18 places to discover
Albert Hall is a heritage-listed community and events hall located on Commonwealth Avenue in Yarralumla, Canberra, on the shore of Lake Burley Griffin. Opened in 1928, it is one of Canberra's earliest public buildings and retains its original Federal Capital Commission architecture. Notable for its timber hall, stage and lakeside setting, it serves as a venue for concerts, exhibitions, markets and private functions and is listed on the ACT Heritage Register.
Baba Farid Cultural Centre is a cultural venue in Faridkot, Punjab, dedicated to the 13th-century Sufi saint Baba Sheikh Farid, after whom the city is named. Located in the city of Faridkot, it serves as a hub for Punjabi art, music, literature and heritage exhibitions. The centre hosts cultural programs, especially during the annual Baba Sheikh Farid Aagman Purb Mela, and showcases the region's traditions and history for visitors.
Brisbane City Hall is a heritage-listed civic building located on King George Square in Brisbane City, Queensland. Opened in 1930 after a decade of construction, it was Australia's largest city hall at the time. Notable for its clock tower, grand auditorium, marble staircase and Corinthian columns, it houses the Museum of Brisbane and remains the seat of Brisbane City Council and a major venue for civic events.
Buda Historic Home and Garden is a heritage-listed 19th-century villa and garden at 42 Hunter Street, Castlemaine in the Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria. Built from 1857 and expanded from 1863 by Hungarian-born silversmith Ernest Leviny, it was home to the Leviny family until 1981. Notable for its largely intact interiors, Leviny craftwork, and 1.2-hectare heritage garden, it now operates as a house museum.
The Former Tanjong Pagar Railway Station is a conserved historic railway terminus at 30 Keppel Road in the Tanjong Pagar area of Bukit Merah, Singapore. Completed in 1932 in Art Deco style, it served as the southern terminus of the Malayan Railway until 2011. Gazetted as a National Monument, the restored building features a grand vaulted hall, murals and former platforms, now integrated with the Rail Corridor as a public heritage and community space.
The INTACH Heritage Centre in White Town, Puducherry is a heritage conservation and exhibition centre operated by the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) Puducherry Chapter. Housed in a restored French colonial building, it documents the built heritage of Puducherry through maps, photographs, models and archival displays, and serves as a resource centre for heritage awareness, research and conservation activities in the former French colony.
Maitland Gaol is a heritage-listed former correctional facility in East Maitland, City of Maitland, New South Wales. Built between 1844 and 1848 and operating as a prison until 1998, it is one of Australia's longest continuously operating gaols. Now preserved as a museum and heritage site, it showcases sandstone cell blocks, watchtowers and exercise yards, offering insight into 150 years of prison history and architecture in the Hunter Region.
The Mission to Seafarers Victoria is a heritage-listed maritime welfare complex at 717 Flinders Street, Docklands, Melbourne. Built in 1916-1917 in Spanish Mission Revival style to designs by Walter Butler, it has served seafarers since 1857. Notable for its chapel, Norla Dome gymnasium, courtyard and maritime heritage collection, it is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register and remains an active seafarers' centre and visitor attraction.
Museo Camera is a centre for the photographic arts located in DLF Phase IV, Gurugram, Haryana. Founded by photographer and archivist Aditya Arya, it houses one of the largest collections of photographic cameras and equipment in South Asia, with over 2000 cameras spanning more than 150 years of photographic history. The museum showcases vintage cameras, lenses, archival prints and photographic memorabilia.
The Museum of Art and Photography (MAP) is a private art museum located on Kasturba Road in central Bengaluru, Karnataka, adjacent to Cubbon Park. Opened to the public in February 2023, it is India's first major private museum dedicated to art and photography. Founded by collector Abhishek Poddar, it houses over 60,000 works spanning paintings, photographs, textiles, folk and popular art, and design objects, presented through physical galleries and digital experiences.
The National Art Gallery (Balai Seni Negara) is Malaysia's national visual arts institution located off Jalan Tun Razak in Kuala Lumpur. Established in 1958, it houses a permanent collection of Malaysian modern and contemporary art alongside rotating temporary exhibitions. The gallery is notable for collecting, preserving and promoting national visual arts, featuring works by prominent Malaysian artists, outdoor sculpture displays and educational programmes within a modern purpose-built complex near Istana Budaya.
Old Parliament House in Parkes, Canberra, is the former seat of the Parliament of Australia, now home to the Museum of Australian Democracy. Located in the Parliamentary Triangle on King George Terrace, it operated as parliament from 1927 to 1988. The heritage-listed building is notable for its Inter-War Stripped Classical architecture, historic chambers, and exhibitions on Australian democracy and political history.
The Philippine International Convention Center is a major convention and events venue located within the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex along Vicente Sotto Street in Pasay, Metro Manila. Opened in 1976 and designed by National Artist for Architecture Leandro Locsin, it was built to host the IMF-World Bank Annual Meeting. Notable for its Brutalist architecture, it features a Plenary Hall seating over 3,000 and hosts international summits, conferences, concerts and exhibitions overlooking Manila Bay.
Sentul Depot is a restored heritage railway depot in Sentul, Kuala Lumpur, originally built in 1905 as the central workshop for the Federated Malay States Railways. Located within the Sentul West masterplan, the 200,000 sq ft complex retains its colonial industrial architecture with brick walls and steel trusses. Now managed as an event and lifestyle venue, it hosts markets, exhibitions, concerts and food bazaars while preserving its railway heritage significance.
Stamford Arts Centre is a traditional arts centre located at 155 Waterloo Street in the Victoria sub-zone of Rochor, Singapore. Housed in three conserved historic buildings dating to the 1920s, the centre was refurbished and reopened in 2018 as a dedicated hub for traditional arts. Managed as part of Singapore's arts infrastructure, it provides affordable rehearsal, performance and exhibition spaces for traditional arts groups, supporting Chinese, Malay and Indian cultural practices in the Bras Basah-Bugis arts precinct.
UR-MU (Urban Museum) is a contemporary art museum located on Jalan Hang Kasturi in central Kuala Lumpur, near Pasar Seni and Chinatown. Housed in a repurposed heritage shophouse building, it focuses on urban art, street culture and contemporary Malaysian creativity. The museum presents rotating exhibitions, installations and community programmes that explore city life and artistic expression, making it a notable cultural stop within Kuala Lumpur's historic downtown arts district.
Vaucluse House is a 19th-century Gothic Revival mansion and estate located in Vaucluse, eastern Sydney, New South Wales. Set within 28 acres of gardens and grounds near Sydney Harbour, it was the former home of explorer, lawyer and statesman William Charles Wentworth. Managed by Museums of History NSW, the property is one of Australia's few surviving harbourside estates from the colonial period, notable for its original interiors, outbuildings, and landscaped pleasure gardens.
White Bay Power Station is a heritage-listed former coal-fired power station on the White Bay waterfront at Rozelle in Sydney's Inner West, New South Wales. Built between 1912 and 1917 and operating until 1983, it once powered Sydney's rail and tram network. Notable for its large turbine hall, boiler house and industrial architecture, the site has been remediated and adaptively reused as a major arts and cultural venue hosting exhibitions and guided tours.