“If we were to approach the ideal we had to start afresh.” The Leonard French stained glass ceiling in the Great Hall of the NGV.Credit: Craig Abraham So, experiments and tests began, again ...

This grand modernist ... ceiling in the Great Hall. Upstairs you've got the permanent collections, as well as the smaller visiting exhibitions. You cannot visit the NGV without spending a hefty ...

A cavernous, spherical, 40-metre-high entrance hall. A dramatic public rooftop terrace ... In late 2020, the Victorian government announced that it had earmarked funds for a new NGV building as part ...

The trendy tunes are another key drawcard of NGV Friday nights, with musicians performing in the Great Hall every night. There'll be live music performances spanning genres including jazz ...

Coloured glass samples for Leonard French's Great Hall ceiling, National Gallery of Victoria.Credit: NGV Fifty years ago, on August 20, 1968, the NGV (founded in 1861) opened at its present site ...

In a unification of art and architecture, the 2022 NGV Architecture Commission at the National Gallery of Victoria sees a colourful rendition of the iconic Greek structure, The Parthenon. Temple of ...

Curated especially for the NGV by the British Museum ... a small ivory plaque of King Den; a grand limestone statue of Ramses II; and a seated statue of Pharaoh Sety II. More than 10 sculptures alone ...