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Our public spaces are home to a number of artworks designed to enhance the City's civic spaces and the urban environment. Explore works from our Public Art Collection below.

To learn more about Boroondara's art and heritage collection, visit our Town Hall Gallery Collection page.

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Greythorn Icons

Greythorn Icons are a series of 5 figures based at Greythorn Shopping Centre. The sculptures were created from two-metre cypress logs by artist Angela Polglaze.
four colourful figures and a dalmatian carved from wood. The figures are in a grassy park. The figure in the foreground holds a stop sign

Monument to Raoul Wallenberg

The Raoul Wallenberg Monument is located in the Raoul Wallenberg Gardens, on the corner of High St and Princess St in Kew and commemorates the courageous Swedish diplomat and humanitarian Raoul Wallenberg.
The sun shines brightly on a park with palms trees. In the foreground a sculpture stands proudly. A small bronze bust of a figure sits atop a large pile of angular stones

Typing Pool

Typing Pool is located on the corner of Camberwell Rd and Reserve Rd, Camberwell and references its location and our relationship to language and communication.
a monumental sculptures stands in a grey forecourt. Three arms that mimic the arms of a typewriter are reaching towards the sky. On the ground are three stones for the arms to land on

Sculptures by Leopoldine Mimovich OAM

10 bronze sculptures by Leopoldine Mimovich OAM, located throughout Alexandra Gardens in Kew.
Three bronze figures of children positioned around a central plaque. Green leaves make up the backdrop

Sir Robert Menzies

A bronze portrait of Sir Robert Menzies, Australia's 12th and longest-serving Prime Minister and member for Kooyong from 1934 to 1966.
A small bronze head of a man with short hair. The head is attached to a rectangular column

The Big Picture

A large colourful mosaic recessed into the pavement near the corner of Grace Street and Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn.
A colourful mosaic featuring smiling people, buildings and green hills

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