Melbourne is often voted as the best city in the world to live, so it’s no surprise that it is high on the list of destinations for visitors. As it lies in the Southern Hemisphere, winter falls between the months of June and August. Because it lies even further south than Sydney, Melbourne can be quite cold in the winter. Still, many people visit Melbourne during the winter months as there are fewer crowds and room rates are much lower. The peak season is between December and February. The best times to visit Melbourne are between March and May and between September and November. CDC information for travelers. Hours/availability may have changed.
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More Ideas: Queen Victoria Market
Visiting the Queen Victoria Market, in Melbourne, Australia, is like visiting a huge, outdoor mall that focuses on artisans who are the best in their profession. Browse art, try different foods, and even take home a bottle of wine. The market has been around for over 140 years, opening in March of 1878.
History
It has gone through many changes in that time, having been a cemetery, as well as a fruit, vegetable, and livestock market.
Permanent Attractions
Queen Victoria Market is a mecca for foodies, with a huge selection of different shops and stalls that have merchandise for every taste. The shops and stalls are broken into two different categories. Many of the vendors also offer organic selections as well.
Food and Beverage-
· Beer, Wine and Liquor- Four wine makers sell their collections at the market. Flowerdale, ReWine, Swords Wines, and Yarrambat Natural all call the market home, offering a selection of their sangrias, meads, rosé and more! Each winery is unique in their offerings and local to the area, so visitors who want more should also visit them in person on site.
· Breads, Cakes, and Pastries- One of the most popular sections, there are many local artisans offering their breads, cakes, and pastries for sale. Don’t miss The Bread Box, Baker D. Chirico, and more and take home a fresh baked item from the market.
· Delicatessen- For visitors who want more of a meal while shopping at the market, there are nearly 20 different delicatessens to stop at and enjoy something more substantial. From the traditional Queen Vic Deli to The Epicurean (for those more adventurous), there is something to satisfy every visitor.
Merchandise and Services-
· Artists and Designers- Pick up a painting, sculpture, or even caricatures of the whole family, which is a fun way to remember the visit!
· Clothing, Shoes, and Accessories- With shoes, jewelry, and clothing from the practical to the flashy, guests will enjoy trying on and shopping from the huge variety of vendors in this category.
· Florists, Gardens, and Nurseries- From beautiful roses to prickly cacti, visitors who like to check out the greenery will enjoy the special offerings from local vendors who are at the top of their game.
· Gifts and Stationary- Looking for that special gift? Look no further than the gift and stationary vendors, offering gifts for every age range and taste level.
This is just a small selection of the many unique and exciting vendors at the market! The market is open daily during the day and also offers a night market. Check the website for hours and a full list of all of the vendors at the market.
Educational Opportunities
The market also offers tours that are specifically catered to students. There is a primary school tour that lasts an hour and a secondary school tour that lasts 90 minutes. Both tours must be reserved ahead of time, and they each focus on age appropriate history related to the market like food, provenance, etc. There is a small cost per student for each tour (slightly more for the secondary school tour due to the increased time needed for the tour guide.
Refer to the market website for additional information including curriculum, chaperone information, and parking as well as to reserve time and space ahead of time. Teachers may also call and speak with staff ahead of the field trip for additional information as well, and to help plan their lessons around what their students may see while at the market. A field trip is a great way to get students out of the classroom while still learning.
Special Events
Visitors who are looking for a more special experience when visiting the market should look into taking one of the specialty tours offered.
The most popular tour is the foodie tour, which allows guests two hours with a tour guide and takes them through the market, pointing out the best of the best. It can be booked ahead of time on the website. Gift cards can also be purchased ahead of time.
Another option is the tour focusing on the Queen Vic and the story of its history. Recently turning 140 years old, the Queen Vic market has gone through many different phases and changes and this one hour tour introduces people to the cultural importance of the market. There is no cost, but reservations must be made ahead of time to guarantee space.
In addition to the tours, the market also offers different seasonal festivals like the Sustainable Living Festival and classes focusing on different aspects of the market and its goods, like food waste workshops. Check the website out for additional information about cost and time.
