National Gallery of Victoria (NGV)

Robot dogs among 100 artists to be unleashed on Melbourne for 2023 NGV Triennial

Painter Agnieszka Pilat and her trained robots join a lineup that includes Yoko Ono, Tracey Emin and fashion house Schiaparelli

Sian Cain

05, Apr, 2023 @1:32 AM

The mind of McQueen: ‘No designer I’ve ever worked for could think like this’

Developed with Alexander McQueen’s collaborators and peers, a new exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria is a journey through the designer’s piercing abilities

Lucianne Tonti

09, Dec, 2022 @2:00 PM

From Athens with love: the NGV’s dizzying recreation of the Parthenon

Temple of Boom sees the ancient monument reconstructed and covered with art in the gallery’s garden, inviting the public to reflect on its beauty – and complicated history

Nathan Dunne

21, Nov, 2022 @2:00 PM

‘A genius is a sponge’: inside the new Picasso exhibition that isn’t all about Picasso

The Picasso Century at Australia’s NGV sees the artist share the spotlight with 50 of his contemporaries, and explains how one man could ‘catch and translate all the values of a time’

Elizabeth Flux

10, Jun, 2022 @8:00 PM

Why five AFL players are being suspended from the ceiling of a Melbourne art gallery

For three hours on Sunday, five players will be suspended in the foyer of the NGV, tied up in rope to recreate a famous mark

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

04, Jun, 2022 @8:00 PM

Major Alexander McQueen exhibition to open in Victoria in late 2022

Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse will open at the NGV in December and will feature more than 100 garments alongside artistic influences

Lucianne Tonti

20, May, 2022 @1:00 AM

The family who invented an art style: ‘He was so scared he would break the pen … now the children do it’

Over three generations in India, members of the Jogi family have preserved their culture with unique and detailed ink works, now on display in Melbourne

Liz Crash

20, Apr, 2022 @5:30 PM

Lindsay and Paula Fox donate a record $100m for National Gallery of Victoria space

A former curator praises donation for The Fox: NGV Contemporary to make up for public funding shortfalls

Benita Kolovos and Adeshola Ore

19, Apr, 2022 @8:50 AM

‘Gamechanger’: design unveiled for National Gallery of Victoria’s contemporary art space

The redevelopment will feature 13,000 sq metres of exhibition space, a rooftop terrace and restaurant

Benita Kolovos

15, Mar, 2022 @3:05 AM

Dazzling, subversive, confronting: inside Queer, a landmark Australian art show

From ancient Egypt to Kylie, this NGV exhibition celebrates camp, gender, love and activism, to dispel the idea that art ‘is heterosexual until proven otherwise’