Levels 7-8 Learning Objectives Examine the different methods and sources used by historians and archaeologists to investigate life in ancient Greece Analyse and corroborate sources and ask questions about their…
This marble torso is an outstandingly well-preserved representation of an athletic male body in its prime.
Many viewers of the 2004 Hollywood blockbuster Troy were disappointed to see its erasure of one of the great love stories to come down to us from antiquity
Recharge and reimagine your Friday Nights this winter with an after-hours ode to Pharaoh.
The Emperor Septimius Severus (AD 193–211) was also a soldier whose power was very much based on the support of the army, but this portrait represents him as a philosopher–statesman…
Originally born in Spain, Mariano Fortuny relocated to Venice with his family in 1889, where he remained for the rest of his life.
The enigmatic Giorgio de Chirico said of his work that he was ‘painting that which cannot be seen
This event will be presented in person and livestreamed. Registrations for the livestream have now closed.
Co-curated with Olivia Koh from recess – a Melbourne-based online platform showcasing contemporary moving-image works – this series will comprise daily screenings in Community H
Celebrating the 2022 NGV Architecture Commission: Temple of Boom, NGV partners with the Hellenic Museum to present an afternoon of programs exploring the history of the Parthenon and its ongoing…
Kids Summer Festival 2023 brings art adventures to families this summer NGV International and The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia | 14–22 January 2023 | Free The NGV Kids Summer…
How did Athens get its name? Discover the answer and other myths and legends of Ancient Greece during a performative storytelling session with Greek artist Alkisti Pitsaki.
The 2022 NGV Architecture Commission: Temple of Boom, an evocative reimagining of The Parthenon, has been unveiled in the NGV Garden.
Coming out as LGBTIQ2A+ has long been a courageous and powerful act where the personal and public collide and art has often been used as a powerful tool for queer…
To speak of magic as a distinct sphere of activity, divorced from other aspects of life, both spiritual and practical, is to impose a modern construct over what, to the…