A major mural painted in 1940 by one of Australia's finest mural artists, Napier Waller, is featured in the Highlights of the University of Melbourne Art Collection exhibition at the Potter Museum on until the 27 November 2011.

The mural, Australian Symbolic Figures, in two large panels, depicts the development of Australia's industry from the early colonial period, with heroic portraits of key figures from John Macarthur and Francis Greenaway to the modern business executives of the day. It was commissioned by the Royal Insurance Company, for its Head Office at 414 Collins Street which was demolished in the early 1960s.