City of Melbourne have a great guide of all the most popular sites and laneways and you can dowload a map.
If you don't want to do a tour, it's easy to go and check them out on your own. They also run one through Fitzroy and Collingwood. The tours are by appointment and meet at Federation Square. Overall, another good tour company doing these and a pleasant way to spend a couple of hours. A piece of art that should really be preserved.
Yes, little Banksy rat, it's good to see you still there. No matter how many times you visit, there are always new works to discover and old faves to admire. The great thing about street art, is that it's ever changing so what's there one day, might have been replaced the next. Many of them have made a name for themselves not only in Melbourne, but throughout Australia and around the world. On this tour, we wandered around many of the famous spots we have in the city and learnt about some of the artists and their work. It is a bit of a shame to see some amazing pieces tagged, but I guess that's part of it. Whilst generally graffiti and tagging is still illegal, many of our laneways have opened up for artists to share their talents.
What started as a graffiti subculture, is now widely accepted by local authorities who commission many of the beautiful large pieces we have around the city and suburbs. Melbourne is actually well known as one of the top cities in the world for street art and it's not hard to see why. Having been on a few of these and spent many hours wandering our laneways, it never ceases to amaze me the level of talent we have around us. This time we joined Urban Scrawl on one of their Street Art Tours. Having only caught up with the lovely Lynda a couple of weeks earlier on our Wayward Wanders Tour, it was fab to set off an another adventure with her. Another Sunday, another day exploring our beautiful city.
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