Top Things to do in Boroondara
7 Museums in Boroondara That You Shouldn't Miss
Discover the best top things to do in Boroondara, Australia including Lyon Housemuseum and Galleries, Victorian Telecommunications Museum, Red Moon Contemporary Art Glass Gallery, Melbourne Tram Museum, Hawthorn Arts Centre, Villa Alba Museum, Alexandra Sasse Gallery.
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1. Lyon Housemuseum and Galleries
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 16 reviews
The original Lyon Housemuseum opened in 2009. A unique, hybrid combination of a private residence and museum, the building is the first purpose-designed museum of its type internationally. Highly experimental, its new architectural form re-imagines the relationship between art and architecture, challenging conventional ideas about public and private space, as well as testing new ways of displaying and viewing art The Housemuseum Galleries opened in March 2019 on the adjacent site and represent a major expansion of the original Housemuseum. Designed by Corbett Lyon, the public Galleries are the result of a $14.5 million donation by the founding benefactors, the Lyon family, and is one of the largest dedicated contemporary art precincts in Melbourne Offering a new platform for works of contemporary art, architecture and design, the new Housemuseum Galleries provide a series of spaces for international and local exhibitions and events, where new ways of presenting and experiencing art
Reviewed By Montreux_VD
Lyon house museum features an extensive collection of works from Australian artists. The private home tour and the public gallery both have works worth visiting if you are interested in this art style or would like to know more.
2. Victorian Telecommunications Museum
3. Red Moon Contemporary Art Glass Gallery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 4 reviews
Reviewed By 546oliviaz - Greater Melbourne, Australia
I always love art glass, this gallery has amazing collections and great atmosphere, after visiting the gallery and we had lunch at Maling Road, many coffee shops and unique shops . enjoyable my trip to Canterbury
4. Melbourne Tram Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 26 reviews
Reviewed By Victorianlad - Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne now has the largest number of kilometres of tram routes worldwide, a title that was once held by St Petersburg i Russia. Hawthorn Tram Depot was closed in about 1965 but the state government's VicTrack kindly stores an historic collection of older trams there. One has to be very careful in choosing when to visit as open days are not on many days throughout the year. There is however a good website and I think Facebook page. Carolyn in the shop greeted us. Admission is suggested to be by way of a gold coin - minimum A$1 - donation. The shop was clean and had a good range of postcards, books and other items including large posters. The tram collection has favourites such as an L and W2 class (types on which I travelled to my Catholic school, loving every minute) and many others such as the 'toastrack' tram, former cable trams (the cable car network closed in 1940 and predated electric trams' introduction, earlier) and small 'single truck' tramcars. There was an excellent display of the famous Melbourne Art Trams. This was airconditioned. The trams are all beautifully restored. Let's hope one day there's teh green light for some to operate again. Some modifications to teh overhead may be required, and franchise owner Yarra Trams would have to agree, but it's not impossible. Well worth a visit!
5. Hawthorn Arts Centre
6. Villa Alba Museum
7. Alexandra Sasse Gallery
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