various artists and include streetscapes, cityscapes and portraits.
Building Tour
Art and Heritage Collection Store: Melbourne Town Hall

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

Moonee Valley

Welcome to The Weekend in Moonee Valley–there’s so much to see and do, here’s hoping you can squeeze it all in!

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

Saturday 27 July

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

Saturday 27 July

Black and white image of a tall city building with trees and a human figure performing trapeze in the foreground.
Exhibition, Open Access
Buxton Contemporary: The Same Crowd Never Gathers Twice

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

An orange coloured sculpture is positioned on top of a foam mattress. The objects are on a grey floor.
Open Access, Talk/Presentation, Exhibition
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA)

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

Large historic building with diverse architectural styles, featuring a stone building with white columns around the entry, and a red brick house on the right amidst lush greenery.
Open Access, Building Tour
Bishopscourt East Melbourne

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

Self Guided Tour
A Stroll on the South Side

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

External elevation view looking into the ground level and lobby space of 500 Bourke Street. The canopy from the street follows inside the building with the same soffit gridded expression, the core is cladded in stone that lit up.
Building Tour
500 Bourke Street

Saturday 27 July

Image of Collins St facade of building with sunlight hitting the glass and an autumnal tree in foreground.
Building Tour
555 Collins Street

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

The exterior of RMIT's Building 8 featuring unique navy, green, gold and red patterned surfaces and shapes.
Building Tour
Edmond & Corrigan's RMIT Building 8

Saturday 27 July

Photograph of Como House Heritage kitchens, showing a arched door way and shelving with various kitchen items.
Open Access
Como House and Gardens

Saturday 27 July

City of Maribyrnong

Those exploring Maribyrnong over The Weekend will find a diverse range of programs to keep the young and young at heart engaged!

A brick building with two timber windows and greenery growing up the facade, with a landscaped garden. A woman with dark brown hair sits in the window watching a young boy play on the brick fence. A man holding a baby sits on the brick fence also watching the young boy. The sky is blue and it is a sunny day.
Building Tour
Davison Collaborative

Saturday 27 July

(1) City street view looking toward building with concrete and glazing facade at ground level, and red and white perforated metal arranged in geometric pattern at levels above.
Self Guided Tour
Design Excellence in the City

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

Walkway on the rooftop of Collingwood yards.
Open Access, Building Tour
Collingwood Yards Rooftop Walk and Precinct Tours

Saturday 27 July

Talk/Presentation, Open House Melbourne Event
Designing with Country

Tuesday 23 July

Edgewater Towers North elevation in sunshine brightly illuminating the white facade colour.
Open Access, Building Tour
Edgewater Towers

Saturday 27 July

Edmond & Corrigan, 46 Little Latrobe Street, with employee of the office Marc Dixon leaning from library window, Photograph by John Gollings, 1993
Open Access, Talk/Presentation
Edmond and Corrigan Office open studio + talk

Friday 26 July, Saturday 27 July

Night view of the white facade and portico of the Church featuring four corinthian columns.
Open Access
Collins Street Baptist Church

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

Photograph of a man facing the camera. He is sitting at a desk in the CityLink traffic control room and behind him are computer screens showing roads and traffic.
Building Tour
CityLink Control Room

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

Colour photograph of a circular shaped, red brick, modernist building with blue sky in the background.
Open Access
Brighton Council Chambers

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

A photo from an old 1930s newspaper of a person working on a machine.
Open Access, Talk/Presentation, Building Tour
Essendon Incinerator: A Modern Engineering and Design Marvel

Sunday 28 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.

External chapel window, triangular shape. Blue and green coloured gloss tiles clad the walls.
Open Access, Self Guided Tour
Catholic Theological College

Saturday 27 July

Ornately stencilled and decorated walls and ceiling of the front end of a church interior. Known as a sanctuary it is elevated above the nave on a platform of marble stairs. On the platform is the altar. A series of elevated narrow arched windows wraps this end of the building.
Open Access
All Saints Church

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

Black and white postcard, view standing on the Lower Esplanade looking up at the Catani Clock Tower and lawns in front of several Grand houses situated on the Upper Esplanade behind the Clock Tower.
Building Tour
Catani Clock Tower

