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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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TEES: Exposing Melbourne’s T-shirt culture
This summer the NGV will celebrate the ubiquitous T-shirt, with a new NGV Studio exhibition, TEES: Exposing Melbourne’s T-shirt cultur
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Ballet & Fashion
On 3 November, the National Gallery of Victoria together with The Australian Ballet will open Ballet & Fashion, a free exhibition celebrating the creative collaboration between dance and design.
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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
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Confounding
Contemporary Photography
Photography has the uncanny ability to make the strange, uncomfortable
and awkward seem plausible, to suggest a confounding alternative
reality. The photographers in this exhibition use found objects in
macabre still lives, propose perplexing narratives using models and
dolls, employ a variety of techniques to create disturbing portraits and
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The Four Horsemen: Apocalypse, Death and Disaster
Dramatic images of apocalypse, death, devils and witchcraft will feature as part of a fascinating look into early European thought in The Four Horsemen: Apocalypse, Death and Disaster, opening at…
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30 portraits 30 days
On 23 June, NGV Studio will open 30 portraits 30 days, an exhibition that will see acclaimed Australian artist Vincent Fantauzzo undertake an artistic marathon by painting 30 inspirational Australians…
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NGV ranks with world’s most popular galleries
The Hon Ted Baillieu MP Premier Minister for the Arts The 150th birthday celebrations may be over, but the gifts keep coming for the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), with…
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NGV the 25th most attended art gallery in the world
NGV Director Dr Gerard Vaughan today announced that in the National Gallery of Victoria had been declared the 25th most visited art gallery in the world in 2011.
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The NGV says “Goodbye Summer”
On Sunday March 4 the National Gallery of Victoria says Goodbye Summer at the Gallery’s third annual free celebration of art and musi
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NGV acquires newly discovered Renaissance masterpiece
The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) today announced that in its 150th year it had acquired a highly important masterpiece by Correggio, one of the most influential figures of the…
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The Naked Face: Self-portraits
This December, the National Gallery of Victoria will open The Naked Face: Self-portraits, a compelling exhibition which takes an in-depth look at how self-portraits have shaped our perceptions of the…