The Masterpieces for Melbourne campaign seeks to secure $150 million by 2011, our 150th anniversary…

… we believe that collectively the NGV’s supporters can return to the NGV the great buying power it enjoyed in the first decades of the Felton Bequest.

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MASTERPIECES FOR MELBOURNE: Support your NGV
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We aim to raise $50 million in cash gifts to be dedicated to the immediate purchase of important works of art; $50 million in endowed funds, the income from which will be available in perpetuity; and $50 million in notified bequests, whose promise will provide confidence that we will be able to make significant additions to both the endowment and the collection in the years and decades to come.

We cannot currently afford to buy the important works we want. The unpalatable truth is that our wonderful Gallery is uncompetitive in the context of a burgeoning Australian and international art market.

We believe that Melbourne must invest in its public Gallery for the benefit of all members of the community. A well-funded, vibrant NGV is a critical part of our vision for the future, with cultural diversity and excellence driving economic growth and; it is time to act now .

“The time has come for the National Gallery of Victoria to take the lead and again become one of the great acquiring institutions of the world; this is essential to maintain our relevance and vitality in this creative city.”
Dr Gerard Vaughan, Director NGV
May 2008

Campaign Patrons

Justice David Angel & Anita Angel

Peter Clemenger AM & Joan Clemenger

Jim Cousins AO & Libby Cousins

Sir Andrew Grimwade CBE & Lady Grimwade

Hugh Morgan AC & Elizabeth Morgan

Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC DBE

S Baillieu Myer AC & Sarah Myer

Maria Myers AO

Lady Potter AC

Loti Smorgon AO

Lyn Williams AM