Velasquez Gallery, Melbourne

#280 among attractions in Melbourne

Museum, Art museum

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Velasquez Gallery, also known as Velasquez Gallery at Tye's, and later Tye's Art Gallery, was a Melbourne art gallery that showed contemporary traditional, and later, modernist Australian art, including some sculpture and prints, as well as Australian indigenous art. It operated from 1940 to 1955. ()

Coordinates: 37°48'44"S, 144°58'13"E

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City of Melbourne (Melbourne CBD)Melbourne Australia

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Velasquez Gallery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Collins Place, Queen Victoria Village, Old Treasury Building, Parliament House.

~1090 ftSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Collins Place, Melbourne
6 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Melbourne's bustling city center, Collins Place stands as a premier shopping and lifestyle destination. This sophisticated complex, situated at the prestigious 'Paris end' of Collins Street, combines high-end retail, fine dining,...
~1410 ftNW
Shopping, Shopping centre, Edwardian architecture
Queen Victoria Village, Melbourne
7 min walk • Queen Victoria Village, more commonly known as QV Melbourne, is a prominent shopping and lifestyle precinct nestled in the heart of Melbourne, Australia. This urban village is a blend of retail, dining, and leisure, offering a diverse experience to locals and tourists...
~1150 ftE
Museum, History museum, Architecture
Old Treasury Building, Melbourne
6 min walk • The Old Treasury Building on Spring Street in Melbourne, built 1858-62 as a home for the Treasury Department of the Government of Victoria as well as the Governor In Council, now houses a range of functions, including a museum of Melbourne history, known as Old Treasury Building Museum.
~1160 ftE
Colonnaded Victorian parliament building
Parliament House, Melbourne
6 min walk • Parliament House is the meeting place of the Parliament of Victoria, one of the parliaments of the Australian states and territories. Located on Spring Street on the edge of the Hoddle Grid, the grand colonnaded front dominates the vista up Bourke Street.
~1060 ftSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Scots' Church, Melbourne
6 min walk • The Scots' Church is a Presbyterian church in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was the first Presbyterian church to be built in the Port Phillip District and is located on Collins Street. It is a congregation of the Presbyterian Church of Australia and has been described as "an icon for well over a hundred years".
~1380 ftSW
City hall, Historical place, Architecture
Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne
7 min walk • Melbourne Town Hall is the central city town hall of Melbourne, Australia, and is a historic building in the state of Victoria since 1867.
~1300 ftSW
Theater, Victorian architecture
Melbourne Athenaeum, Melbourne
7 min walk • The Athenaeum or Melbourne Athenaeum is an art and cultural hub in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1839, it is the city's oldest cultural institution.
~880 ftSW
Church
St Michael's Uniting Church, Melbourne
5 min walk • St Michael's Uniting Church is a church in Collins Street in central Melbourne, Australia.
~740 ftNE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
Princess Theatre, Melbourne
4 min walk • The Princess Theatre, originally Princess's Theatre, is a 1452-seat theatre in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Established in 1854 and rebuilt in 1886 to a design by noted Melbourne architect William Pitt, it is the oldest surviving entertainment site on mainland Australia.
~470 ftN
Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne
3 min walk • Her Majesty's Theatre is a 1,700 seat theatre in Melbourne's East End Theatre District, Australia. Built in 1886, it is located at 219 Exhibition Street, Melbourne.
~1370 ftSW
Theater, Concerts and shows
Regent Theatre, Melbourne
7 min walk • The Regent Theatre is an historic former picture palace built in 1929, closed in 1970, and restored and reopened in 1996 as a live theatre in Collins Street, in the city of Melbourne, Australia.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Velasquez Gallery?

Nearby attractions include East End Theatre District, Melbourne (2 min walk), Exhibition Street, Melbourne (2 min walk), Nauru House, Melbourne (3 min walk), Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne (3 min walk).

How to get to Velasquez Gallery by public transport?

The nearest stations to Velasquez Gallery:

Tram

Stop 7: Russell Street • Lines: 86, 86a, 86d, 96, 96d (3 min walk)
Stop 9: Spring Street • Lines: 86, 86a, 86d, 96, 96d (4 min walk)

Bus

Exhibition Street/Lonsdale Street • Lines: 250, 251, 303, 350 (4 min walk)
Spring Street/Lonsdale Street • Lines: 303, 350 (5 min walk)

Train

Parliament (5 min walk)
Flinders Street (12 min walk)