Queen Victoria Market, Queen Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia, Phone: +61-3-93-20-58-22
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More Ideas: Federation Square
Federation Square is located in Melbourne, Australia. It offers a variety of tourism experiences, cultural attractions, and a diverse selection of bars, restaurants, and specialty shops. Federation Square opened in 2002. It has had more than one hundred million visitors and was awarded the Sixth Best Public Square of the World on a list of ten international squares.
History
The square is managed by Fed Square Pty Ltd. It was created by the Victorian Government in 1999. The construction of the Square offered an opportunity to celebrate the ideas of place and identity through the development of a cultural and civic space.
Over the past two hundred years, the site that Federation Square is on has been the home of a fish market, rail yards, corporate offices, and the city morgue. The Square is as big as a city block which is thirty-eight thousand square meters. It was constructed on the top of a working railroad. Federation Square is made up of a series of cascading and interlocking, areas. The buildings open at all angles into the city, which creates connections and vistas all over the city.
Federation Square was the most awarded project of the Royall Australian Institutes of Architects Victoria. It was given five important awards for design and architectural excellence by 2003.
Things to Do
Federation Square offers a variety of activities for visitors to enjoy.
NGV Design Studio- This space offers a diverse selection of architecture and design related content that has been curated by the Department of Contemporary Design and Architecture. The space is flexible and allows visitors to explore key issues and ideas in architecture and design. The content found in the studio spans retrospective exhibitions or influential practitioners, reactive projects, and thematic exhibitions that examine contemporary issues.
ArtPlay- This area is for children ages birth to twelve years. It allows them to explore their artistic experiences and creativity with professional artists. There are over three hundred workshops, performances, and events every year. This space is the only playground in the Melbourne that includes sand pits, activity panels, slides, rope and rock climbing features along with balance beams.
Australian Centre For Moving Image (ACMI)- This attraction offers movies, gaming, tv and digital culture to all visitors. Visitors can watch classic Australian productions, explore exhibition, or create their own short films. This center is the first of its kind in the entire world. It explores, celebrates, and promotes the creative and cultural depth of moving images in all forms form film and tv to digital culture.
Guided Tours- Guided tours are offered for visitors. These tours explore the site of Federation Square’s history, engineering feats, and architecture.
Koorie Heritage Trust- The Trust provides a range of services and programs to support, celebrate, and promote the South-Eastern Australia Aboriginal culture. It’s annual exhibition program concentrates on both established and new Aboriginal artists with a focus on modern Koorie art. It also offers educational resources and programs for students.
Melbourne Day Tours Centre- Day Tour buses are available for sightseeing. These tours include exploring sights, sounds, food, people, cultures, and places.
Melbourne Men’s Shed- This attraction offers a safe environment for men to create things, share their skills, build friendships, be involved in the community, support community projects, and improve their health outcomes.
Rentabike- Bike tours are available for visitors. These tours are great way to enjoy the outdoors and stay fit. The bikes are equipped with all equipment needed to explore Melbourne with the whole family.
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia- The Ian Potter Centre is the first significant gallery that is catered specifically to Australian Art in the world. It contains more than twenty galleries that are kept in a landmark architectural center.
The Centre features Australian Art history from the Colonial period and the Heidelberg School through the exploration of modern art. This art includes prints, photos, drawings, textiles and fashions, decorative arts, and a set of galleries that are specifically for Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal Art.
The Potter Centre hosts special exhibitions and educational programs that provide new perspectives of the city.
Yarra River Cruises- Several cruise options are available for visitors to take advantage of. These cruises offer several sightseeing and function cruises.
Shopping
Federation Square offers several opportunities for visitors to shop. Some of these shops include the ACMI shop, and the Best of Souvenirs.
Dining
Federation Square offers several different options for dining. Some of these include ACMI Café and Bar, Arintji, Beer Deluxe, Biggie Smalls, Chocolate Buddha, Il Pom Italian, In A Rush Expresso, Mama’s Gozleme, Mr. Burger, Pilgrim Bar, Riverland Bar and Café, Taxi Kitchen, and Time Out Bar and Café.
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More Ideas: National Gallery of Victoria
The National Gallery of Victoria is located in Melbourne, Australia. Visitors to the Gallery will enjoy the wide range of exhibitions, events, and programs the Gallery provides. The National Gallery of Victoria is the most popular and oldest gallery in Australia. It spans two large buildings, the NGV Australia, and the NGV International.
