National Gallery of Victoria

National Gallery of Victoria
NGV International on St Kilda Road in Southbank
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Established24 May 1861; 163 years ago (24 May 1861)
LocationSouthbank, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates37°49′21″S 144°58′08″E / 37.82250°S 144.96889°E / -37.82250; 144.96889
TypeArt museum
Visitors3,210,000 (2017–18)[1]
DirectorTony Ellwood
Public transit accessFlinders Street station
Tram routes 1, 3, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67, 72
Websitengv.vic.gov.au
Official nameNational Gallery of Victoria
TypeState Registered Place
Criteriaa, d, e, g, h
DesignatedAugust 20, 1982
Reference no.H1499[2]
Heritage Overlay numberHO792[2]

The National Gallery of Victoria, popularly known as the NGV, is an art museum in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1861, it is Australia's oldest and most visited art museum.

The NGV houses its collection across two sites: NGV International, located on St Kilda Road in the Melbourne Arts Precinct of Southbank, and the Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, located nearby at Federation Square. The NGV International building, designed by Sir Roy Grounds, opened in 1968, and was redeveloped by Mario Bellini before reopening in 2003. It houses the gallery's international art collection and is on the Victorian Heritage Register. The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, designed by Lab Architecture Studio, opened in 2002 and houses the gallery's Australian art collection.

A third site, The Fox: NGV Contemporary, is planned to open in the Melbourne Arts Precinct in 2028, and will be Australia's largest contemporary art gallery.

  1. ^ National Gallery of Victoria (2018). "NGV Annual Report 2017/18" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b "National Gallery of Victoria". Victorian Heritage Database. Government of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 September 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.