- Address: 180 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne VIC 3006, Australia;
- Working time: daily from 10 to 17;
- Phone: +61 3 8620 2222;
- Website: www.ngv.vic.gov.au;
- Ticket: adult - $ 35, child - $ 20
All who want to travel to the warm continent of Australia , it is worth to visit the wonderful city of Melbourne . It really does have something to see, what to photograph and what to be surprised. Melbourne is visited by many tourists, among them connoisseurs of the beautiful, namely admirers of fine arts. By the way, this is not in vain, since it is in this city is the largest and oldest picture gallery. The National Gallery of Victoria is one of the main attractions of Melbourne.
What to see?
The National Gallery of Victoria has more than 70 thousand exhibits, which can not but impress. Because of such a rich cultural heritage, its funds are divided into two collections and are in different buildings:
- Gallery of International Art;
- John Potter Center.
The National Gallery of Victoria, created in 1861, presents a large collection of paintings by famous artists. Among them, one can not fail to mention Anthony Van Dyck, Paolo Uccello, Peter Paul Rubens, Rembrandt, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Paolo Veronese, DossoDossi, Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso.
Also in the gallery are exhibited other equally interesting exhibits of antiquity - these are the ancient Greek vases, and European ceramics, and even artifacts from Egypt. Also, the exposition is complemented by different objects of culture and everyday life of the ancient inhabitants of Australia.
The National Gallery in Melbourne became famous even when the picture of the famous artist Pablo Picasso "The Weeping Woman" was stolen from the exposition. This theft turned out to be a political move, after which the canvas was returned and now is in its honorable place.
At the gallery there is an art school, opened in 1867. Many of her students became well-known artists in Australia. Their works can be seen in modern collections, as well as at individual exhibitions.
By the way, here volunteers every day spend free excursions lasting from 45 minutes to one hour for each type of art direction.
Lovers of buying a souvenir with a souvenir will be able to purchase a unique item in the gallery shop.
How to get there?
You can get to the Victoria National Gallery in Melbourne either by car or by taxi, or by public transport:
1. Gallery of International Art (Kilda Road, 180) - buildings in which collections from Europe, Asia, America are placed. You can get here by tram 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 16, 64, 67, 72, stop Art Precinct stop. If you go by train, then go to Flinders station, pass through the bridge past the Victorian Arts Center.
2. John Potter's Center (Federation Square) is the building of Australian art, where an exposition of indigenous and not only artists from the colonial period to the present day is presented. If you go by trams No. 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 16, 64, 67, 72, then you need to get off at the Flinders stop and go through the Federation Square. If you take a train, the Flinders Street station is next to the Federation Square .
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