Best places: Art galleries in Essendon, Australia

State landmark opened in 1856, spanning one city block & featuring a grand reading room.

Public gallery with vast, varied collection of noted Australian and international art and artefacts.

Noteworthy institution celebrating film, television and gaming with exhibits, screenings and events.

Gallery featuring self-guided visits through large-scale optical-illusion murals.

Sprawling gallery of 70,000+ pieces of historic indigenous art, contemporary pieces & artifacts.

👍👍 One of my favourite galleries in Melbourne, exhibits more of the darker, macabre and surreal arts. Just a delightful space for artists to showcase their expressions of a possible reality.

👍👍 Perfect place just to chill and enjoy art. Van Gogh has some interesting paintings to be interpreted. Although people might say he was a psycho, but he was definitely a genius. Despite all the fame he accumulated over the decades, he only ever sold one piece of artwork, this he was never a rich man....

👍👍 Excellent vibe and setting. A real gem off in little street. Delicious cocktails and even better service. Will definitely be back!

Abstract buildings flank this block-size plaza, filled with restaurants, museums and arts venues.

😠 I got a set of Michael Reeder's work, but I was very disappointed at the way I was treated as an asian in the shop. The tall girl who served me didn't give me a friendly look and treated me in a rude way(from body language and tone). Won't recommend it to my friends unless the owner could do some t...

👍👍 Such a beautiful venue for a wedding! I have attached over 30 pictures for reference. The parking is at the back: $30 until 4pm, and only $10 after 4pm :) The exterior is very well maintained. The wedding that I shot there had a little over 100 guests, and they all fit under cover very happily. We...

Unpretentious, underground hangout with comfy couches & wall art, plus DJs & pizza.

👍👍 Multiple buildings with large public open space facilitating a range of arts and culture events and is well loved by locals. All buildings are wheelchair accessible. public space has an abundance of seating, a public artwork and large grass spaces by the river. Multiple artist studios, exhibition s...

Old-school venue with band posters lining red walls and a diverse nightly line-up of live music.

👍👍 I joined the in.cube8r fam recently and everyone were super sweet and helpful. My shop name is ShadowRealmCo. ShadowRealmCo was created to convey my love of gaming and pop-culture, through artistic creations. All products are designed by me with love. There are keychains, stickers, notebooks and mor...

😠 Lovely place, however, I’ve been yelled at twice by two different staff members for the silliest things. Once for dancing near a table and one of the bar tenders yelled at me for ordering a drink that had liquor they ran out of. There’s an old guy that told my friend off for being “disrespectful” fo...

Upscale jewelry gallery offering unique, handcrafted pieces by emerging & established designers.

Australian rock legends AC/DC are celebrated by this large graffiti mural depicting them in action.

👍👍 I used to live in Australia for ten years and since leaving one of the things I miss most of all is Gallery Funaki. I live in Barcelona now and I've traveled to 35 countries in the past two years and I visit as many artisan jewelry galleries as I can find, so I can speak from experience when I say...

👍👍 Just saw the 5⭐️ reviews when we’re looking for a good coffee place after 3PM on Lygon st. Found the beautiful place, love the nice warm services from the owner couple. Plus they made very good coffee. Also, if you’re looking for something different ask for the Iranian tea, if you haven’t try one.