The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
The Australian and First Nations art collection of the National Gallery of Victoria hangs on the walls of this gallery in Fed Square. Key pieces include pioneering Indigenous artist Emily Kame
Kngwarreye's vast 1995 work, Anwerlarr Anganenty (Big Yam Dreaming), as well as paintings from the famous Heidelberg school, such as Frederick McCubbin's Lost and Tom Roberts's Shearing the Rams. Other displays include fashion and textiles, sculpture, and photography. A gallery highlight is the First Nations collection, which is permanently displayed on the ground floor in a dedicated gallery called Wurrdha Marra and includes both traditional and contemporary art.
