VISIT BUXTON CONTEMPORARY
We’ve introduced a number of precautions so you can enjoy your visit safely. When you visit you will be asked to use the hand sanitiser provided, provide acceptable proof that you are fully vaccinated and abide by social distancing guidelines at all times.
Read more about our conditions of entry and safety precautions on our COVID-19 Information page. Please email buxton-contemporary@unimelb.edu.au or call 03 9035 9339 if you have any questions.
For school bookings and information, head over to our Learning page. Please email school-bookings@unimelb.edu.au or call 03 8344 1420 if you have any questions about school visits.
General Admission to Buxton Contemporary is free.
Buxton Contemporary is fully wheelchair accessible.
LOCATION
Cnr Southbank Boulevard & Dodds Street Southbank, Victoria, Australia.
OPENING HOURS
Wednesday–Sunday: 11am–5pm
Mondays & Tuesdays: CLOSED
We will be working on Wednesday January 26
and the gallery will be open
GETTING HERE
Buxton Contemporary is located at the University of Melbourne’s Southbank Campus at the heart of Melbourne’s arts precinct.
TRAIN
The closest train station to Buxton Contemporary is Flinders Street Railway Station. From here, walk away from the city over Princes Bridge and along St Kilda Road. Once you’ve passed the Arts Centre and the National Gallery of Victoria, cross Southbank Boulevard and turn right – downhill towards the Melbourne Recital Centre. On the next corner of Dodds Street you’ll find Buxton Contemporary!
Follow this route from Flinders Street Station to Buxton Contemporary on Google Maps.
TRAM
Catch any tram that travels along St Kilda Road (Routes 3, 5, 16, 64, 67 & 72) and jump off at Stop 16 (Southbank Boulevard). Walk downhill along Southbank Boulevard and you’ll find Buxton Contemporary on the next corner at Dodds Street.
RIDE
Why not ride to Buxton Contemporary? Bicycle parking is available in front of the museum’s entrance.
DRIVE
You can park in metered street parking on Grant and Sturt Streets. You’ll also find commercial car parks within the Arts Centre and also the Australian Ballet Centre car park.
