Category: NGV Collection

New to the Collection

A recent addition to the International Fashion and Textile collection is a pair of Rayne shoes from 1954. These glitter encrusted shoes were worn by Mrs. Elsie McIntosh to the City of Melbourne Ball in honour of the visit of …  More

My Desk

I have a problem with books and it is mostly that I like them too much. Particularly art books, because they are full of information and equally beautiful. So my desk is usually buried in monographs and histories. I prefer …  More

Collection Selection – Yayoi Kusama

During rare quiet moments I like to spend time with Yayoi Kusama’s Tender are the stairs to heaven, 2004. In the darkened room on Level 3, everything else melts away, what is left is limitless space and a never-ending illuminated staircase. As …  More