Step back in time to visit the grandest bookshop in the world! This Love Your Bookshop Day, Dymocks Melbourne will transform into Cole’s Book Arcade, right on part of the original site.
I’ll be your guide to the Palace of Intellect on this all-ages tour that explores Melbourne history through photos, colourful displays, and the very stones beneath your feet. And don’t forget to bring me your books to sign afterwards!
Update: this pop-up historical tour event is now finished. If you’re on this page looking for a way to visit Cole’s Book Arcade, I’m sorry to tell you that the main Arcade closed in 1929 and was knocked down in 1931. Details on where to find a remnant of the Arcade and a museum reconstruction are available on the Further Reading page.