Saturday 27 July

Exterior shot of 116 Rokeby from the North.
Building Tour
116 Rokeby

Saturday 27 July

(1) Elevation of multi-residential building project with prominent concrete columns spanning the height of the facade, with a yellow door and large windows at either side on each storey.
Walking Tour
KTA Apartments Walking Tour

Saturday 27 July

A split image: on the left a bronze coloured bridge with large concrete piers. The sky is blue and there is low level planting
Walking Tour
EmAGN: Public Places

Saturday 27 July

The full team of young designers ages 10-14 pose against a wall displaying their ideas
Open Access, Self Guided Tour, Talk/Presentation
Futuremakers: How Young People Designed the New 100 Story Building

Sunday 28 July

A metal scale bridge from the 1800s, used to weigh carts carrying coal brought up from the harbor to be used at the gas plants.
Open Access, Exhibition, Self Guided Tour
Gasworks Arts Park

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

Image of Federation Square with people walking through the public square and Melbourne city buildings in the background.
Building Tour, Site Tour
Fed Square: Behind the Scenes tour

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

The front long view of the 19th century designed Firestation, highlighting our beautifully revitalized signage.
Open Access, Exhibition, Self Guided Tour
Firestation Print Studio

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 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.

Black swans on floating wetland
Walking Tour
Floating Wetlands: Docklands to Enterprize Park

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

Vintage photo of people disembarking from the Footscray Train station and passing large billboards displaying coming attractions at the Barkly and Trocadero Theatres Facade of the old Barkly theatre with an advertisement below reading
Building Tour, Walking Tour
Footscray Heritage Theatres Tour

Sunday 28 July

Colour photograph of the bluestone arched entrance to a single-storey, Georgian-style building.
Open Access
Former Williamstown Morgue

Sunday 28 July

What to expect at BigPlans, the floorplan is projected at scale on the floor with real furniture placed accordingly. People are standing and walking around the projected apartment.
Building Tour, Talk/Presentation
Future Homes: Better Apartments, Better Homes hosted at Big Plans Melbourne

Sunday 28 July

Exterior of black building with bands of glazing following the curvature of the form. Grass field in foreground and blue and white cloudy sky in the background.
Open Access
Geoff Handbury Science and Technology Hub at Melbourne Grammar School

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

An image of the Hellenic Museum/former Royal Mint building's exterior, captured from the southern gate - facing North on a clear, sunny day.
Self Guided Tour, Open Access, Building Tour, Walking Tour
Hellenic Histories at the former Royal Mint

Saturday 27 July

A man wearing a dark green turtle neck top and brown pants is sitting in a mid-Twentieth century couch reading a newspaper, with a large English Shepard dog at his feet. He is in a living room of a mid-Twentieth century house which is has interesting artwork visible on a ledge nearby. This appears to be an historic photo taken in the mid 1970s and the man seems to be in his own home relaxing.
Open Access, Building Tour
Heide Modern: A Gallery to Be Lived In

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

Greenline Master Plan Artist Impression
Walking Tour
Get to Know the Greenline Project

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

View from the Altar down the Nave of the Chapel of the Good Shepherd.
Open Access, Building Tour
Good Shepherd Chapel and History Centre

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

A historic building's facade with ornate brickwork and an arched entryway and arched windows at either side of the entry. a sign with chinese characters hangs above the central entrance, which features a dark wooden door.
Open Access
Gospel Hall Melbourne

Saturday 27 July

City of Yarra

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

Government House - night view showing the Italianate-style building constructed in stucco-rendered brick on a bluestone foundation. A flag flies atop the 48m ornamental tower.
Open Access, Exhibition
Government House Victoria

Saturday 27 July

(1) Birds eye image looking over lush gardens surrounded by low-rise commercial buildings.
Walking Tour
Greville Street and Grattan Gardens Prahran

Sunday 28 July

A blurred image of a curator moving wire-hanging racks filled with artwork in the Town Hall Gallery Collection storeroom.
Open Access, Building Tour, Exhibition
Hawthorn Arts Centre

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

Front entrance of tram museum.
Building Tour, Exhibition, Open Access
Hawthorn Tram Depot

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

(1) Bird's eye view of large building, with brick and white rendered facades and gabled roofs. Building sits atop a green hill.
Site Tour
Farm Viganò: From Plan to Place

