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This major exhibition staged at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia surveys the work of Australian-born Paris-based fashion designer Martin Grant.
ArtVo is an immersive art or ‘trick art’ gallery, the first of its kind in Australia, where you are encouraged to touch the art and become part of the art by taking photographs from designated points on the floors of the gallery.
Over the past three decades, Naarm/Melbourne-based artist and educator David Rosetzky has garnered critical acclaim for his lens-based works that explore human relationships and the construction of social identity.
Making Good: Redesigning the Everyday explores how designers are reshaping the products and systems that shape our daily lives – transforming them into solutions that are better for people and the planet.
Established in 1887, the National Gallery of Victoria Travelling Scholarship shaped the creative development of generations of Australian artists.
Dean Cross is a Worimi artist and curator whose multidisciplinary practice spans performance, installation, photography, sculpture and painting.
Made to move presents from the NGV’s holdings of Australian jewellery spanning 1960 to 2020
Rigg Design Prize exhibition highlights the achievements of Australian designers under the age of 35 working across ceramics, glass, furniture, woodwork, metalwork, textiles, lighting, and contemporary jewellery.
Nipa Doshi is an award-winning designer and co-founder of London-based studio Doshi Levien. Through her work, Nipa explores and celebrates beauty, plurality and diversity, using design to disrupt homogeneity while fostering equal exchange between cultures.
This display brings together, for the first time, the work of two acclaimed Melbourne artists, Prudence Flint and John Brack.
Step into a world of creativity, colour and celebration at the NGV’s 2025 children’s summer exhibition!
Women Photographers 1900–1975: A Legacy of Light celebrates the wide-ranging photographic practices of more than eighty women artists working between 1900 and 1975.
This major international exhibition pairs the work of two of the most influential fashion designers in recent history, Vivienne Westwood and Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons.
Each Friday, we’re open late. Experience the NGV as it comes alive after dark – think fashion, art, icons and beats.
The annual Top Arts exhibition provides a platform for emerging artists from across the state who are completing their VCE studies to showcase their skills, enthusiasm, and creativity.
The Country Road + NGV First Nations Commissions is a national, biennial mentorship and exhibition program that supports emerging Australian First Nations artists and designers.
In 2026, the NGV presents Cartier, a landmark exhibition featuring more than 300 extraordinary objects.
An earth-shattering experience from three of the world’s most inspired choreographers, Prism will leave you breathless with its raw intensity and revolutionary design.
From the extraordinary Bangarra Dance Theatre comes an iridescent new theatrical experience.
Now or Never invites audiences to explore the profound interconnections between past, present, and future under the theme, I Have Seen The Future.
Calling all apprentice book makers: the Library is in need of new story books and we need your help to create them.
Calling all book lovers and creators! Be the author, illustrator and designer of your very own mini magazine.
The Playground Project Melbourne is an interactive, international travelling exhibition with a playground takeover.
The upcoming season of NGV Friday Nights offers a lively yet intimate winter's evening at the gallery, where visitors can enjoy an after-hours exploration of the 2025 Melbourne Winter Masterpieces® blockbuster French Impressionism from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston at NGV International.
Plans for The Planet: Olaf Breuning for Kids is an exclusive NGV exhibition created by Swiss contemporary artist Olaf Breuning that invites children and families to explore the natural environment and consider their relationship to the world.
Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Camille Pissarro, Mary Cassatt, Berthe Morisot and more head to Melbourne for the NGV’s international-exclusive presentation of the major Melbourne Winter Masterpieces® exhibition, French Impressionism, from 6 June 2025.
Kimono designs and Japanese style have inspired global art, design and fashion since Japan re-opened to the world in the mid nineteenth century.
Top Arts After Hours is a free invitation for you and your friends to attend the Top Arts 2025 exhibition in the evening after school.
At ArtPlay: Discover a world of visual art, music, movement and sensory play at ENOKI’s Wonderland on the Birrarung.
YIRRAMBOI returns for its fifth year and is back showcasing different expressions of culture and identity, creating a platform for the 400+ First Nations Creators. Melbourne streets will be filled with exciting and untold stories, performances and art. Within the 2025 lineup, includes a unique children’s and family program, with whole family fun in mind.
Spark the imagination, generate new ideas, and share thoughts in these lively online sessions about art for children aged 3 – 5 years and their parents and carers.
The Makers and Shakers Market is returning to the iconic Royal Exhibition Building for its biggest market yet this autumn.
The annual Top Arts exhibition provides a platform for emerging artists from across the state to showcase their skills, enthusiasm, and creativity.
Discover a magical cardboard forest where creatures, costumes, and characters spring to life and then add to this strange and delicate planet using paper, tape and your imaginations.
Johan Inger’s award-winning production of Carmen is an exhilarating journey that thrusts Georges Bizet’s 19th-century opera into the modern world with a breathtaking display of athleticism and passion.
Vaslav Nijinsky was at the height of his career during the early 20th century. His unparalleled performances brought him adoring fans while his evocative and sensual choreography caused riots in theatres in Paris.
Come down to narrm ngarrgu Library and get some with your very own paper rocket.
At ArtPlay: Dive into the outdoors in the ArtPlay Backyard this summer.
Want to make a magical animal from scratch? Join Memetica’s craft workshop and you’ll learn how to create your very own snake using just cardboard.
Unleash your creativity these school holidays with NGV Kids on Tour! From wearable cat and dog ears to vibrant flower pompoms and delicate paper moths, there’s an art activity for every age.
Relaxed sessions are an opportunity for visitors who could benefit from a quieter Gallery experience to access NGV exhibitions with fewer people and reduced sensory stimuli. This may include people with autism, disability or chronic illness conditions. All ages are welcome.
Child Nation is a series of interactive experiences that engage children with their surroundings, celebrating their weirdest ideas and giving them permission to be themselves.
In celebration of exhibition Cats & Dogs, children can create their own set of cat or dog ears by drawing fur patterns and details inspired by their favourite pets – and wear them for the day or even to bed!
Transform into a playful pup or a curious cat with free face painting!
NGV Kids Summer Festival returns with a week of free hands-on activities, interactive exhibitions and stories just for children and families these summer holidays.
Pumpkins often appear in Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama’s artworks. This activity introduces children and families to one of the world’s leading contemporary artists, and invites children to add their favourite colourful dots and write a short poem or message about pumpkins.
Over the week, meet artists and share stories about pets and animals while learning tips on how to draw a dog or cat in these drop-by drawing activities.
