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== Locations == === St Kilda Road: NGV International === NGV international is located at 180 St Kilda Rd and houses the NGV's European, Asian, Oceanic and American art collections.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NGV International β What's On |url=https://whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au/things-to-do/ngv-international |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au |language=en |archive-date=15 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230215025750/https://whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au/things-to-do/ngv-international |url-status=live }}</ref> It houses a number of permanent displays, arranged by region and chronology.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=NGV |date=March 2022 |title=Map of NGV International and Australia |url=https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/NGV-MAPS-MAR-MAY-2022.pdf |access-date=25 May 2022 |archive-date=26 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326165014/https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/NGV-MAPS-MAR-MAY-2022.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> It also has a large ground-floor space used for temporary exhibitions, and contemporary art spaces on level 3 are also used for temporary exhibitions.<ref name=":3" /> The building is surrounded by a moat and fountains, while the main entrance features a famous water wall, which has been used to display the art of [[Keith Haring]] and others.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Percival |first=Lindy |date=2019-11-20 |title=Keith Haring's doomed mural returns to Melbourne's iconic water wall |url=https://www.theage.com.au/culture/art-and-design/keith-haring-s-doomed-mural-returns-to-melbourne-s-iconic-water-wall-20191118-p53bq9.html |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=The Age |language=en |archive-date=14 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114095628/https://www.theage.com.au/culture/art-and-design/keith-haring-s-doomed-mural-returns-to-melbourne-s-iconic-water-wall-20191118-p53bq9.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Waterwall /> At the rear of NGV International is a sculpture garden, which hosts an annual large-scale installation through the NGV Architecture Commission.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ponder this: 2021 NGV Architecture Commission opens |url=https://architectureau.com/articles/2021-ngv-architecture-commission-ponder-opens/ |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=ArchitectureAU |language=en |archive-date=6 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206051836/https://architectureau.com/articles/2021-ngv-architecture-commission-ponder-opens/ |url-status=live }}</ref> === Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia === [[File:NGV Australia Federation Square.jpg|thumb|Inside the Ian Potter Centre]] NGV Australia is located in the [[Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia|Ian Potter Centre]] at [[Federation Square]]. The building houses the NGV's Australian collection, with a permanent display presenting a chronological history of Australian art and a selection of the galley's 25,000 Australian works.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia β What's On |url=https://whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au/things-to-do/ian-potter-centre-ngv-australia |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au |language=en |archive-date=25 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525075432/https://whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au/things-to-do/ian-potter-centre-ngv-australia |url-status=live }}</ref> NGV Australia has a particular focus on Indigenous Australian art, and alongside the permanent displays presents temporary exhibitions relating to Australian art and history. === The Fox: NGV Contemporary === In 2018, the State Government of Victoria announced a new contemporary art gallery would be built behind the [[Arts Centre Melbourne|Arts Centre]] and the existing NGV International building.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-03/melbourne-to-build-largest-art-gallery-in-australia/9829344 |title=Art lovers rejoice β Melbourne to get new contemporary art gallery |last=Andie Noonan |date=2018-06-03 |website=ABC News |language=en-AU |access-date=2019-08-02 |archive-date=2 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202193202/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-03/melbourne-to-build-largest-art-gallery-in-australia/9829344 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Government spent $203 million to begin the project, including $150 million to purchase the former Carlton and United Breweries building for the new gallery.<ref name=":0" /> The new building is part of a major new $1.7 billion redevelopment of the surrounding Melbourne Arts Precinct which is planned to include 18,000 square metres of new public space, new space for contemporary art and design exhibitions, and a new home for the Australian Performing Arts Gallery.