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Melbourne's Valley of the Arts
Attraction
 
Address
VIC
Phone
1300660072
Email
info@valleyofthearts.com.au
Web
http://www.valleyofthearts.com.au

Located a short distance from Melbourne’s CBD, along the iconic Yarra River, Melbourne’s Valley of the Arts has long been a region of creative inspiration. The area boasts fabulous art, architecture, parks, gardens, food and wine, and offers visitors the opportunity to discover and experience what has captured the imagination of some of Australia’s great artists.

It is a historic region with a wide range of influences, having been home to the Wurundjeri Aborigines, the internationally recognized Heidelberg School of Artists, the first European farming settlers outside of Melbourne and the site of Victoria’s first gold discovery at Warrandyte. Heide Museum of Modern Art, often described as an incubator for Australian modernism, has a strong association with artists including Sidney Nolan, Arthur Boyd, Albert Tucker and Joy Hester and remains a major attraction of the Valley of the Arts. Heide’s recent redevelopment ensures that it will continue to be a central part of the region’s cultural identity.

The 1930s architectural masterpiece Monsalvat at Eltham is a series of unique and distinctive buildings in the European style set in over 12 acres of parkland. Montsalvat’s galleries, working artists’ studios, gardens and Great Hall are well worth visiting during your exploration of the area. The descendants of the Wurundjeri also retain an interest in the area and their tradition lives on in the indigenous art galleries and Aboriginal sites of the region, most notably the Bolin Bolin Billabong.
 
There is always plenty to see and do in the region throughout the year, with festivals, theatre productions, artists open studios, indigenous programs, fruit picking, heritage walking tours, the Heidelberg School Artists’ Trail, the Mullum Cultural Heritage Trail, the JA Turner
Artist Trail, wineries, galleries and studios all offering a distinct cultural experience. Or just take in the natural heritage of the region’s diverse nature reserves, river land parks and gardens. Take a walk through the State Parks, go fishing, hiking, cycling or horse riding through beautiful countryside.

 
Activities
  • Animal Viewing
  • Art and Craft
  • Bushwalking
  • Canoeing
  • Cycling
  • Shopping
Property Facilities
Bicycle Rack  
Picnic Area  
Public Toilet