FROM MELBOURNE TO MONET - AN ART LOVER’S WALKING TOUR with LUNCH

4.5 Hour Walking Tour of Melbourne with Lunch


Tour Inclusions

  • An intriguing and engaging 4.5 hour walking tour of Melbourne's Impressionist art history guided by a knowledgeable and friendly local art historian stopping for a leisurely lunch

  • Explore the historical significance, cultural richness, and vivid stories by visiting beautiful Victorian architecture of hidden Melbourne laneways, galleries and artists’ studios

  • Enjoy a 2 course lunch with a glass of house wine at one of Melbourne’s beautiful eateries

  • Visit the National Gallery of Victoria

  • Experience the world famous allure of Melbourne coffee in one of the city's iconic coffee shops

  • Enjoy the fun of riding a Melbourne tram

  • Stop at iconic Melbourne landmarks including Flinders Street station, Federation Square and the Yarra River

    Important Information

    • Please ensure you wear comfortable walking ( flat ) shoes to walk approximately 2km. The walk is quite flat we will walk over uneven surfaces

    • Please wear appropriate clothes for the weather including a sunhat and sunscreen in the summer and coat and umbrella in cooler months, Melbourne is notoriously changeable!

    • Please bring a water bottle. We will stop of coffee

    • Please ensure you make us aware of any necessary pre-existing medical conditions or mobility issues. Our guides are all current First Aiders

    • Walking in the city there are hazards. Please watch for trams, bikes and oncoming traffic at all times. Very important

    • Please ensure you have read our terms and conditions before booking.

    • If you need to change or cancel your booking please call or What’s App us

We look forward to meeting you at 10am on the day at Gordon Reserve park, 74-108 Spring Street, Melbourne ( opposite Park Hyatt, Melbourne ). Please being your booking email with you. Tour finishes at approximately 3pm

Questions

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact us on:

info@thelostimpressionist.com.au

Explore long forgotten Melbourne and its 19th Century artists' story, a historic and significant journey intertwined with the rise of the French Impressionist movement led by Monet, Van Gogh and Rodin. 

Australia’s connection to 19th century French impressionist art is far reaching and has forever shaped the art history of our golden lands. The impressionist artworks made infamous by Monet and contemporaries at the avantgarde artist colony of Belle-Île-en-Mer, Brittany, France in the late 1800’s, changed forever with the arrival of one intrepid Australian artist, John Russell.

Join one of our charismatic art historians who will guide you on this thrilling and educational tour where the story of Australia's Lost Impressionist, John Russell, will be brought to life. You will walk through the lesser known Melbourne laneways and historic buildings, the sites of 19tth century galleries, artist studios and meeting places of artists of Melbourne's Victorian, Heidelberg School of Art.   Enjoy the enigmatic story of the rise of this art movement that was to become known as Australian Impressionism and how friendships between the artists in France and in Melbourne influenced paintings we see today. 

Offering engaging insight into the city’s connection to Monet and the Impressionism art movement in Melbourne, we will finish this tour enjoying a visit to some of the most well known original artworks in the National Gallery of Victoria.

Tour Dates 

From Melbourne to Monet - An Art Lover’s Walking Tour ( with Lunch ) runs Fridays. If you would like availability outside of these days and times please contact us directly to request a private tour.