The Galerie Fitzroy

The Galerie Fitzroy is a specialist gallery and dealer of original vintage posters, with a collection spanning the late 1800s through to the early 2000s. Its range covers cultural events, performances, education, travel, food, entertainment and design, offering an accessible way to explore poster art across different eras and styles. The gallery’s collections include Vintage, Retro and Metro groupings, alongside sections focused on notable artists and themes such as entertainment, style and sport.

This is a place for looking closely as much as browsing. The website lists works including Australian Ceramics by Bruce Petty, a Paddington Bear poster by Ivor Wood, a 1977 Your Library – The Great Escape poster, and International Food Week Paris, a colourful 1962 design featuring a French flag, food and wine. Other listed artists include Raymond Savignac, Jacques Auriac and Jean-Pierre Desclozeaux. Stock is varied in scale, subject and price, but each poster is presented as an individual piece rather than a mass-produced reproduction.

The Galerie describes its Fitzroy venue as a light-filled studio on the first level of 274 Brunswick Street, entered via Victoria Street. The space is open to visitors on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, with other times available by appointment; the gallery recommends checking Instagram for current hours and public holiday changes. Visitors can also contact the team to arrange a visit outside public opening times. For those buying, posters are rolled, wrapped and packed in sturdy tubes from the Fitzroy base, while condition reports are available on request. Certificates of Authenticity can also be requested.

The business is family-owned and led by Shelley Collins, whose collecting interest developed during a seven-year period living in the United States. After returning to Australia, she established The Galerie online in 2002, later showing at trade fairs and operating from storage before opening the first Fitzroy store in 2007. That background gives the gallery a clear collector-dealer perspective, with an emphasis on authenticity and the history behind each work. It suits solo visitors, design enthusiasts, collectors and anyone looking for an unusual piece of wall art. The broad themes and visual appeal could also make it an easy stop for a relaxed browse with a friend or family member, rather than a gallery that requires specialist knowledge.