Saturday 27 July

Old Freemasons Hall c1920.
Open Access, Exhibition
Melbourne Camera Club: A One Light Stand—Romancing the Darkness

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

A photo of two women standing on orange Neuron e-scooters on Flinders Street in Melbourne. They are both wearing white helmets and white, red and black Melbourne Zero branded t-shirts. The background is Flinders Street Station which is partially obstructed by a green tram passing by.
Transport Tour
Eyes Open Ride: Stories from the Streets

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

Exterior view of Kew Court House, with the original Police Station on the left and the Courthouse on the right, trees and a car in front of the buildings,
Open Access, Building Tour
Kew Court House

Sunday 28 July

Looking into the central courtyard, with planting shown
Walking Tour, Site Tour
Melbourne Connect and the University of Melbourne Student Precinct Public Space Tour

Saturday 27 July

A modern residential complex with residents enjoying outdoor amenities including a wooden deck and benches around a large tree, surrounded by lush greenery and contemporary building facades.
Talk/Presentation
Building Communities: Achieving a Sustainable Public Housing Solution

Friday 26 July

Access Map

Easily explore mobility-friendly and neurodiverse-considerate sites on your mobile or desktop.

Sandstone church with vintage car parked at the front.
Open Access, Building Tour
Holy Trinity Balaclava and Elwood

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

Red brick and glass multistory building from street corner.
Building Tour
Industry Lanes

Saturday 27 July

Modern architectural courtyard featuring a large rusted metal box with perforations, surrounded by glass walls, over a tranquil pond with large stones and greenery.
Exhibition, Open Access
Islamic Museum of Australia

Saturday 27 July

Bluestone tunnel entry sits embedded into grassy blast mound.
Open Access
Jack's Magazine

Saturday 27 July

(1) Circular built forms made of concrete and glass tiles with sign reading convention centre above entrance, two men are approaching the entry.
Open Access, Exhibition
John Andrews: Architect of Uncommon Sense

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

Architectural space with two people sitting on a modernist red settee underneath a silvery diagonal structure. The carpet is organically shaped and red, and the floor is concrete.
Building Tour, Exhibition
Koorie Heritage Trust

Saturday 27 July

Statue of Athena adorns outside of Athenaeum building.
Open Access
Melbourne Athenaeum's 185th anniversary

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

Front view of a Victorian Gothic-style brown brick facade with contrast cream-coloured detailing .
Open Access, Building Tour
La Mama Theatre and La Mama Courthouse, Carlton

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

A modern building featuring a white brick facade with
Building Tour
Hello House

Saturday 27 July

A brown roof with posts supporting it. There are green plants against the building a large tree and blue sky.
Open Access, Building Tour
La Trobe's Cottage

Sunday 28 July

Designing Culture: Melbourne Arts Precinct

Stroll the city at any time that you like—either physically or in your imagination.

Black and white photo of the 1909 building by Nahum Barnet showing brickwork and ornate arches
Open Access, Exhibition
Legacy House

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

(1) Birds-eye view of buildings surrounding a courtyard, with vegetation and soft lighting.
Building Tour
Living Around a Courtyard

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

External dusk photo of heritage building
Building Tour
Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School

Sunday 28 July

The corner of the Mail Exchange Building, looking over Spencer and Bourke Street with pedestrians and cars passing by. The building has orange bricks and light sandstone coloured columns with triple height windows running along the facade
Building Tour
Mail Exchange Building Tour by Buchan

Saturday 27 July

Concept render of the future Melbourne Arts Precinct public realm with Arts Centre Melbourne and NGV International behind.
Walking Tour
Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation Tour

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

A black and white photograph from 1920 that shows a nurse standing on the verandah of Bundoora Homestead Convalescent Farm.
Building Tour, Open Access, Exhibition
Bundoora Homestead Art Centre

Saturday 27 July

38 Albermarle St in Kensington stands on the corner of Albermarle St and Macaulay Rd in the mid-morning sun. A cyclist rides past in the foreground.
Building Tour, Talk/Presentation
38 Albermarle Street

Saturday 27 July

A modern residential complex with residents enjoying outdoor amenities including a wooden deck and benches around a large tree, surrounded by lush greenery and contemporary building facades.
Talk/Presentation
Building Communities: Achieving a Sustainable Public Housing Solution

