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Senior art gallery worker fired, accused of $8m theft

The National Gallery of Victoria says it has been the subject of financial fraud by a former employee alleged to have used a company account for financial gain.

AAP · 16h ago

‘Decorating the heavens’: a new Leonard French window sheds light on his masterpiece

In the 1950s and 60s, artists, writers and musicians were drawn to the islands in the Aegean, including Australian writers George Johnston and Charmian Clift, who took up residence on the Greek island of Hydra, as did the young Leonard Cohen.

The Conversation · Sep 10

The kimono is more than an artefact and more than clothing. It is a concept artists will make their own

The kimono garment, the national dress of Japan, carries within itself all of the magic and traditions of Japanese culture.

The Conversation · Jun 6, 2025

Albert Namatjira watercolours on show for first time

Paintings by watercolourist Albert Namatjira that have never been seen by the public are part of an exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria.

AAP · Oct 27, 2023

Australian theatre companies are shunning Shakespeare. A much-needed break, or a mistake?

A decade ago, William Shakespeare was the most performed playwright in Australia. In 2024 not one mainstage theatre company in Australia will perform Shakespeare. The only exception will be Bell Shakespeare.

The Conversation · Oct 17, 2023

Photography: Real and Imagined at the NGV – a huge and dazzling exhibition that reexamines our thinking

Photography is almost 200 years old and Photography: Real and Imagined at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) can be interpreted as an attempt to make sense of its history.

The Conversation · Oct 13, 2023

Seeing isn't believing at NGV's biggest photo show

Real & Imagined at the National Gallery of Victoria shows off more than 300 images from the gallery's photography collection.

AAP · Oct 12, 2023

Rembrandt: True to Life exhibition – a thoughtful celebration of the Dutch old master

With impressive etchings, bucolic landscapes and a recreation of the artist’s Kunstkammer, this National Gallery of Victoria show presents a lyrical, cyclical way of thinking about art

The Guardian - AU · Jun 4, 2023

NGV Triennial will see Boston Dynamics robot dogs set up studio in the National Gallery of Victoria over summer

A trio of finger-painting robot dogs share star billing with Yoko Ono and fashion house Schiaparelli in the blockbuster NGV Triennial, featuring more than 100 artists from around the world.

ABC News · Apr 5, 2023

Melbourne Now: a vast, sprawling and inspiring exhibition that seems to burst out of its architectural framework

Review: Melbourne Now, National Gallery of Victoria.

The Conversation · Mar 23, 2023