MELBOURNE has been voted the world’s most liveable city seven times. What are the innovations that put this city on the world map?
EXPLORE places, events and characters in Melbourne that have or are demonstrating Innovation.
EXPERIENCE an historical overview of innovative Melbourne from creation to today including architecture, sustainability, social enterprise, venues, retail, lanes, artworks, transport, sculpture, and identities.
TOURS are 2.5 hours for adults and 2 hours for student groups, usually starting from Federation Square.
WHAT IS INNOVATION?
‘Introducing new and improved ideas, devices, methods, products and processes for more efficient and effective work, creativity and social good.’
SEE – BOOKINGS AND PRICES – FOR INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS AND SCHOOLS
See our OTHER TOURS including our Science Tours and School Excursions
People, events, places and themes we may explore on the day depending on location, time and age of participants:
- Nearamnew
- One 9 billion dollar hole
- Walking Woman
- Fonts, springs, triangles, fossils and tunnels
- Mechanical emails
- Sparrow mysteries
- Bohemian Indexes
- Biomimicry and Design Melbourne
- Street art and the homeless
- Rubbish, rats and crime to Liveability.
- Treaty: from theft to salvation.
- Monash, Jacka, Eastman, Stone, Cole, Deakin, Walker
- The patriotic building and sacred geometry
- Prophesying the future
- Smellboom: the death of Marvellous Melbourne
- Promenades
- Clean energy transport
- Salysylic acid and art deco
- The Neoclassicist
- Helvetica riddles
- Anti-innovation
- Trams, tickets and connies
- Haydraulics
- Evangelists and social protesters
- Singer and Kodak
- Chocolate frogs and bridges
- And more…