Friday 26 July

A black and white photo of Canning Place in 1935. At the centre of the image a bluestone lane runs between the backyards of rows of very similar weatherboard houses. A mix of corrugated iron and timber fences separate the houses from the laneway.
Walking Tour
North Melbourne: Twentieth Century Change in a Nineteenth Century Suburb

Saturday 27 July

A sepia photograph of the brick, Medieval Revival Moonee Ponds Courthouse in the 1890s with the original white picket fence and two suited men and two policemen
Exhibition, Open Access
Moonee Ponds Court House Museum

Sunday 28 July

Itineraries

Jump on your bike, hop on a tram or train, and dive into the Open House Melbourne program with our curated precinct itineraries.

Looking east into the hospitality precinct.
Building Tour
Morris Moor

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

Mount Burnett Observatory - aerial view, showing two observatory domes, metal shed, and log cabin, linked by concrete paths. Farmland and dam in background.
Building Tour, Talk/Presentation
Mount Burnett Observatory

Saturday 27 July

Colour photograph, contemporary view of Eildon court, a historic house in Grey Street St Kilda, Grey washed exterior, romantic tudor style.
Walking Tour
Movers, Shakers and Money-Makers of St Kilda

Sunday 28 July

People with shopping bags walking down Therry St, past the entrance to narrm ngarrgu, showing St Ali Coffee with white umbrellas on the footpath, underneath the bold red and white facade screens by artist Rose Nolan
Open Access, Building Tour
narrm ngarrgu Library

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

A generated visualisation of the western entry of Nightingale Preston. It shows a woman walking into the building with her child, and people sitting on the brick seating at the left, having a discussion. There are people standing on their balconies and a green grass lawn at the front
Building Tour
Nightingale Preston

Saturday 27 July

Photograph of the exterior of a large, heritage listed building lit up at dusk.
Building Tour
Parliament of Victoria

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

Photograph of the exterior of the Italianate villa Northbrook.
Open Access
Northbrook and the Stonnington History Centre

Saturday 27 July

Photograph of a diverse group of people engaging in a mixture of private study and social interaction, within a library foyer.
Open Access, Building Tour, Talk/Presentation
Monash University Caulfield Campus

Sunday 28 July

A narrow urban garden between brick walls with vines and a green chair. a dog walks near glass doors leading to a modern interior. large plants line the path.
Building Tour
Northcote House

Saturday 27 July

Detail of the colonnaded arcade on the exterior of the Old Treasury Building, featuring the meander or greek key motif.
Open Access
Old Treasury Building

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 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!

Image of the original Meyers Place Bar shot on a summer night, showing the warmly lit interior through the open glass doors and windows, two men talking at the bar.
Open Access, Building Tour, Talk/Presentation
One More Night at Meyers Place with Six Degrees

Saturday 27 July

(1) Reappropriated shipping container, painted black with Open House Melbourne logos and Info Hub sign painted in white, with window and attached awning. Visitors gathering at window in conversation with helpers inside the hub.
Open Access
Open House Melbourne Info Hub

Sunday 28 July

1. Two children playing in cardboard house 2. Child cutting cardboard
Open Access
OPEN Play at narrm ngarrgu

Sunday 28 July

An angled view of the Orygen main building taken looking up from the ground, standing on a paved road. The photo is taken from the left hand side of the building against a clear blue sky. The building is moss green rectangular, with a wavy roof and is half dark, glass panels, and half green cladding.
Building Tour
Orygen Poplar Road Precinct

Church exterior, copper clad spire, bell tower to the side, stone side chapel exterior, shrubbery, entrance doors
Open Access, Film, Self Guided Tour
St Faith’s Anglican Church, Burwood

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

A shot of the sandstone church, with a 30 m high tower at the west end, taken from above by a drone shot
Open Access, Building Tour
St Mark's Anglican Church, Camberwell

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

Images depict various buildings that make up the Montsalvat Complex.
Open Access, Exhibition, Building Tour, Walking Tour
Montsalvat Arts Centre

Sunday 28 July

A curved three-story building with a brick facade and elongated horizontal windows under a clear blue sky. It stands on a street corner with electrical wires crossing above.
Open Access
Neighbourhood Justice Centre

Saturday 27 July

Exterior photograph of a neo-Gothic bluestone church behind a stone statue of a man in robes.
Open Access, Building Tour, Talk/Presentation
Wesley Church

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

Exterior of the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne.
Building Tour, Exhibition, Self Guided Tour, Open Access, Film
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre's 75th Anniversary

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 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.