History
The National Gallery of Victoria hosts a variety of local and international artists. It also puts on a variety of events, exhibitions, and events which span contemporary art to international historic exhibits, architecture, dance and sound, and design and fashion.
the National Gallery of Victoria was established in 1861 and contains the most substantial collection of art in the area. The collection includes over seventy thousand art works covering thousands of years and a treasure trove of ideas, styles, and disciplines. Visitors will enjoy the activities, events, and exhibitions that the National Gallery of Victoria hosts.
Collections and Exhibitions
The substantial art collection of the National Gallery of Victoria includes several sunsets within it.
· Australian Prints and Drawings
· Australian Multimedia
· Asian Art
· International Painting
· -International Fashion and Textiles
· International Decorative Arts
· Art of Mesoamerica
· International Photography
· International Multimedia
· Pacific Art
· International Sculpture
· International Prints and Drawings
· Antiquities
· Indigenous Art
· Australian Fashion and Textiles
· Australian Photography
· Australian Decorative Arts
· Australian Painting
· Australian Sculpture
Exhibitions- The National Gallery of Victoria hosts a variety of exhibits both permanent and temporary. Some of the ongoing exhibits include:
· NGV Collection International Art
· NGV Collection Australian Art- This collection is located in the Ian Potter Centre. The works included in this exhibit include art work done by Torres Strait Island and Aboriginal communities.
· The Joseph Brown Collection- Joseph Brown donated most of his work to the National Gallery of Victoria in May of 2004. The collection is located in the Ian Potter Centre. Brown was an immigrant who was an artist, soldier, scholar, connoisseur, businessmen, and an art dealer.
Tours- There are several tours available at the Gallery. These include the NGV International, NGV Australia, Federation Square, NGV Triennial. Special upcoming tours include Colony: Australia 1770-1861, and MoMA at NGV.
Educational Opportunities
The National Gallery of Victoria hosts a variety of educational opportunities.
YOUR NGV Arts Access Program- The access program allows free access to the exhibitions and education programs for fifth and sixth grade students who otherwise wouldn’t have the opportunity.
NGV Education Program- This program includes three parts: Connect, Create, and Curate. The Connect part of the program gives students the opportunity to participate in the interactive program at Gallery that focuses on specific learning areas. The Create part of the program gives hands on experience to participants in creating, designing, and critiquing art. The Curate part of the program allows students to create specific themed programs for exploring different art types.
Field Trip- Field trips are available for students of all ages.
Outreach Programs- Several outreach programs are available to students and teachers to help enrich classroom curriculum.
Top Arts After Hours- This offers participants a first glance at exhibitions, preview of NGV Teen programs, and talks by featured students.
Special Events
The National Gallery of Victoria offers a variety of temporary exhibits.
NGV Triennial- This exhibition features the artwork of more than one hundred designers and artists spanning thirty two countries. The exhibition surveys design and art, across scales, perspectives, cultures, and geographies. The Triennial examines cutting edge architecture, technologies, performance, animation, painting, drawing, film, tapestry, sculpture and fashion design through time.
Del Kathryn Barton: The Highway is a Disco- This is a solo exhibition of one of the most popular artists in Australia, Del Kathryn Barton. The exhibition features the lavishly decorated animals and humans that are drawn in seductive color and lines.
Our Knowing and Not Knowing: Helen Maudsley- This exhibition showcases new paintings and a selection of the complex drawings Maudsley is known for.
Louise Paramor- This exhibition is located in the Ian Potter Centre in a dedicated space. Paramor is famous for her public art commissions. These art commissions blend pop-inspired awareness with formal concerns. The exhibition features several new sculptures made out of paper that reflect the early artistry of Paramor along with her more recent plastic sculptures.
Mel O’Callaghan: Ensemble- This exhibition features a new video installation created by Mel O’Callaghan, a contemporary Australian artist based out of Paris. The title of the video is Ensemble and it is about man protesting the violence of man, and man’s triumphs.
Dining
The Garden Restaurant is the dining option at the NGV International. The menu was designed by its head chef, Nuno Gabriel and used the best seasonal produce.
PO Box 7259 Melbourne, VIC 3004, Phone: +61-0-86-20-22-22
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