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City Gallery

Located at Melbourne Town Hall, City Gallery presents a program of regular, free exhibitions on city life, past and present. 

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Specialist guest curators, often working in collaboration with artists and other creatives, offer intriguing perspectives on Melbourne life. These exhibitions often feature newly commissioned work and always showcase the City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection, which offers an eclectic range of 13,000 artworks and artefacts. Indeed, the gallery and the collection have a symbiotic relationship.

​​The City Gallery is set in the Swanston Street facade of Melbourne Town Hall, where it shares an entrance with City of Melbourne Customer Service. Two large windows form the gallery’s face to the street, with window signage displaying the current show to passers-by. 

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Address

Melbourne Town Hall
110 Swanston Street, Melbourne

Opening hours

  • Monday to Friday: 8.30am to 5pm
  • Closed weekends and public holidays 
City Gallery
Promotional image for the exhibition On the Street Where I Live: Viva Gibb – A Portrait of North & West Melbourne. The text is overlaid on a sepia-toned photograph of older Melbourne streetscape buildings.

Upcoming exhibition

On the street where I live: Viva Gibb’s portrait of North and West Melbourne

Thursday 5 March – Friday 7 August 2026

Past exhibitions

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Contact us

Address

Melbourne Town Hall 
110 Swanston Street 
Melbourne VIC 3000 

Top image: City Gallery, Melbourne Town Hall
Photo: Tobias Titz
 

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Promotional image for the exhibition On the Street Where I Live: Viva Gibb – A Portrait of North & West Melbourne. The text is overlaid on a sepia-toned photograph of older Melbourne streetscape buildings.

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