National Gallery of Victoria (NGV)
Since 1861, the National Gallery of Victoria has been displaying art works for the enjoyment of the community. In the mid-1990s, the gallery acknowledged that its St Kilda Road building could no longer successfully meet the demands of its growing collection and extensive exhibitions schedule.
The Victorian State Government agreed to an extensive redevelopment of the site, and also contribute towards the funding of a second NGV building at Federation Square.
The Collection is split between The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia at Federation Square, home of Australian art, and NGV International at St Kilda Road, the redeveloped building dedicated to the gallery's magnificent international artworks. Our visitors have two wonderful NGV buildings dedicated to bringing art and people together.
180 St Kilda Road
10am - 5pm
Closed Tuesdays
Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
Federation Square
10am - 5pm
Closed Mondays
The National Gallery of Victoria's collection encompasses all major media from antiquity through to contemporary art. The Gallery's collection provides a framework of the history of world art as well as a survey of the finest works of indigenous and non-indigenous artists.
Exhibitions- Luminous Cities
22 Oct 2010 - 13 Mar 2011
The great cities of the world are vibrant creative centres in which the built environment is often as inspirational as the activities of its citizens...
- Lace in Fashion
23 Jul 2010 - 23 Jan 2011
Lace originated in the 16th century in Europe with the development of two distinct types of work now called lace: needle lace and bobbin lace. These two...
- Endless Present
20 Aug 2010 - 13 Feb 2011
This exhibition explores key examples of conceptual photographs, printed matter and artists’ books, produced both internationally and in Australia, during...
- Australian Made: 100 Years of Fashion
28 May 2010 - 23 Jan 2011
Drawing from the NGV’s Collection of Australian Fashion and Textiles, Australian Made: 100 Years of Fashion will look at the rise fashion in Australia...
- Unnerved: Contemporary New Zealand Art
26 Nov 2010 - 27 Feb 2011
Unnerved: Contemporary New Zealand Art addresses the stereotype of seething darkness, an underlying representation of New Zealand, by observing the ways...