Raised timber treehouses are connected by bridges that are encased in rope netting. The treehouse playground is raised atop a series of dark green columns, with walkways circulating the space below. There are large mature trees in the background.
Self Guided Tour
Play! in the City

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

An aerial view of Swanson Dock, cargo ships with the city in the background.
Transport Tour
Port of Melbourne boat tours

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

Photograph of the front door of nineteenth century portable iron building, Abercrombie House, located in South Melbourne.
Open Access
Portable Iron Houses

Sunday 28 July

Photograph of a sandy coloured building against a blue sky, with decorative moldings and statues, the name PRAHRAN ARCADE is shown gold painted
Talk/Presentation
Prahran Arcade

Saturday 27 July

Low angle of orange brick building facade with blurred tree branches on the edge
Open Access, Building Tour, Talk/Presentation, Exhibition, Workshop
Queen Victoria Women's Centre

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

Head shot of a woman with short cropped hair.
Talk/Presentation
Re/discover Australian Modernist Ian Graham Bow

Friday 26 July

Aerial panoramic view of Monsalvat in Eltham, Victoria.
Walking Tour, Site Tour
Re/discover Community-Led Development in Eltham

Sunday 28 July

The clubhouse when opened in 1926
Open Access, Building Tour, Live Performance
Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

Exterior facade of building, with middle section consisting of largely glass. Soft interior lighting is visible from the exterior.
Site Tour
Rushall Park Independent Living

Saturday 27 July

Black and white postcard, Rose Series, View looking down on Jacka Boulevard, the Vaults, the Sea Baths, 1950s- 60s cars drive on both sides of the road past the Sea Baths and Vaults. Catani Clock tower is visible on the Upper Esplanade.
Open Access
St Kilda Vaults

Saturday 27 July

Moonee Valley

Welcome to The Weekend in Moonee Valley–there’s so much to see and do, here’s hoping you can squeeze it all in!

Russian House facade facing Gore Street (Fitzroy)
Building Tour, Exhibition, Live Performance
Russian House

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

(Pioneer cottage with wisteria flowers in bloom, a green bike is parked out the front
Open Access, Building Tour
Schwerkolt Cottage and Museum

Sunday 28 July

Guilford Lane. Photo: David Hannah.
Self Guided Tour
Secret Laneways Through the City

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

The Shrine of Remembrance at sunset. This image is collaged with different designs of what the Shrine could have been. The image on the top right features a tall monument light up in the dark. The bottom right is a large winged statue with a rectangular building behind it. The top left design is a large monument with a round amphitheatre in front of it. The design on the bottom left is a curved monument with arches.
Open Access, Building Tour, Exhibition, Live Performance
Shaping Remembrance: Exploring Alternative Visions for the Shrine

Sunday 28 July

Image of a bedroom featuring a bed covered in grey bed linen with a yellow geometric wall mural painted on the wall behind. Curtains hang on the left, with a white closet on the right.
Building Tour, Walking Tour
Southbank Apartment and Melbourne Arts Precinct

Sunday 28 July

An original design render for Southbank Theatre from 2008
Open Access, Building Tour
Southbank Theatre

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

Bluestone Church on a sunny day looking across the lawn
Open Access, Building Tour
St Columb's Anglican Church Hawthorn

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

Close up of the cast-iron lace at the entrance of the building.
Open Access, Exhibition
Plant Craft Cottage in the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

Empty seats inside the auditorium of the Elisabeth Murdoch Hall with a view of the stage, the entire venue is wood
Open Access, Building Tour, Talk/Presentation
Melbourne Recital Centre

Saturday 27 July

Federation cottage circa 1920's.
Open Access, Building Tour, Live Performance
Truganina Explosives Reserve

Saturday 27 July

City of Maribyrnong

Those exploring Maribyrnong over The Weekend will find a diverse range of programs to keep the young and young at heart engaged!

