City Image Tour Melbourne
Overview
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2 hours 30 minutes
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City Image Tour is created and delivered by Anthony McInneny, a visual artist, academic, and urban researcher who lived in the city centre in the 1980s, and returned in 2003 to create public artworks, and was part of the City of Melbourne's Arts Advisory Committee between 2004 and 2008. Anthony taught in RMIT University's Master of Art, Art in Public Space program from 2008 to 2014, and he has exhibited and published widely about public space for the last 10 years. The tour is designed to be walked and read as the story of the two Melbournes that have made this city the Cultural Capital of Australia. Art meets architecture in unique public spaces created in the transformation of the historic city to a riverfront city. Pivoting on the iconic Federation Square, we'll explore the city form, its cobblestone alleys and contemporary bluestone laneways, its pedestrianised heritage bridges, postmodern plaza, riverside promenade, and newest park that links the cultural and sporting precincts
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
What To Expect
ACMI
The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI). ACMI was designed by Lab Architecture Studio and Bates Smart (2002) and its interior and public spaces renewed in 2021 by BKK Architects and Razorfish. ACMI anticipated the ubiquitous nature of digital screen culture and its collection of 21C content and technologoy builds on the basis of the State Film Centre library of film and television, established in 1946. Through the postmodern façade of ACMI we connect to Federation Square, Melbourne’s iconic public space, the Ian Potter Centre at the National Gallery of Victoria, and onto the Yarra River.
Hosier Lane
The cobblestone alley of Hosier Lane is a prime example of the original 1837 design for the city grid by Robert Hoddle. Heading north from ACMI, we experience Melbourne’s famous street art culture. Hosier Lane became an outdoor gallery in 1996, when City Lights studio began to appropriate this space with lightboxes and street art. Hosier lane attracts annually as many visitors as most museums of art. Local, National, and International street artists come to Melbourne create works in this landmark site.
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What‘s Included
The material to make the momento in Federation Square.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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