Interactive Room – Kusama for Kids: The Obliteration Room

Kusama for Kids is a free exhibition and a ticket is not required.

This is an interactive space set up like different rooms of a house, with everyday furniture and personal items.

As you enter, a staff member will give you a sheet of colourful dot stickers to stick onto furniture or surfaces. You are welcome to touch this space.

Digital screens display instructions on entry. Background music is playing while you wait in the queue to enter this artwork.

At the beginning of the exhibition period, the rooms, furniture and objects are white. As time passes, the room gradually changes when it is covered with the colourful dot stickers placed by visitors.

A digital screen displays instructions on exit.

A number of Yayoi Kusama artworks are on display in the public spaces outside the ticketed exhibition.

These displays are free to visit and don’t require a ticket.

St. Kilda Road: Ascension of Polka Dots on the Trees

Along St Kilda Road, outside NGV International, the tree trunks are wrapped in fabric that is pink with white dots.

Waterwall Entrance: Untitled

The Waterwall at the entrance of NGV International is made of glass and covered in a pink- and- black polka dot design with water cascading over the top.

You are welcome to put your hands on the glass wall and feel the water.

Narcissus Garden

As you enter through the Waterwall entrance, a field of reflective silver balls, approximately the size of basketballs, cover the floor of the NGV. Small groups of these balls are also displayed around the perimeter of the Federation Court foyer area.

Please do not touch the artwork and take care as you travel past.

Federation Court: Dancing Pumpkin

A large sculpture of a pumpkin sits in Federation Court near the Information Desk. It is five metres high and is yellow with black dots. There is a step and a ramp onto the plinth, and you can go underneath the sculpture.

Gallery Kitchen

The walls of the Gallery Kitchen cafe are black and covered with colourful dots.

The Gallery Kitchen is often busy and can be loud, with people eating and talking. You are welcome to purchase food and drinks here and sit and relax, or take them into the NGV Garden for a quieter space.

Great Hall: Dots Obsession

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. You are welcome to eat and drink here or lie back and relax.

The Great Hall is busy at times. The nearby NGV Garden, beside the Great Hall, can offer quieter places to rest.