The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia

The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia is the world’s first major gallery dedicated exclusively to Australian art. It is a spectacular showcase comprising over 20 galleries housed within a landmark architectural complex.

With special exhibitions and educational programs and new perspectives of the city through its glass matrix, NGV Australia is more than a great place to view art – it is a completely fresh approach that encourages people from all walks of life to enjoy the world of art.

Australian Art Collection

The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia is home to the NGV’s Australian Art Collection – including works by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island communities.

Explore the history and many styles and stories of Australian art through paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, photography, prints, drawings, fashion, Indigenous art and the Joseph Brown Collection.

Find out more: https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/exhibition/ngv-collection-australia/

The Joseph Brown Collection

In May 2004 Dr Joseph Brown AO OBE donated the major part of his incomparable collection of Australian art to the National Gallery of Victoria — the most generous single gift of works of art ever made to a public gallery in Australia.

The Joseph Brown Collection at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia will forever tell the story of the immigrant who became an artist and soldier, a scholar and connoisseur, a successful businessman and an art dealer, a mentor to artists and an art patron; a man who made a huge and enduring difference to the culture of this country.

Joseph Brown was born in Poland in 1918 and migrated to Australia in 1933 at the age of fifteen, settling in Melbourne. He trained initially as an artist but after returning from war service in 1945 became increasingly involved in the fashion industry. Later he became a leading art dealer and consultant, promoting a wide range of Australian artists, both historical and contemporary. He reclaimed the work of forgotten artists, introduced and mentored many new artists, and was a great advocate for portraiture as an art form. Simultaneously he built up an outstanding private collection of Australian art.

Find out more: https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/exhibition/the-joseph-brown-collection/

NGV Design Store

The NGV design store at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia specialises in Australian art and design books, as well as an inspired selection of local design products.

The book range features Australian, Indigenous Australian and international contemporary art, design, fashion, photography and street art publications.

Design products include exclusive NGV products, the latest fashion accessories, home wares, children’s gifts and unique Indigenous Australian objects.

Find out more: https://store.ngv.vic.gov.au/

NGV Café

Located in the Atrium, just outside the NGV Australia entrance, NGV Cafe offers breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea. Serving Allpress Espresso coffee, roasted locally in Melbourne.

Find out more: https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/plan-your-visit/dining/