THE ART OF FINE DINING

Up the ante on booking a private room and reserve the whole of the National Gallery of Victoria for dinner. Between two and 30 guests get a private gallery tour, plus intimate banquet in front of the NGV’s masterpiece The Banquet of Cleopatra. Talk about meta.

Price: minimum spend $39,000 for up to eight.

For another arty dinner to remember, Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art (that’s Mona to most) offers dinner with its famously reclusive founder David Walsh. The “Dinner With David” package includes a lavish meal at Mona’s Faro restaurant, with private jet transfers from Sydney or Melbourne (border restrictions allowing) plus the best room at Mona Pavilions. Such an experience has a price tag to match, at $50,000 per person. Both are available via Tourism Australia’s top-tier experiences outfit. culturalattractionsofaustralia.com