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The heart of art lovers, Melbourne is flooded with artworks both Australian and international in more than 100 galleries spread all over this ‘Cultural Capital’ of Australia. Among these the NGV International, Melbourne previously known only as the National Gallery of Victoria is the earliest and the biggest public art gallery in the entire Australia. Famous all over the world, it is the largest pedestal for bringing together art and people from all over the world. It is no wonder that the NGV International, Melbourne is regarded as one of the most famous amongst the museums in Australia. Even though this art gallery in Melbourne had begun just ten years after Victoria had become an independent state, after the Gold Rush they bought huge numbers of expensive and unique paintings from all over the world. Thus in this way their collection began to grow and at present they house some of the best paintings from all over the world and has one of the largest art collections amongst the Melbourne museums. To accommodate all artworks and to make it easier for the visitors the National Gallery of Victoria is housed in two different galleries: The NGV International and NGV Australia, Melbourne. NGV International, Melbourne located in St Kilda Road, introduces you to an endless sea of art from Europe, Asia, America and many other places. It has a compilation of over 70,000 artworks, almost like having the entire world under one roof. With stained glass ceilings by Leonard French, the building itself is a sight to behold. The almost infinite compilation of artworks in NGV International in Melbourne includes works by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Marco Palmezzano, Rembrandt, Peter Paul Rubens, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Tintoretto, Paolo Uccello, and Paolo Veronese and several other artists. They also have quite a large collection of modern works that include fashion, photography, textile, handworks like Greek vases and European earthenware. Apart from this they also host many temporary exhibitions, lectures, workshops, tours, films, performances for all ages, making this art gallery more attractive to the tourists. Some of their other services are: - Audio Tours:
- Information Desk
- NGV theatres
- Cloak Room
- They also have few eateries. The NGV International, Melbourne is a one of the major Melbourne tourist attractions. Address: Federation Square
Flinders St
Melbourne VIC 3000 Timings: Open from 10am to 5 pm, Tuesday to Sunday.
It is open on all public holidays apart from Christmas and Good Friday. Admission Fee: Free for viewing the permanent collection
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