A beautiful building right in the heart of Melbourne City. Well, technically not the heart of the city, but close by. The architecture is amazing built someone in 1890s, so not in the near past. Anyways, this building is open as an museum, a community place and as a venue for events.

The design of the arts centre is very beautiful and well crafted, however the acoustics of the main hall is not particularly well planned because the seating is not raised at all, it's on floorboards. However it doesn't have a huge impact on the performances.

Amazing building with updates made sensitive to the original architecture.

Impressive old building which has been well maintained. Foundation stone was laid in 1888. Former Town Hall but now the Hawthorn Arts Centre. Boroondara Volunteer Expo held here annually. Boroondara Youth Hub also located here. Central location with easy access by public transport (either train or tram). Car parking available at the rear. Many hotels, cafes and restaurants nearby.

Beautiful Hall and acoustics. We were there for our school (Marcellin) Instrumental concert, and it was fabulous! Easy and plentiful parking on the street or behind centre and always helpful, courteous and knowledgeable staff around all evening to assist!

This is a great place to run any event. Including weddings and hall hiring for grand events.

I loved this place!!! I came here to watch a Scout’s play… The whole play was fantastic, very hospitable and fun 🤩!!!!!

Clean, bright, engaging ppl from Boroondara together.

Great venue for events, very old historic place, they always have some interesting exhibition going on throughout the year, they also have many local events and markets, like the makers market on Sunday, with some very interesting items.

Marvelous and magnificent hall and building

Spacious and beautiful centre for the arts. Great exhibition spaces. Well hung and displayed exhibitions. Highly recommended!

It was a nice place.

Thoroughly enjoyed tour of the hawthorn arts centre. Informative and fascinating history. Their events are worth attending incl amazing tour by Cyrus Tang passionately showcasing her extraordinary genre of works. She was stimulating. Staff offer friendly assistance & professionalism in all ways.

Lovely place with lovely people and great atmosphere to make good art

Amazing art for free viewing, also a nice and quiet space. There is also wifi and lots of seating, as well as water 💧 truly a good place for respite and recharging yourself with beautiful pieces 🥺🙌

Entertainment

Was here for a performance at theater, and while the stage was superb, the seating left a bit to be desired..

It was spectacular and the stage was great!

Beautifully sculptured ceiling, spacious foyer. Large clean bathrooms. Pretty sculptures. Seating isn't the best, feels temporary.

We were at the town hall to see the local school music performances. Comfortable seats and room temperature was set appropriately for a very chilly evening.

It's a beautiful old building with ceilings that are stunning. They've been well looked after. I went to see/hear 'The Messiah 'and the acoustics were good. Clean spacious ladies 🚺 toilets. A lot of parking behind the building, though I did find it difficult to find. Google maps helped. There are lots of restaurants and cafes in the surrounding streets

Excellent acoustics in a well restored and well looked after space.

Handsome building outside, cool and airy inside. Big rooms for events but always somewhere quiet to go if you need to. Kids drawing area, plenty of restrooms and very friendly, helpful staff

It's a nice building , definitely worth a visit ! At the time of our visit, there were few art exhibitions we enjoyed them alot ! Very friendly and helpful staff

Amazing interior designs. Absolutely beautiful and historical building. Many events held here. Just amazing.

Simply fantastic! What & how the Kooyong Community can Rise to the inspired & Honest leadership of Dr Monique Ryan - The One & Truly Independent for Kooyong.

Beautiful building inside and out lovely rooms ideal for training or functions, polite and quiet staff, very relaxed atmosphere. Art on display in a relaxed atmosphere, very welcoming.

Great facility! The staff were friendly and there was even a concert on too, which allowed us to enjoy the facilities!

Great art, well curated & presented

Not a good exhibition. The place is amazing and historical but the pieces I didn’t enjoy

Clean spacious and worth it for your seminars and meetings . Accessible with public transport and car park available ! Location is pro !!

Great school holiday programs. Book in advance. Good value and fun for the kids.