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Federation Square (marketed and colloquially known as Fed Square [2]) is a venue for arts, culture and public events on the edge of the Melbourne central business district. It covers an area of 3.2 ha (7.9 acres) at the intersection of Flinders and Swanston Streets built above busy railway lines and across the road from Flinders Street station .
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia is an art gallery that houses the Australian part of the art collection of the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV).. The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia is located at Federation Square in Melbourne, Victoria; while the gallery's international works are displayed at the NGV International on St Kilda Road.
Federation Square was to be a new civic space, built above the Jolimont railyards, to mark the celebration of Australia's Centenary of Federation. [4] [5] An aerial view of ACMI in Fed Square, Melbourne (photo by Phoebe Powell) On 1 January 2002, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image was officially established by the Film Act 2001 (Victoria).
The Federation Square Atrium leads to the Ian Potter Centre, which houses NGV Australia. A major fundraising drive was launched on 10 October 2000 to redevelop the ageing St Kilda Road building and although the state government committed the majority of the funds, private donations were sought in addition to federal funding.
MAP Co also operates Federation Square and will operate the new 18,000 square metre public space [2] that will be built in the precinct. [3] MAP Co was established in 2022, with Katrina Sedgwick appointed as its inaugural CEO in March 2022. [4]
Located on the CBD's southern edge, it extends between Flinders Street and Flinders Lane, and opens opposite the Atrium at Federation Square. Since the late 1990s, Hosier Lane has become a popular tourist attraction due to its street art. [1] Hosier Lane is a long-standing de facto ‘free-to-paint' area that does not require permits or ...
Immediately to the south of the cathedral, across Flinders Street, is the new public heart of Melbourne, Federation Square. Continuing south down Swanston Street is Princes Bridge, which crosses the Yarra River, leading to St Kilda Road. Thus the cathedral has a dominating position from the southern approaches to the city.
Completed in 2002, Federation Square is situated on a 3.6-hectare (8.9-acre) corner site bound by Flinders and Swanston Streets in Melbourne, Australia. With a building footprint of 45,000 square metres the precinct incorporates commercial, civic and cultural programs. [6]