The Public Purse
Elizabeth St & Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
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The quirky Public Purse sculpture in Melbourne's Bourke Street Mall in the CBD with a 4.3 rating across 38 reviews.
Practical details
Opening hours
Closed- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- Closed
- Thursday
- Closed
- FridayToday
- Closed
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- 00:00 – 23:59
Why it's worth checking out
The Public Purse sits at the Bourke Street Mall on the corner of Elizabeth and Bourke Streets in the heart of the Melbourne CBD. With 38 reviews behind its 4.3 rating, it's a well-loved landmark.
The appeal is a fun, quirky piece of Melbourne's public art — the much-photographed giant purse sculpture in the busy Bourke Street Mall, a genuine landmark to seek out, sit on and snap while you explore the city's main shopping strip. It's a lovely, free stop.
City landmarks and their surrounds change over time, and the mall is busiest during shopping hours. Otherwise it's a free spot to enjoy any time you're exploring the Melbourne CBD — bring your camera and take in the buzz of the mall.
Spot Score
The Spot Score is our composite of five signals — two about the venue's standing with visitors and three about how complete and current this listing is. It is not a visitor rating and not a verdict on the food or the experience. The 4.3 from 38 reviews is Google's visitor rating, shown separately and never altered by us.
About the venue · from Google
- ReputationGoogle star rating, smoothed for review count
- 66
- PopularityHow many Google reviews it has
- 48
About this listing · our record
- Information qualityWebsite, menu and structured details on file
- 0
- Category fitHow well it matches its listed category
- 70
- FreshnessHow recently we last checked our sources
- 30
Last checked against sources 18 June 2026.
Our independent editorial score — not a user rating.
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