The 10 Best Lessons & Workshops in Melbourne, Victoria

Walk the city streets with a professional photographer who will help you explore the technical capabilities of your camera and unlock your creativity. Find the best spots to take the best shots. Gain the confidence to enhance your skills as a travel photographer.

Surf X runs epic surf adventures from Melbourne to Victoria's best waves. Catering to beginners, intermediates and advanced surfers, we are the only Melbourne-based surf tour provider, uniquely touring both the East and West Coasts in Victoria. All our tours have an intimate trip-with-friends feel, with small groups of up to 6 and lots of sightseeing and culture along the way! Join the journey...

Established in 2014, The Fox Darkroom offers a regular program of workshops: covering manual photography, film developing and darkroom printing. Its well equipped darkroom serves a growing community of members, who have access to everything needed to make stunning analog prints. New members are always welcome – and for those seeking an adventure, The Fox Darkroom also organises international workshops in the form of week-long, instructor led photographic tours of countries such as Cambodia, France & Italy. The Fox Gallery, open from August 2016, provides an outlet for emerging and established photographers to share work that deserves to be seen. Works exhibited range from photo documentaries to journals, travel photography and alternative methods. Operating primarily as a rental venue, The Fox Gallery is a platform for artists to further their reach, and to foster public engagement with photography as a powerful and relatable storytelling medium.

Our weekly meditation drop-in classes are taught by qualified Buddhist teachers, and are very easy to understand and apply to our daily lives. The classes are suitable for both beginners and more advanced practitioners, and emphasize how to use meditation and subsequent practices amidst the busyness of modern, daily life. We offer a wide range of classes.

Let Rest in Pieces take you on a journey of discovery in a one-day introduction to the art of taxidermy. Held in a private studio and warehouse, the class offers a unique opportunity to get up close and hands on with this age-old practice that remains macabre to some, and yet strangely beautiful to others.

Are you ready for an experience you'll never forget? Take the controls and learn to fly an aeroplane in our Trial Introductory Flight, where you'll take the controls of a plane with a professional instructor by your side and soar through the air over Melbourne or Sydney in an exhilarating flight! During the flight you’ll get hands on control of the aircraft and learn various aircraft manoeuvres. All this occurs while safely under the supervision and control of your qualified instructor. Tick this off your bucket list, start to learn a new skill or surprise someone special with a thrilling experience! Note: flights are non-refundable, so please call us or email us to check availability

The Johnston Collection is a multi award-winning and critically acclaimed museum, that invites creatives from the broader visual arts and design communities to respond to the Collection. The Johnston Collection is centred in an historic East Melbourne townhouse and is known for its superb collection of English Georgian, Regency, and Louis XV fine and decorative arts, and objet d’art. The Collection is a gift of William Robert Johnston (1911-1986) to the people of Victoria. Johnston was a prominent Melbourne-born antique dealer and collector. His collection is displayed in a constantly changing domestic setting, his former residence, Fairhall. The museum partners with creatives from contemporary arts communities to re-interpret the Collection in a regular program of re-installation and interventions of the permanent collection as well as offering special exhibitions, study days, lectures and workshops throughout the year, sharing stories and inspiring communities.

Want to make the most out of the camera that's always with you? This Photoh tour aims to teach you how to make your friends, family, pets and events stand out and look great. You'll also learn how to take great portraits, landscapes and action shots as well as how to utilise the many photography Apps out there to your advantage.

Classie hosts unique group lessons in everything from creative digital technology to retro handicrafts in a variety of engaging and non-traditional environments. All Classie events are suitable for absolute beginners. Our hopes and dreams will be fulfilled if you leave a Classie masterclass with all the basics needed to pursue your new favourite hobby in your own time. Each Classie event will work from the ground up - there's no long-running curriculum, so we're perfect for one-off visits (hi, commitment-phobes.) However, if you've got a little experience already, or if you're a repeat visitor, our instructors will be ready and willing to offer you new tricks and challenges to help you make the most of your class

Sausage and salami making equipment, supplies and classes.Teaching traditional sausage, salami and cured meats making since 2003. Simple, fresh and preservative free.