(1) Graves framed by gum tree, angel in the background.
Site Tour, Open Access
Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

Left image: aerial photo of Olympic Boulevard including the MCG, Tennis courts and AIA Centre. Right image: map of Melbourne.
Walking Tour
The Architecture of Olympic Boulevard

Saturday 27 July

Eastern exterior view of Strathdon House, overlooking the garden.
Open Access, Exhibition, Site Tour
Strathdon House and Orchard Precinct

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

Black and White photograph, View from the Upper Esplanade of Luna Park, the Palais Theatre and the Palais De Dance, in the 1930s.
Walking Tour
Swingin' St Kilda: Swing and Big Bands

Saturday 27 July

Exterior photo of building
Building Tour
T3 Collingwood

Saturday 27 July

An image of cast iron lace workm balconies and verandahs taken from the outside of a building. This image is taken from the side. There are tree branches which have green leaves on the righthand side of the image.
Open Access
Tasma Terrace

Saturday 27 July

Old 1893 style home with elements of Elizabethan Revival 19th century Eclecticism Picturesque Gothic and Art Nouveau style
Building Tour, Open Access
Tay Creggan

Saturday 27 July

The building was built in 1914 for the railway union and called Loco Hall, the top of the parapet has a model of a train. Ground floor has 4 shop fronts and the main entrance to the foyer and ballroom beyond. The architecture of the building is as was originally designed.
Open Access, Building Tour
The Arcadian (Loco Hall)

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

(1) Graphic image of bold text aligned to left, reading 'This is Public: Re/Discover Your City' with pink background and small Open House Melbourne logo at the bottom right.
Talk/Presentation, Open House Melbourne Event
This is Public—RE/DISCOVER your City

Thursday 25 July

An early 20th century black and white photograph of the interior of a theatre with ornate curtains concealing the screen.
Building Tour, Open Access
The Capitol, RMIT

Sunday 28 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 large, very old reading room that is round in shape. The room is four stories high, and along the walls are balconies and shelves of old books. There are dark timber chairs and desks arranged around the room, and old green lamps sitting on the desks. Around the top of the room are six circular windows, the ceiling is not in view. There are no people in the room.
Open Access
State Library Victoria

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

Colour photograph looking up at the front and entry stairs of a two Storey red brick block of flats, surrounded by green garden.
Walking Tour
The Conquering Flat

Sunday 28 July

Photograph of a young, university student, standing up and pointing to work pinned to the wall
Exhibition, Building Tour, Talk/Presentation
The Emerging Designers Festival: Rediscovering Melbourne Through Adaptive Reuse

Saturday 27 July

Man standing on busy street wearing suit and red tie, in front and to the left of a green and yellow tram and a high rise building with signage Doherty Institute.
Building Tour, Talk/Presentation
The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity

Sunday 28 July

(1) Interior image of Scots' Church showing large hall with pews, and blue carpet running down centre aisle. Timber and white painted ornate, arched features in the ceiling.
Live Performance, Open Access, Virtual Tour
The Scots' Church Melbourne

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

(1) Front elevation of The Substation large red brick building with vertically elongated glazing. Car park in front.
Open Access, Exhibition, Self Guided Tour, Talk/Presentation
The Substation

Saturday 27 July

Colour photograph of the Melbourne Town Hall from Swanston Street at night. On the corner of two city streets the building, with its French Renaissance style clock tower prominently positioned, is brightly lit in the evening sky.
Building Tour
Melbourne Town Hall

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

Exterior image showing front elevation of Melbourne Holocaust Museum, white perforated brick facade generates patterned and diffused light from inside the building. Arched entrance to building at bottom left. Blue night-time sky in background.
Building Tour
Melbourne Holocaust Museum

Sunday 28 July

Photograph of a still pond with the reflection of the sky. There is a high-rise building and a yellow sculpture in the background.
Walking Tour
Re/discover Royal Park

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

Inside larger heritage building with columns and decorative ceilings
Building Tour
State Library Victoria Heritage Architecture

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 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.

