After a morning touring the gallery exhibitions at Federation Square, DH and I caught a tram to St Kilda, a beach suburb of Melbourne. It was a cold day so it was nice to sit a while in the sun there...
DH had bought a ‘scratchie’ at a nearby shop and took the opportunity to... well scratch it to see if it was a lucky one. It was; he won $25 😃!
Then we walked along the street checking out the last large number of eateries. We decided on Abbey Rd Cafe as it looked a bit quirky...and it was! While we waited for our food, I took some photos of the decor..
If you look to the back wall behind DH, you might see a full-size upright piano hanging on the wall...I did say this place was quirky 😃😉!
The food was plentiful and delicious
After lunch it was time to catch a tram to head back towards the city to check out another gallery. At the tram stop I took a photo of the old Capitol Theatre and part of the front entrance to Luna Park.
We caught the tram to the National Gallery of Victoria on St Kilda Rd and headed first to the Australian Music Vault Exhibition which features the history of the Aussie popular music scene.
We spent quite a while in this exhibition as there was so much to see and do as we walked around looking at not only static displays but also lots of opportunities to be involved in interactive displays. I loved the costume displays...
The suit worn by Rick Lum from the band Hush
A dress worn by Judith Durham of The Seekers
The dress worn by Dami, a winner on the X Factor
Safari suit worn by Jimmy Little and a suit worn by Johnny O’Keefe
High heeled sneakers worn by Little Patti
More music industry memorabilia
There was also a soundproof room which featured a wall of TV screens. The history of television’s rmole in the growth of the music industry was told in a light and sound show in this room. Lots of fun!
And there was a huge wall covered completely in music posters. My teenage bedroom wall was covered in pop star posters but was very modest compared to this one! Lol
After we finished walking around this exhibition, there was still time to visit the Julian Opie exhibition. Opie’s artwork is very different; using a lot of digital imagery juxtaposed with animation . Therefore portrait subjects may move their eyes or their heads, subjects may walk or in landscapes, waves may lap or lights blink.
The eyes would move
The man’s head would turn
The waves would ripple and the lights’ reflections would shimmer
The figures in this mural would walk
And one more photo. The beautiful stained glass ceiling of one of the Exhibition Hall spaces.
A great day!
DH had bought a ‘scratchie’ at a nearby shop and took the opportunity to... well scratch it to see if it was a lucky one. It was; he won $25 😃!
Then we walked along the street checking out the last large number of eateries. We decided on Abbey Rd Cafe as it looked a bit quirky...and it was! While we waited for our food, I took some photos of the decor..
If you look to the back wall behind DH, you might see a full-size upright piano hanging on the wall...I did say this place was quirky 😃😉!
The food was plentiful and delicious
After lunch it was time to catch a tram to head back towards the city to check out another gallery. At the tram stop I took a photo of the old Capitol Theatre and part of the front entrance to Luna Park.
We caught the tram to the National Gallery of Victoria on St Kilda Rd and headed first to the Australian Music Vault Exhibition which features the history of the Aussie popular music scene.
We spent quite a while in this exhibition as there was so much to see and do as we walked around looking at not only static displays but also lots of opportunities to be involved in interactive displays. I loved the costume displays...
Jessica Mauboy’s dress
The suit worn by Rick Lum from the band Hush
A dress worn by Judith Durham of The Seekers
The dress worn by Dami, a winner on the X Factor
Safari suit worn by Jimmy Little and a suit worn by Johnny O’Keefe
High heeled sneakers worn by Little Patti
More music industry memorabilia
There was also a soundproof room which featured a wall of TV screens. The history of television’s rmole in the growth of the music industry was told in a light and sound show in this room. Lots of fun!
And there was a huge wall covered completely in music posters. My teenage bedroom wall was covered in pop star posters but was very modest compared to this one! Lol
After we finished walking around this exhibition, there was still time to visit the Julian Opie exhibition. Opie’s artwork is very different; using a lot of digital imagery juxtaposed with animation . Therefore portrait subjects may move their eyes or their heads, subjects may walk or in landscapes, waves may lap or lights blink.
The earring would swing every now and then
The eyes would move
The man’s head would turn
The waves would ripple and the lights’ reflections would shimmer
The figures in this mural would walk
And one more photo. The beautiful stained glass ceiling of one of the Exhibition Hall spaces.
A great day!
My goodness you certainly packed a lot into one day. The Abby Rd cafe was a joy, indeed quirky.
ReplyDeleteI love music memorabilia as well, and Abbey Road was well named. Melbourne has so much to offer for a tourist. Glad you had such a great day out.
ReplyDeleteIt certainly does Pauline! A lovely city to visit, but oh...those crowds of people on footpaths, stations, stuffed into trams and trains...I found that a bit confronting even though I live in a capital city too! Lol
ReplyDeleteHow in the heck did they get that piano up there????
ReplyDeleteLove the stained glass ceiling and all the music memorabilia. Looks as if you had a packed day.
God bless.
I really love seeing what you both got up to in Melbourne because you always do such a good job on your itineraries.
ReplyDeleteThat cafe is definitely going into our list - what fabulous meals! (I always love when you include foods you both have eaten :D) )
They are really great exhibitions - oh the memorabilia is wonderful. A great post Maria!
I hope we can fit all that in if we get to Melbourne, Maria. I will have to learn about the trams to catch before then though.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing day! How did you have the energy for everything?
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