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/game-changer-melbourne-to-build-nation-s-largest-contemporary-art-gallery-20180603-p4zj5f.html |title='Game-changer': Melbourne to build nation's largest contemporary art gallery |last=Hinchliffe |first=Joe |date=2018-06-02 |website=The Age |language=en |access-date=2019-08-02 |archive-date=23 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123215944/https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/game-changer-melbourne-to-build-nation-s-largest-contemporary-art-gallery-20180603-p4zj5f.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Nick |date=2022-03-10 |title=$1.7 billion Southbank arts plan approved despite 'urban blight' warning |url=https://www.theage.com.au/culture/art-and-design/1-7-billion-southbank-arts-plan-approved-despite-urban-blight-warning-20220310-p5a3bj.html |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=The Age |language=en |archive-date=25 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525075430/https://www.theage.com.au/culture/art-and-design/1-7-billion-southbank-arts-plan-approved-despite-urban-blight-warning-20220310-p5a3bj.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The Ian Potter Foundation pledged $20 million for the new building.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |date=2022-04-19 |title=Lindsay and Paula Fox make record $100 million donation to Melbourne gallery |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-19/lindsay-and-paula-fox-donate-100m-to-ngv-gallery/100999676 |access-date=2022-05-25 |archive-date=25 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525075430/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-19/lindsay-and-paula-fox-donate-100m-to-ngv-gallery/100999676 |url-status=live }}</ref> The masterplan for the precinct was approved in 2022.<ref name=":4" /> The public space is being designed by architecture firms [[Hassell (architecture firm)|HASSELL]] and [[SO-IL]] with a new elevated garden connecting [[Hamer Hall, Melbourne|Hamer Hall]] and Southbank Boulevard.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Team appointed to design Melbourne Arts Precinct public realm {{!}} Arts Centre Melbourne |url=https://www.artscentremelbourne.com.au/about-us/reimagining/project-updates/team-appointed-to-design-melbourne-arts-precinct-public-realm |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=www.artscentremelbourne.com.au |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='Dramatic, diverse' planting design for proposed Melbourne Arts Precinct public spaces |url=https://landscapeaustralia.com/articles/dramatic-diverse-planting-design-for-proposed-melbourne-arts-precinct-public-spaces/ |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=Landscape Australia |language=en |archive-date=4 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604105802/https://landscapeaustralia.com/articles/dramatic-diverse-planting-design-for-proposed-melbourne-arts-precinct-public-spaces/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The winner of the design competition for the NGV Contemporary was announced in March 2022 as [[Candalepas Associates|Angelo Candalepas and Associates]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kolovos |first1=Benita |title='Gamechanger': design unveiled for National Gallery of Victoria's contemporary art space |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/mar/15/gamechanger-design-unveiled-for-national-gallery-of-victorias-contemporary-art-space |access-date=15 March 2022 |work=[[The Guardian]]|date=15 March 2022 |archive-date=15 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315033235/https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/mar/15/gamechanger-design-unveiled-for-national-gallery-of-victorias-contemporary-art-space |url-status=live }}</ref> In April it was announced that billionaires Paula and [[Lindsay Fox]] had donated $100 million to the NGV Contemporary project in the largest ever donation to an Australian art museum, and that the gallery would be named The Fox: NGV Contemporary.<ref name=":5" /> The new gallery will have 13,000 square metres of exhibition space and is planned to open in 2028.<ref>{{Cite web |last=NGV |date=March 2022 |title=About The Fox: NGV Contemporary |url=https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/the-fox-ngv-contemporary/ |access-date=25 May 2022 |archive-date=26 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426061224/http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/the-fox-ngv-contemporary/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Juanola |first1=Marta |title='A magnet for tourists': State government unveils design of NGV Contemporary |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/a-magnet-for-tourists-state-government-unveils-design-of-1-7-billion-ngv-contemporary-20220315-p5a4ot.html |access-date=15 March 2022 |newspaper=[[The Age]]|date=15 March 2022 |archive-date=15 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315005358/https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/a-magnet-for-tourists-state-government-unveils-design-of-1-7-billion-ngv-contemporary-20220315-p5a4ot.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It will be Australia's largest contemporary gallery.<ref>{{cite tweet|author=[[Daniel Andrews|Dan Andrews]]|user=DanielAndrewsMP|title=Say hello to NGV Contemporary|number=1503518170933768194|access-date=15 March 2022|archive-date=14 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314234731/https://twitter.com/DanielAndrewsMP/status/1503518170933768194|url-status=live}}{{better source needed|date=March 2023}}</ref>
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