Sculptures in Melbourne

Discover 5 unusual sculptures in Melbourne.

Melbourne, Australia

Headless King George V

This statue of King George V was beheaded as a protest of colonialism.

The Public Purse

Melbourne, Australia

'The Public Purse'

This giant, granite purse is one of Melbourne's most unique and distinctive pieces of public art.

Mr. Lizard and the Gumnut Baby.

Melbourne, Australia

'Mr. Lizard and Gumnut Baby' Statue

Children's author May Gibbs's beloved stories about the tiny, human-like "Gumnut Babies" are immortalized in bronze.

Weighs 6 tons and is 26 feet high.

Melbourne, Australia

Raising the Rattler Pole

Not the result of an accident, hurricane, or aliens, this is an eye-popping tribute to the Melbourne tram.

Melbourne, Australia

Cow Up a Tree

This piece of Australian modern art is part joke and part history.

Are we missing something unusual in Melbourne?