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From steam-powered ‘horseless carriages’ and the classic Aussie ute to muscle cars, racy V8s and dazzling concept vehicles, Australia has a rich legacy of innovative car design. In a first for an Australian art gallery, the National Gallery of Victoria celebrates this history with an exhibition of cars from 6 March 2015, Shifting Gear: Design, […]

Some of the finest examples of embroidered accessories, garments and objects from the last four centuries of English design will feature in the NGV’s first embroidery-focused exhibition, Exquisite Threads: English Embroidery 1600s-1900s, at NGV International from 2 April. Showcasing more than 40 intricately detailed pieces drawn from the NGV’s embroidery collection, the largest in Australia, […]

Over 150 works of art, created by Australian artists in response to the First and Second World Wars have been brought together to mark the centenary of Gallipoli in the exhibition Follow the Flag: Australian Artists at War 1914–45 at NGV Australia from ANZAC Day, 24 April to 16 August, 2015. The works by many […]

At NGV International six monumental rock columns entwined with native flora will reach skywards in Federation Court from Friday 27 March, 2015. Informed by Federation Court’s bluestone architecture and its former history as an outdoor sculpture garden, Rock Melt is a major new commission by Sydney-based artist Jamie North. Constructed from recycled slag (a bi-product […]

For four years, artist John Wolseley has roamed the coastal floodplains of the Northern Territory through to the glacial lakes of Tasmania, exploring and recording in exquisite detail the diverse wetlands of Australia. The works he has created will be revealed at NGV Australia, 11 April 2015. This series of eighteen evocative works on paper, […]

Immersive and vibrant multi-sensory works of colour, light, pattern, sound and movement will transform the NGV for The Kaleidoscopic Turn from 20 March 2015. Drawn from the NGV Collection and featuring a number of recent acquisitions, the exhibition will bring together works by a range of artists experimenting with light, colour, movement, space and various […]

The National Gallery of Victoria’s exhibition The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier was farewelled yesterday with final attendances reaching 226,918. The exhibition, which featured over 140 garments from Gaultier’s first dress created in 1971 to his most recent haute couture collections, was accompanied by a series of free public programs, education schools visits, the […]

2 February 2015: A major three-year creative partnership between the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) and Telstra was announced by NGV Director Tony Ellwood and Telstra Chief Financial Officer and Group Executive International, Andrew Penn, today. Inspired by a shared interest in creativity and innovation in a digital world, the partnership will explore initiatives that […]

Hidden treasures from Beijing’s Palace Museum in the Forbidden City will come to Melbourne for the first time, in an Australian exclusive exhibition. A Golden Age of China: Qianlong Emperor (1736–1795) tells the story of China’s foremost art collector Qianlong Emperor, one of China’s most successful rulers and fourth and longest living emperor of the […]

NGV Summer Sundays: free music at the NGV throughout February The NGV and Mushroom are collaborating for the first time to present the NGV Summer Sundays. The garden at NGV International will play host to a free outdoor music festival every Sunday throughout February, with Mushroom’s Melbourne born and raised bands and DJs taking the […]