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11 AUGUST 2016: Carved from enormous red gum and cypress trees, Bruce Armstrong’s totemic sculptures stand watch over public spaces around Australia. More than thirty of the renowned artist’s works will go on display, including a new work especially created for when the exhibition Bruce Armstrong: An Anthology of Strange Creatures opens, on 26 August […]

Following a sold out April event, the NGV’s Art Party for teens is back by popular demand for a winter edition at NGV International on Saturday 27 August 2016. Teens will take over the gallery after-hours and enjoy a stellar lineup of artistic talent, including a performance from acclaimed Melbourne musician Ainslie Wills and a […]

A spectacular display of jewels from the Bulgari Heritage Collection, including emerald and diamond jewellery from the personal collection of Elizabeth Taylor and a ruby and diamond necklace worn by Sophia Loren, will be showcased in Italian Jewels: Bulgari Style. Drawn from Bulgari’s remarkable archives, the pieces highlight the Italian design house’s longstanding relationships with […]

Glenn Murcutt: Architecture of Faith is a unique exhibition that explores the new Australian Islamic Centre in Newport, Victoria, designed by world-renowned Australian architect Glenn Murcutt AO in collaboration with Hakan Elevli of Melbourne practice Elevli Plus. Murcutt, Australia’s most internationally celebrated architect, has devoted nearly a decade to the project, working with Elevli and […]

An exhibition of one of the world’s most beloved artists, Edgar Degas, opens to the public from tomorrow at NGV International showcasing significant works never-before-seen in Australia. In its world premiere, Degas: A New Vision presents the largest display of Degas’ works to ever come to Australia, and forms the most comprehensive retrospective of the […]

In an international exclusive, the NGV announced today that it will present a major exhibition of modern and contemporary masterworks from New York’s iconic Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), to open in June 2018 at NGV International in Melbourne. The NGV will be the sole international venue for the exhibition, which will showcase renowned art […]

Australia’s rich quilt heritage, resplendent with imagery of native flora and fauna, early coats of arms and motifs of daily colonial life, is revealed in Making the Australian Quilt: 1800–1950. In an Australian exclusive, the exhibition brings together more than 80 stunning quilts, coverlets and patchwork fashion garments, as well as examples of intricate quilting […]

A spectacular mirrored labyrinth  of 2.5-metre-tall reflective steel forms will greet visitors at NGV International from 4 June 2016. The immersive installation, Semicircular Space by the renowned Berlin-based, Danish contemporary artist Jeppe Hein invites visitors to wander through and experience reflections of themselves and the artwork whilst revealing glimpses of the spaces beyond. Semicircular Space builds […]

Siu i Moana: Reaching Across the Ocean presents collaborative ngatu (Tongan barkcloth paintings) by Maori/New Zealand artist Robin White and Tongan artist Ruha Fifita, which narrate powerful and moving present-day stories of migration and patterns of connection across Oceania and beyond. The exhibition comprises eight recently-painted and large-scale ngatu, the largest of which spans a […]

Catalan designer Martí Guixé, acclaimed as the ‘father of food design’, will present his first major Australian exhibition Fake Food Park: Martí Guixé for Kids at NGV International from 11 June 2016. Guixé, who is renowned for his playful and experimental approach to food and its design, has previously developed concepts including Pharma-Food, which allows […]