HOT: ArtVo, Docklands

If you’re looking for some indoor fun when it’s cold/wet/too hot then head to ArtVo at Level 1 of The District Docklands with your camera.

ArtVo Melbourne is Australia’s first immersive 3D Art trick-art photography gallery and it’s interactive fun for the whole family.

A renovation in August 2019 means that the whole gallery has 80 new hand-painted 3D art installations and walls, all under the theme of ‘fantasy’.

With the trick eye photography, you can ride the waves….

…take your hovercraft into outer space….

….join the circus….

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….ride a swan…

….time travel….

….or meet Totoro!

Lady AB and Baby 2.0 are sometimes reluctant photo models, but they really enjoy their time posing at ArtVo!

They both race around the gallery in high excitement, making silly poses in front of their favourite 3D murals and then taking photos of each other using my old iPhone.

We spend about an hour inside and then more time showing off our clever photos to family and friends!

Each wall in the 3D Museum produces a fun 3D effect when a photo is taken from a designated ‘photo spot’ and by positioning your smartphone to portrait or landscape mode.

Even a kid can do it!

Some of the backgrounds are more effective than others – we like the wine glass and anything in a jar!

ArtVo Docklands is fun for the whole family, with enough 3D art backdrops to suit every taste.

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Tips for Artvo Melbourne:

Pram access;
Suitable for younger kids;
Suitable for older kids;
BYO camera/smartphone;
Allow about 1 hour for your visit; and
2 hours free parking with a retailer purchase.

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Joyce Watts

Joyce Watts is a former intellectual property, IT and media lawyer turned serial entrepreneur.

As well as being the founder of TOT: HOT OR NOT she helps businesses with their SEO, email marketing & social media as BrightSmart.com.au; she owns an online bike store CycleStyle.com.au and develops and produces creative experiences for families via WheelieGoodFun.com. She used to publish another popular lifestyle and food blog called MEL: HOT OR NOT The decisive guide to Melbourne.

She lives in inner-city Melbourne with her husband, two children and seven bikes.