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Prepare to be transported into the picturesque world of Accidentally Wes Anderson: The Exhibition — an Instagram sensation and New York Times best-selling book brought to life! Read our review here!
The 2024 NGV Architecture Commission offers a compelling vision for alternative homebuilding in Australia. Home Truth, designed by architecture and design studio Breathe, is an installation that prompts reflection on how small-scale architecture can foster more sustainable, higher-quality and community-oriented living environments.
Robert Klippel is regarded as one of Australia’s most significant postwar sculptors.
The NGV’s dedicated free children’s galleries will present Kusama for Kids which will feature a renowned Kusama artwork to create immersive experiences for kids.
Curated by the NGV in collaboration with the artist especially for Australian audiences, the exhibition Yayoi Kusama includes many works never-before-seen by local audiences as well as a diverse display of the artist’s popular immersive rooms, including the global unveiling of the artist’s most recent immersive infinity mirror room work.
Summer nights, vibrant beats and never-ending polka dots.
Three years ago, we welcomed you to a world alive with Van Gogh’s vibrant blues, golden yellows, and sweeping brush strokes. Now, due to overwhelming demand, VAN GOGH is back—and we couldn't be more excited. Read our past review here.
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.
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.
The annual Top Arts exhibition provides a platform for emerging artists from across the state to showcase their skills, enthusiasm, and creativity.
This major exhibition staged at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia surveys the work of Australian-born Paris-based fashion designer Martin Grant.
The Makers and Shakers Market is returning to the iconic Royal Exhibition Building for its biggest market yet this autumn.
Kimono designs and Japanese style have inspired global art, design and fashion since Japan re-opened to the world in the mid nineteenth century.
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.
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.
From the extraordinary Bangarra Dance Theatre comes an iridescent new theatrical experience.
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.
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.
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.
Join Australia’s dog entertainment expert, Farmer Dave, and his talented canine companions for a high-energy and educational show that’s perfect for children and families.
Kids will let their imagination run wild as they create their own magnificent masterpiece – all through the power of paper and pencils.
Learn how stones, statues, glass and gargoyles combined to make this beautiful building, and then create your own stained ‘glass’ masterpiece.
BOX MACHINE! is a fantastic new large-scale and interactive exhibition for children and their adults, designed and delivered by the Melbourne-based artists, Polyglot Theatre performer Mischa Long and Box Wars founder Ross Koger.
Brian Robinson, a leading artist from the Torres Strait, blends exquisite traditional and contemporary iconography and materiality in his inspiring bold and humorous large-scale prints and sculptures at McClelland this December.
This year, Summer in the City will truly be out of this world. Melbourne Central have collaborated with Craig and Karl to create an immersive inflatable installation in the iconic MC Cone.
Working across painting, sculpture, textiles and installation, Natalya Hughes’ work explores the decorative arts and ornamental traditions and their associations with the feminine, the body and excess.
Witness the athleticism and grace of the stars of tomorrow in this showcase of talent.
Explore the past, present and future of Treaty with Victoria’s First Peoples.
Molto Bello: Icons of Modern Italian Design showcases some of the most significant achievements in the history of twentieth-century Italian design spanning the sixty year period from the first Milan Design Triennale in the 1930s to the Memphis Group of the 1980s.
Hosted by Sharon Johal, celebrated Indian-Australian actor, writer and human rights advocate, Indian Community Day will celebrate the creativity and diversity of Victoria’s Indian community.
Rekospective is an immersive exhibition that charts the bold and dynamic practice of renowned Kamilaroi artist, Reko Rennie. Read our review here!
Known for her game changing thinking and groundbreaking approach to design, Netherlands-based designer Christien Meindertsma asks us to imagine a new material future, enabled by creativity, ecological thinking, and emerging technologies.
Join Slow Art Collective in creating the Takenoko Weave House, an ever-changing art installation, designed for collaborative weaving and music-making.
Fashion Capsules is a series of five exhibition displays located across the city curated to highlight and celebrate Melbourne fashion designers, stylists, artists and more.
Back for its second year, Kaleidoscope is a school holiday arts program that seeks to encourage creativity through active learning, experimentation, artistic creation and fun.
It’s time to get crafty and make your own krill. Using collage materials, create your own crustacean and learn all about this rockstar of our ocean’s ecosystem.
Get ready for an unforgettable experience at the Zero Waste Festival.
