The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
7 expert reviews
“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.”
– Travel + Leisure
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 Planet
Top 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
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
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Federation Square, Cnr Russell & Flinders Streets, Melbourne, Victoria