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You can now take virtual tours of the NGV’s Kaws and Keith Haring exhibitions

The NGV might be physically shut, but you can still explore it virtually from the comfort of your home.

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The NGV, Arts Centre and Melbourne Museum have shut their doors due to COVID-19

From March 16, the NGV, Arts Centre and more have closed their doors temporarily.

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Rone is bringing a huge exhibition to Geelong

The renowned street artist is even transforming one of Geelong Gallery's rooms into a haunting, derelict site.

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The NGV is going to France for its 2020 winter blockbuster

Explore the work of Pierre Bonnard, alongside an exhibition designed by Iranian-French designer India Mahdavi.

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The best art galleries in Melbourne

Take in blockbuster exhibitions, local shows and state-of-the-art installations at Melbourne's best galleries

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The best free art galleries in Melbourne

Because getting up close to world-class art shouldn't cut a healthy slice out of your salary

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Where to find the best street art in Melbourne

The street art hotspots that any self-respecting 'grammer should be snapping

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Time Out's guide to Aboriginal art

Many visitors want to take away a piece of Indigenous art as a souvenir, but it’s not quite that simple

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Bluffer's guide to contemporary art

From Duchamp and Warhol, contemporary art can take a fair bit of untangling

Art exhibitions this week in Melbourne

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KAWS: Companionship in the Age of Loneliness

The New York artist's much-loved characters are taking over the NGV for summer

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Keith Haring | Jean-Michel Basquiat: Crossing Lines

New York's 1980s art world heavyweights are brought together for this NGV blockbuster

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Joy Hester: Remember Me

A century since pioneering artist Joy Hester was born, Heide is celebrating her life's work with a major exhibition

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Collecting Comme

The NGV is celebrating the iconic Japanese fashion house in this free exhibition

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NGV International

Victoria's premier art gallery features major blockbuster exhibitions. The permanent collection includes a Rembrandt, a Bonnard and a Tiepolo

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The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia

See NGV's extensive collection of Australian artwork, ranging from the Colonial period through to contemporary art

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Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA)

A not-for-profit gallery showcasing group exhibitions of sculpture, video, installation, photography, print and paint

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Heide Museum of Modern Art

This bastion of Australian modernism and contemporary art also boasts an outdoor sculpture park and the 1960s home of founders John and Sunday Reed.

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Arts Centre Melbourne

Featuring temporary and permanent exhibitions from the Arts Centre's performing arts and public art collections

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Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI)

The place to go for major exhibitions and screenings relating to film, television and gaming culture

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This AI artist can turn you into a hilarious Renaissance painting

There’s a fair chunk of the population currently sitting at home, twiddling our thumbs and trying to ride out the Covid-19 pandemic as safely and responsibly...

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You can explore this dreamy Melbourne art installation online

Covid has really done a number on Melbourne’s arts industry, but the city’s creative folk are finding, well, creative ways to cope with shutdown...

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Museums across the world are sending each other virtual bouquets

Spare a thought for the world’s museums and galleries. In the space of only a few weeks they’ve been told to completely shut up shop and halt their usual...

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Castlemaine has taken its annual fundraising art auction online

Those familiar with the regional Victorian town of Castlemaine will know that’s its got a thriving creative community. Every two years, that community comes...