Ian Potter Centre
NGV Australia is an art gallery that houses the Australian part of the art collection of the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV). NGV Australia is located at Federation Square in Melbourne, Victoria; while the gallery's international works are displayed at the NGV International on St Kilda Road.
Also recorded as Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia · Ian Potter Gallery
Ian Potter Centre
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- Name
- Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
- Founded
- 2003
- Headquarters
- Australia
- Part of
- National Gallery of Victoria
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NGV Australia is an art gallery that houses the Australian part of the art collection of the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV). NGV Australia is located at Federation Square in Melbourne, Victoria; while the gallery's international works are displayed at the NGV International on St Kilda Road.
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Key facts
• Name — Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia • Location — Federation Square, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia • Architect — * Lab Architecture Studio • Bates Smart • Owner — National Gallery of Victoria • Website — https: www.ngv.vic.gov.au
Building design
Building design
• Illustration — Interior of one of the gallery spaces inside the Ian Potter Centre The design of the Ian Potter Centre was commissioned to Lab Architecture Studio in association with Bates Smart of Melbourne, headed by Peter Davidson and Donald Bates. Their work has since earned them The RAIA National Award for Interior Architecture as well as the Marion Mahony Interior Architecture Award. According to the Australian Institute of Architects:
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2003
Ian Potter Centre established.
2003
Ian Potter Centre is recorded from 2003.
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• Illustration — The pioneer There are over 20,000 Australian artworks, including paintings, sculpture, prints, photography, fashion and textiles, and the collection is one of the oldest and most well known in the country. The Ian Potter Centre is a legacy of the businessman and philanthropist Sir Ian Potter. Well-known works at the Ian Potter Centre include Frederick McCubbin's The pioneer (1904) and Tom Roberts' Shearing the Rams (1890). Also featured are works from Sidney Nolan, Arthur Boyd, Albert Tucker, Arthur Streeton, John Perceval, Margaret Preston, Bill Henson, Howard Arkley and Fred Williams. Indigenous art includes works by William Barak and Emily Kngwarreye.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q4350417: Ian Potter Centre
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- “Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- OpenStreetMap gazetteer entry for Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Russell Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 10155716-4, The Ian Potter Centre.
General reference · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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OpenStreetMap gazetteer entry for Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Russell Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, AustraliaOpenStreetMap Foundation
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 10155716-4, The Ian Potter Centre.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Ian Potter Centre is associated with Australia. Recorded from 2003.
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