Description
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia was the first public art museum dedicated to Australian art.
The NGV Collection of Australian art numbers almost 25,000 works and includes paintings, decorative arts, photography, prints and drawings, sculpture, fashion and textiles and jewellery. It presents the story of Australian art through a comprehensive program of temporary exhibitions and extensive Collection displays acknowledging the power, primacy and cultural diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art.
Its collection represents some of Indigenous art’s major historical and contemporary moments. The collection includes works in a range of media by male and female artists are on display, including works by Barak, Judy Watson, Emily Kngwarray and Uta Uta Tjangala.
In 2007, NGV Australia welcomed its fifth millionth visitor.