Hosier Lane is located in Melbourne, Australia.
The laneway sits on the southern edge of Melbourne’s central business district, between Flinders Street and Flinders Lane. It opens opposite Federation Square, placing it close to major city landmarks and making it easy for visitors to find.
Hosier Lane became especially famous for its dense, constantly changing street art. The City Lights Initiative opened it as a street-art gallery in 1998, and its walls have since featured murals, stencils, tags, installations, and politically themed works. The lane is often described as a “free-to-paint” area, although artworks are regularly painted over or replaced.
Visitors sometimes confuse Hosier Lane with another Australian street-art destination, but Perth, Brisbane, and Sydney are not its location. The broader network of Melbourne laneways—many originating from the nineteenth-century Hoddle Grid—is also central to the city’s café, nightlife, and cultural identity.