NGV Teens: Art Party | Yayoi Kusama is held Saturday 1 March 2025, from 6–9pm.

NGV Teens: Art Party | Yayoi Kusama is held at NGV International at 180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne.

For information on getting here, see our  Plan Your Visit  webpage.

Let staff know if you have access concerns so that you can skip the queue.

The entrance to NGV International is on street level and has an automatic door. There is a lift from the Arts Centre Melbourne carpark to the NGV International entrance.

The Yayoi Kusama exhibition is all on one level, on the ground floor.

The Yayoi Kusama exhibition and all public areas in the NGV, including the Gallery Kitchen cafe and NGV design store, are wheelchair accessible.

The Yayoi Kusama exhibition is all on one level, on the ground floor.

One of the immersive rooms, The Spirits of the Pumpkins Descended into the Heavens, requires visitors to step onto a step to see inside a mirrored cube. An iPad is available to show the inside of the cube for those who are unable to view inside.

Wheelchairs are available for free hire from the information desk. We recommend booking a wheelchair prior to your visit by calling +61 (03) 8620 2222 or making a booking online.

A motorised scooter is available for free hire. We recommend booking it prior to your visit by calling +61 (03) 8620 2222 or emailing ngvenquiries@ngv.vic.gov.au. 

There are gender-neutral bathrooms and accessible bathrooms available.

A Changing Places bathroom is located nearby at Arts Centre Melbourne’s Hamer Hall, approximately 300 metres from NGV International.

Visit the Arts Centre Melbourne website for more information.

Accredited assistance dogs are welcome at the NGV. Please ensure your assistance dog is wearing their jacket while at the Gallery.

Access aids including self-regulation fidget devices, magnifying sheets and earplugs are available for free hire from the information desk. We recommend booking prior to your visit, by calling (03) 8620 2222 or  making a booking online.

With around 200 artworks on display, Yayoi Kusama is a large exhibition that covers most of the ground floor of NGV International.

The exhibition presents a series of immersive rooms which use mirrors, patterns and lighting effects. These spaces may be disorientating and difficult to navigate.

For access information about the exhibition including a sensory map, see Yayoi Kusama Access Yayoi Kusama exhibition webpage.

The Great Hall is a very large room with carpet and a stained-glass ceiling. Suspended from the ceiling are very large yellow and black inflatable balls.

There are low light levels in the Great Hall, with the DJ stage lit up. Haze effects and coloured lights are used and the music levels are fairly loud. No strobing is used.

The Great Hall is busy and noisy. If you need a lower-sensory area, the space behind the Gallery Kitchen cafe, near the lift offers a quieter experience during the event.

Art Party is a supervised event strictly for high school students. If a parent or guardian needs to attend, we’ll ask them to kindly wait at the Parent/Guardian lounge. (No entry ticket required).

We have trained security and first aid providers on site and all our staff, contractors, and performers are inducted with NGV Child Safe Standards. The NGV is committed to the safety and well-being of all young people and has zero tolerance to any form of child abuse and racial discrimination.

To speak to a staff member on the night, call 8620 2222 to contact the Gallery’s Information Desk.

Visit our dedicated  Access webpage for more resources and information about accessible facilities and services at the NGV.

For further enquiries about how the Gallery can support your access requirements, please contact our team.

programs@ngv.vic.gov.au
(03) 8620 2222
9am–5pm, daily

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