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                    City Collection

                    'Vault' - outdoor art work
                    Since the 1850s City of Melbourne has accumulated an eclectic and important range of cultural material, which now numbers over 8000 items.

                    This includes public art and memorials, contemporary art, historical artefacts, photography and more. 

                    These items plus other information about the collection, such as an art walk map and focused collection essays, is featured on the City Collection website.


                    The City Collection Program is advised by the City Collection Advisory Panel.

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                    Explore a selection of our collection

                    Wooden desk organisation with several small drawers and compartments, candleholder and a silver plaquePainting depiciting many people and soldiers gathered awaiting the public hanging of Tunnerminnerwait and MaulboyheennerPhotograph of large yellow geometric outdoor sculpture near the Melbourne CBDPainted portrait of John So wearing mayoral robe and chains and an Aboriginal possum skin coatBlack and white photo of men's dress shoe on the pavement with its toe pressed under a cement tilePhoto of showing the murals on either side of the grand organ in the town hall auditoriumOutdoor artwork comprising a row of six old-fashioned newspaper vending machines, alongside an iron structure resembling a child's swing set from which two heavy bluestone slabs are suspendedBlue urn with bronze handles, golden embellishments and white oval panel with City of Melbourne coat of arms and Colony of Victoria flagsGraphic artwork referencing Melway map cover, with large green arrow and blue, red, white and black rectangular regionsYellow parking meter cover with the words in red: 'No standing any time M.C.C' and arrow pointing left and right

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