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Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre Private Walking Tour
Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre Private Walking Tour
Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre Private Walking Tour
Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre Private Walking Tour
Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre Private Walking Tour

Melbourne Cultural Centre, Art and Hidden Gems

By Melbourne Art & Laneway Tours
Price is $64 per adult
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Overview

Join us for an immersive 3-hour walk through Melbourne’s creative heart. Starting with First Nations stories at Bunjilaka, we’ll move through iconic laneways, street art, coffee hotspots, and a mix of independent and institutional art spaces. This tour blends cultural insight, architectural commentary, and behind-the-scenes glimpses into artist-run spaces, studios, architecture and local culture.

Ideal for curious travelers, creatives, and culture lovers alike. You will learn about local stories, off the beaten track information and reccomendations. Come walk the city’s layered stories with us.

Tour highlights include Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre, Craft Victoria, Hosier Lane, Anna Schwartz Gallery, Degraves and Flinders Lanes, Blindside Gallery and the Nicholson Building, Fed Square, NGV Australia, Buxton Contemporary, and ACCA. Discover art, architecture, coffee culture, and Melbourne’s creative spirit on foot.

Extra options avalible for foodies and coffee lovers.

Activity location

  • Degraves Street
    • Degraves Street
    • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre (Museums Victoria)
    • 11 Nicholson Street
    • 3053, Carlton, Victoria, Australia

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Discover Melbourne’s Creative Pulse – Art, Culture & Hidden Gems
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
$64.31 x 1 Adult$64.31
Total
Price is $64.31
Melbourne foodie scene in English
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • Opening hours: Fri 5:00pm-8:00pm
  • English

Personal chef : Unwind after your creative walk with a nourishing early dinner hosted by a local chef.

Language options: English
Price details
$96.47 x 1 Adult$96.47
Total
Price is $96.47

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedPublic bathrooms along the way

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  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Degraves Street
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Begin the tour with an Acknowledgement of Country and a grounding in Wurundjeri/Woi Wurrung connection to place. Explore First Nations perspectives on deep time, resilience, and storytelling through the Bunjilaka Centre’s powerful exhibits. Learn about how colonial and Indigenous histories intersect in the Carlton Gardens museum precinct. Reflect on the gentrification of creative neighbourhoods and the risks of cultural erasure. Optional coffee stop nearby: Morning Market, Napier Quarter, or Black Cat.
Craft Victoria
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket included
Engage with Melbourne’s history of contemporary craft, where design meets fine art. Learn about the importance of material-led practice, sustainability, and place-based making. Option to explore current exhibitions or the curated design shop.
Hosier Lane
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket included
A globally recognised street art laneway, Hosier Lane represents Melbourne’s urban creative identity. Discuss the relationship between graffiti, gentrification, and civic branding. Explore how laneway art continues to evolve.
Anna Schwartz Gallery
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket included
Visit one of Australia’s leading commercial contemporary art galleries. Discuss how galleries like Anna Schwartz have shaped international careers and supported critical, conceptual work. Compare this model with artist-run initiatives and smaller creative spaces that we will later visit
Degraves Street
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket included
Walk Melbourne’s most iconic laneways: Degraves, Centre Place, and Flinders Lane. Learn about the evolution of Melbourne’s coffee culture, informal economies, and how these spaces became symbolic of creative urban life. Pause for a quick cafe stop if desired.
Blindside Gallery
  • 20m
  • Admission ticket included
Visit this historic hub of artists, designers, and small studios. Learn about Blindside, an artist-run initiative showcasing experimental contemporary art. Walk through the shared creative spaces and hear about the campaign by artists to protect the building’s cultural use through heritage listing.
Federation Square
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Unpack the bold architectural design of Fed Square—controversial, civic-minded, and highly debated. Discuss the tension between public and commercial interests in urban design. Highlight surrounding institutions: NGV Australia (The Ian Potter Centre): Australian art Koorie Heritage Trust: First Peoples cultural continuity ACMI: Screen culture and digital futures
Buxton Contemporary
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket included
Explore the University of Melbourne’s contemporary art gallery: Buxton. Consider how private collections become public resources. Visit the nearby MPavilion (seasonal), a civic space for experimental architecture and community programming.
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
End at ACCA—Melbourne’s leading space for large-scale, experimental art. Discuss the architecture (corten steel, bold civic form), and use the nearby Vault sculpture ("Yellow Peril") to reflect on shifting attitudes toward public art. Understand ACCA’s vital role in supporting contemporary practice alongside the neighbouring VCA and Malthouse precinct.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESDegraves Street
    • Degraves Street
    • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEBunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre (Museums Victoria)
    • 11 Nicholson Street
    • 3053, Carlton, Victoria, Australia

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