NGV Australia, The Ian Potter Centre

Gallery in Melbourne Art Precinct Victoria Australia

http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au

The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) is the oldest and one of the finest public art museums in Australia. Established in 1861, the NGV has two buildings displaying the NGV Collection – NGV International on St Kilda Road and The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia at Federation Square.

NGV International houses the Gallery’s collections of International art and The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia is home to the Australian art collection – including works by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island communities. The NGV Collection includes over 65,000 art works from many centuries and cultures.

The NGV offers an extraordinary visual arts experience with diverse temporary exhibitions, Collection displays, talks, tours, programs for kids, films, late-night openings and performances.

Additional NGV exhibitions are on view at NGV International

Photo: NGV Photographic Services

NGV Australia, The Ian Potter Centre photo

Address
Federation Square
Melbourne Precinct
Melbourne Victoria
3000
Australia
Postal Address
PO Box 7259, St Kilda Road, VIC 8004
Australia

Opening Hours
10am–5pm, Closed Mondays. Special opening hours apply to Public Holidays or as advertised. Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday.
Price
Entry to view the NGV Collection is free at both galleries. Entry fees may apply to some temporary exhibitions.
Wheelchair Access

Yes

Email

Phone
03 8620 2222

10 ways to look at the past

A space for children and their families to enjoy creative installations and activities designed just for them. Have fun, learning and sharing new experiences in the visual arts, all for free.

NGV Kids Corner

The Joseph Brown Collection at NGV Australia will forever tell the story of the immigrant who became an artist and soldier, a scholar and connoisseur, a successful businessman and an art dealer, a mentor to artists and an art patron; a man who made a huge and enduring difference to the culture of this country.

Joseph Brown Collection

The Australian Collection

The Indigenous Collection

This Wondrous Land Colonial Art on Paper

Eugene von Guérard Nature Revealed

Top Arts: VCE 2010

The Naked Face: Self-portraits

Harrell Fletcher: The sound we make together (Melbourne)

Harrell Fletcher: The sound we make together (Melbourne)

Australian Made: 100 Years of Fashion

Contemporary encounters

John Davis: Presence

Mari Funaki: Objects

Stick it! Collage in Australian Art

Top Arts: VCE 2009

Floral patterned men's suit.

Together Alone: Australian and New Zealand Fashion

Ricky Swallow: The Bricoleur

Long Distance Vision: Three Australian Photographers

2009 Clemenger Contemporary Art Award

Draw the line will present the process of architectural design through the material of the Federation Square NGV archive together with LAB architecture studio’s subsequent project. This exhibition will explain how architects think about their designs and how concepts become realised as architecture. The exhibition will consist of conceptual material, working drawings and models.

Draw the line: the Architecture of LAB

The Cicely and Colin Rigg Contemporary Design Award is a generous legacy of the late Colin Rigg (1895–1982), a former Secretary of the Felton Bequests’ Committee. This ‘Award of Excellence’ focuses on contemporary design practice in the state of Victoria and is a reflection of the NGV ’s continuing support for and commitment to contemporary design.

2009 Cicely and Colin Rigg Contemporary Design Award

The first John Brack retrospective to be held in more than twenty years, this exhibition will survey the artist’s complete oeuvre, incorporating paintings and works on paper from all of his major series and including pictures such as The bar 1954 and Collins St., 5 p.m. 1955, now regarded as some of the most iconic images of 20th century Australian art.