Overview
Indulge your artistic side and immerse yourself in history at local galleries, artist studios and museums in Daylesford and the Macedon Ranges.
From studio to gallery
Daylesford and the Macedon Ranges is home to a rich and diverse community of artists exhibiting at galleries and studios throughout the year. Find inspiration in unlikely places and discover art in spaces big and small, conventional and unique.
In Daylesford, browse the galleries exhibiting local and international work beneath the soaring ceilings of the Convent Gallery. Discover the varied work of the creative team at Bromley & Co. and survey contemporary works in the town's many commercial galleries: Stony Creek, Red Pepper and Clayfire.
In surrounding historic towns, make time for the local galleries: Stockroom in Kyneton, The Gallery in Mount Macedon, Woodbine Gallery in Malmsbury, and Lancefield's Mad Gallery.
Museums galore
For a curated look at the past, explore local museums. Discover household items, artworks, vehicles and machinery from gold rush days at National Trust–registered Kyneton Museum. Learn more about white settlement of the Sunbury area through photographic displays at the George Evans Museum.
Transport enthusiasts can take a ride on a tram from 1906 and view the collection of heritage and vintage trams at the Tramways Museum at Bylands, near Kilmore.
If you have kids in tow, head to the 1800s National Trust homestead of Dromkeen at Riddells Creek, near Gisborne: a museum of Australian children's literature and picture book art, complete with magnificent gardens for little legs to run off steam.
