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At the edge of empires: a Biedermeier portrait from Trieste by Jožef Tominc
The Biedermeier style, which arose in central and northern Europe (Austro-Hungary, Germany and Denmark) between the close of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 and the pan-European revolutions of 1848, has…
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Lynne Roberts-Goodwin Al Hammadi Desert Saqar #1 and Al Hammadi Desert Saqar #3
Set against a brilliant cloud-flecked azure sky, the subjects of Lynne Roberts-Goodwin’s portraits possess a quiet pride and intensit
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John Howley’s Monet
Australian artist, John Howley talks about his own work which captures Claude Monet in his garden. The history how this painting of mine came about in 1993 spans four decades̷
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Mum, Kate Nelson, brings her son to Robin Rhode: The Call of Walls
Robin Rhode: The Call of The Walls is one of many fantastic family friendly experiences the National Gallery of Victoria has on offer this Winter.
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RUNWAY 1 Piercing sound, lights hit, beat kicks in and the audiences attention was captured.
LMFF Runway 1 & 2
RUNWAY 1 Piercing sound, lights hit, beat kicks in and the audiences attention was captured.
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Ballet & Fashion
There’s nothing more delightful to me than sitting in a theatre waiting for a show.
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Michel Blazy’s ‘Bouquet final 2’ as part of White Night Melbourne
While so many exhibitions and programs in the NGV’s large calendar of events are organised months, if not years in advance, occasionally great opportunities present themselves at comparatively short notice…
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A new breeze
Suspended according to the most basic laws of physics, and yet somehow defying nature’s gravitational pull, Žilvinas Kempinas’ Double O 2008 is a sight to behold… Two loops of videotape…
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In search of immortality: provisions for the afterlife
Introduction The National Gallery of Victoria holds Australia’s largest and most comprehensive collection of Chinese archaeological treasures, which consist of jades, bronze mirrors, ritual bronze vessels, pottery vessels and figurines…
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A masterpiece revealed: Joseph Wright of Derby in Melbourne
In late 2009 Mrs Alina Cade generously gave two extraordinary portraits by the renowned eighteenth-century British artist Joseph Wright of Derby: Self-portrait (fig.
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The cult of the queen empress: royal portraiture in colonial Victoria
It was no coincidence that in 1861 the National Gallery of Victoria was officially opened by the governor, Sir Henry Barkly, on Queen Victoria’s birthday, 24 Ma
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The watershed: Two Decades of American Painting at the National Gallery of Victoria
Introduction The subject of this essay is one of the most important travelling exhibitions ever to arrive in Australia, Two Decades of American Painting (henceforth, Two Decades), a large exhibition…
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A warm welcome
Despite the freezing Melbourne morning on my first day as Director at the NGV three months ago, I’ve received an extremely warm welcome from al