Category: NGV Collection
Permanent Collection Changes at NGV International
On Level 2 at NGV International, four pairs of boots by the Parisian shoemaker Jean-Louis François Pinet are on display alongside paintings, prints, drawings and photography from the mid-nineteenth century. The display of shoes provides an opportunity to take a … More
Correggio’s Madonna and Child with infant St John the Baptist
Correggio’s Madonna and Child with infant St John the Baptist is once again gracing the walls of the NGV following a conservation treatment. Acquired through the generosity of NGV Trustee Andrew Sisson in 2011 the work was briefly displayed after … More
A new range of gift books from the NGV
The NGV has published an exciting new range of gift books – Dashing Dogs, Curious Cats and Flourishing Flowers – just in time for Christmas! Each title is a visual delight that unearths much-loved and little-known gems in the Gallery’s … More
Collection rehang at NGV International
Something not often considered by our audience is that as the NGV Collection is of such high quality many of our great treasures are often lent to exhibitions both in Australia and overseas. Consequently the hang of the collection … More
A few of my favourite things: Cataloguing art that’s bigger on the inside
The NGV has collected what we broadly describe as ‘multimedia art’ since the 1970s. Over the years, devices for storing and presenting this art have changed. While analogue formats like video cassette once dominated, digital betacam and DVD are now … More
Permanent collection changes at NGV Australia
Last week was mostly about rehanging the twentieth century galleries on level 2 at NGV Australia. We have only been making minor changes to accommodate light sensitive works such as the Fred Williams prints that need to come down as … More
Cataloguing the Collection
The work of a cataloguer is never done. Many ‘fully’ catalogued artworks are just one conservation treatment shy of full medium analysis, one census record short of a complete artist’s biography, one eureka moment away from a confirmed production date, … More
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