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National Gallery of VictoriavsThe Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
Both are highly recommended by travel writers. Overall, The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia scores significantly better than National Gallery of Victoria. The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia ranks #2 in Melbourne with recommendations from 6 sources such as Lonely Planet, Michelin Guide and Frommer's.
National Gallery of Victoria
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The Guardian
Frommer's
Independent
180 St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria 8004
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Fodor's "This massive, moat-encircled, bluestone-and-concrete edifice houses works from renowned international painters, including Picasso, Renoir, and van Gogh." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"A must." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The National Gallery of Victoria is not only the oldest public art museum in Australia, it is also one of its most impressive." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Give us the big picture.
When the National Gallery of Victoria's collection became too vast, the NGV, as it's called, was able to move its Australian works to a new, purpose-built space,..." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Australia's oldest museum, the NGV: International houses an impressive collection of artworks from around the world, and hosts major international traveling exhibitions"
Melbourne Travel Guide
August 16, 2021
The Guardian "Its exhibitions are exciting, accessible and weave in lesser-known artists and designers among giants including Picasso and Alexander McQueen...NGV Friday Nights are always fun, with pop-up bars "
Frommer's "The NGV International is a showcase for Australia’s finest collections of international art." Full review
Independent "The National Gallery of Victoria (free to enter) claims one of Australia’s most distinguished public art collections, spread over two buildings on opposite sides of the Yarra River"
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
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Federation Square, Cnr Russell & Flinders Streets, Melbourne, Victoria
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Concierge "Federation Square's Ian Potter Centre houses the nation's largest repository of Australian art, with some 25,000 works."
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Don't miss Jackson Pollock's Blue Poles, one of the NGV's more controversial buys, now worth a small fortune.
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"The Ian Potter Centre is the other half of the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), set up to showcase its impressive collection of Australian works." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"A must, given the quality of the artwork on display." Full review
Travel + Leisure "More than 20,000 works by indigenous and non-indigenous Australian artists from colonial times to the present make up the collection, with about 800 pieces on view at any given time." Full review
Fodor's " Covering the 19th and 20th centuries, it includes paintings from the famous Heidelberg school, such as Frederick McCubbin's Lost and Tom Roberts' Shearing the Rams. " Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Australia is a relatively young country, so it's fitting that the largest collection of its art has a hip, contemporary home." Full review
Frommer's "This fascinating gallery, featuring 20 rooms dedicated to Australian art, opened in 2002 in the heart of Federation Square." Full review
