Grounds and Surrounds

TarraWarra Museum of Art sits at the apex of a hill, offering panoramic views of the Yarra Valley on Wurundjeri Country, with sweeping vistas of mountain ranges, Toolangi rainforest, vineyards and bushland. With its lush lawns and avenue planting, visitors can experience this inspiring setting and the seasonal displays of the natural surrounds as well as outdoor sculptures along meandering pathways, including Callum Morton’s Valhalla and Clement Meadmore’s Awakening.

Surrounding the Eva and Marc Besen Centre is a new landscape design by OCULUS and Wurundjeri horticulturalist and artist Craig Murphy-Wandin. Featuring more than 17,000 plants across 50 species, it reflects the vegetation of local waterways and integrates with the site’s hydrological systems.

An additional sculpture walk now connects the Centre with the Museum, lined with works by Clement Meadmore, Lenton Parr, Robert Klippel and Antony Gormley. The walk frames views of the stunning natural vistas of the Yarra Valley. A centrepiece of the design is a dramatic water feature, responding to TarraWarra’s name which means ‘slow moving water’ in the local Woi Wurrung language.

Visitors are also invited to learn more about art project Untitled (seven monuments), located in Healesville.