If you have read our recent post about Melbourne, you already know that Melbourne is a great city. The culture of Melbourne occupies a leading role and most activities are free. Here are our favorite cultural places so far:

• State Library of Victoria: more than 1,5 million books and 16,000 periodicals. The architecture of La Trobe Reading Room and its dome is awesome;
• Australian Centre for the Moving Image: immersion in the world of film, television and digital culture. Screen Worlds, the permanent exhibition brings together rare archive footage, fascinating objects and interactive amazing displays.

Many art galleries, museums and theaters. Many cultural events and concerts as well. But Melbourne is also a place of choice for street art. Lonely Planet also places them as a must see. We love getting lost in the Central Business District walking through Melbourne's laneways in search of graffiti. We also love coming across impromptu concerts on the sidewalks (photo).

To further explore street art in Melbourne, visit The Complete Series gallery on iPhoneography Oz's facebook page.

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At the entrance of the Blue Mountains shortly after Glenbrook, hides a small well-kept secret: Norman Lindsay Gallery & Museum located at the former property of the artist. We did not really know much of his work, but Norman Lindsday was a prolific artist. In addition to his etchings and paintings his most famous work is likely to remain The Magic Pudding, a children's book among the most popular of Australian literature from which an animated feature-length film adaption was released in 2000. That said, the real secret is a cottage where you can stay behind the palm trees a few metres from Lindsay's Cafe. To really enjoy the tranquility of the place spending the night there is the perfect way to do it. We were fortunate enough to experience it and highly recommend it to you.

iPhoneography Oz was a guest of Norman Lindsay Gallery & Museum.