The integration of cutting-edge audiovisual technologies, including an immersive audio system and modular video wall, overcomes the acoustic and scenographic limitations of the heritage fabric, while allowing students to gain valuable production experience using the most sophisticated equipment available
Talk/Presentation, Open Access
St Michael’s Grammar School Performing Arts Centre, St George’s

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

Church exterior from street, with three large arches at front facade with stained glass at the top. Dome with cross seen at the back of the building.
Open Access, Talk/Presentation
Ukrainian Catholic Church

Saturday 27 July

Northern elevation of Wildwood House, showing the prominent double brick colonnades.
Building Tour
Wildwood House by Robin Boyd

Saturday 27 July

A photo showing the view you experience as you drive into the grounds of 'Umina.' The photo is taken from the driveway entrance looking towards the front garden, lounge room and TV room at the Bed & Breakfast.
Open Access, Building Tour
Umina – The Country Women’s Association of Victoria Inc.

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

View towards the Arts and Cultural Building from the Amphitheatre of the Student Precinct.
Building Tour, Walking Tour
University of Melbourne Student Precinct Project

Saturday 27 July

Photograph of a tour guide showing people a large historical book in the archives, surrounded by tall shelves filled with records.
Building Tour, Exhibition
Victorian Archives Centre

Saturday 27 July

Empty reception area with striking blue background. The Victorian Institute of Sport text is lit up by a white backlight. Chairs corale the end of the reception where guest wait.
Building Tour
Victorian Institute of Sport

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

An aerial photograph of Werribee Park Mansion
Open Access
Werribee Park Mansion

Sunday 28 July

Exterior close-up shot of Wesley Place among other tall buildings, taken at dusk, showing the building interior lights.
Building Tour, Site Tour
Wesley Place

Saturday 27 July

(1) Image of Swanston Street at night, with people walking alongside their bikes in the foreground and a city tram stop on the left in the background.
Walking Tour
Transformation of Central Melbourne for a More Resilient Future

Saturday 27 July

City of Yarra

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

Tourists on a bus look out the windows, observing construction outside. the bus interior is visible with overhead compartments and air vents.
Transport Tour
West Gate Tunnel Project Community Tour

Saturday 27 July

An exterior photograph of the Williamstown Town Hall on a bight sunny day from a front aspect showing the forecourt and grass lawn.
Open Access
Williamstown Town Hall

Sunday 28 July

(1) Pathway looking toward glazed sliding door entrance, with structure of steel beams and columns providing shelter. Slabs create a stepping stone pathway with grass and foliage growing around.
Building Tour
That Old Chestnut

Saturday 27 July

Aerial view of Willsmere with Melbourne CBD on the horizon
Building Tour, Site Tour
Willsmere (formerly Kew Asylum)

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

The Champion Race Mare Rose Garden sits in front of the homestead and has been beautifully restored. It includes the Black Caviar, Makybe Diva and Winks roses.
Open Access, Building Tour
Woodlands Historic Homestead

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

(1) Interior image of living area with dark red brick walls, colourful paintings, plants to one side and a fuchsia couch to the right.
Building Tour
WOWOWA Magic

Sunday 28 July

Jason Tamiru playing the didgeridoo at the Yalinguth Birrarung launch event
Walking Tour
Yalinguth Birrarung – Aboriginal history guided walking tour with special guests

Saturday 27 July

Young and Jackson Hotel, Swanston street facade with Flinders street station visible. The venue's original name Princes Bridge Hotel remains prominent in this facade.
Open Access, Building Tour, Virtual Tour, Self Guided Tour
Young and Jackson Hotel

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

View of Gothic Bank interior with intricately tiled floors, ornate ceilings and detailed joinery.
Building Tour, Talk/Presentation
Transforming ANZ’s Gothic Chamber into a 21st-Century Banking Museum

Sunday 28 July

Horizontal shot of a communal kitchen area with a long table and chairs set in front of cabinetry.
Open Access, Building Tour
Today

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

Access Map

Easily explore mobility-friendly and neurodiverse-considerate sites on your mobile or desktop.

The interior of a church building. We see a circular stage, surrounded by seating. On the left is a large pipe organ
Open Access, Live Performance
St Michael's Uniting Church

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July

(1) Dover Street Zero Carbon Office Building.
Talk/Presentation
Zero Carbon Development in the City of Yarra

Saturday 27 July, Sunday 28 July