Justin Art House Museum - JAHM

Justin Art House Museum (JAHM) offers a distinctly personal way to experience contemporary art in Prahran, Melbourne. Founded by collectors Charles and Leah Justin, it presents exhibitions from their collection of more than 300 works, spanning painting, sculpture, works on and from paper, photography, digital art and video. The collection includes both established and emerging artists from Australia and overseas, with a particular interest in abstract and conceptual practices.

The 2026 exhibition, PHOTOGRAPHY: Seeing is Believing, examines how artists reshape photography rather than simply use it to record the world. More than 50 photo-based works explore intervention at different points in the process: altering the subject or setting, manipulating the camera, changing the finished photograph, working without a camera, appropriating digital images and using AI. The exhibition includes approaches such as photograms, collage, multiple exposure, reconstruction and sculpted film, offering a broad view of photography as an expressive art form.

JAHM is designed as a house museum rather than a conventional gallery. The intimate setting allows visitors to see how collectors live with art, and the experience extends beyond viewing the works in exhibition spaces. Each visit includes a tour led by Charles and Leah, followed by an invitation to their apartment for refreshments and conversation about the exhibition, collecting or other topics of interest. That format gives the venue a salon-like quality, with the collectors’ own perspective central to the visit.

The museum suits visitors who enjoy contemporary art, photography and the ideas behind artistic processes, particularly those interested in how technology is changing image-making. It can work for a solo visit or a small group looking for a more guided, conversational gallery experience. Bookings are available for tours of the 2026 exhibition, and the venue also provides an exhibition catalogue and supporting curatorial material for those wanting to explore the themes further.