• Adventuring Down Under
    Welcome to the National Gallery of Victoria: International — Melbourne, VIC.
    Lying down on the job? Capturing the ceiling of the grand hall ... NGV — Melbourne, VIC.Mahdavi uses pink symbolically ... pink translates in Persian to "soorati," which means face."Comedian" by M. Cattelan ... consists of a banana (replaced weekly) duct taped to the wall 🤯"Ngangkari Ngura (Healing Country)" by B. Muffler ... NGV — Melbourne, VIC."Heterobota" by A. Pilat ... asks the question as you leave, "Can you live with a robot pet?""Mother Eagles Going Hunting" by I. Ken ... NGV — Melbourne, VIC.Schiaparelli collection evoking a magical cosmos ... NGV — Melbourne, VIC."The Examiner" by M. Elgreen & I. Dragset ... NGV — Melbourne, VIC."No. 1 ... from the Armour for the Bride series" by S. Kulkarni ... NGV — Melbourne, VIC.Indian Vishnu avatars Varaha, Narasimha, and Kalki ... NGV — Melbourne, VIC."Promotional Look for RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars" by R. Gemini ... NGV — Melbourne, VIC."Hamburger with Auspicious Treasures" by S. Wei ... NGV — Melbourne, VIC.11th Century BCE Chinese cooking vessel ... NGV — Melbourne, VIC."Mun-dirra (Maningrida fish fence)" ... symbolizing extraordinary possibilities of the human mind.From the "Adam & Eve" Series by R. Lewer ... NGV — Melbourne, VIC.Two-handled cup & saucer (c. 1735-40) from the Vienna Porcelain Factory ... NGV — Melbourne, VIC.Waistcoast (1780) from England ... NGV — Melbourne, VIC.Head of a Girl (L) and Head of a Boy ... NGV — Melbourne, VIC."Louis XIII of France" by P.P. Rubens ... NGV — Melbourne, VIC."Two Old Men Disputing" by Rembrandt ... NGV — Melbourne, VIC."The Messenger" by G. Bartlett ... NGV — Melbourne, VIC.

    Melbourne: NGV International

    February 7, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F

    Today we balanced road trip prep work with sightseeing.

    After breakfast, Mui headed out to do some shopping … groceries for home-cooked meals to take on the road. After he got back, we went off to have fun … leaving the actual cooking for this afternoon.

    When Regatta called on Melbourne in January, we visited the Melbourne Museum. We spent so much time there that we didn’t get to the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) then. So, that was our priority today.

    Founded in 1861, NGV is Australia’s oldest art museum. It also has the distinction of being the most visited one. The museum consists of two sites. The one we went to today is NGV: International … on St Kilda Road. We would have gone to the Ian Potter Center: NGV Australia, too. But we ran out of steam … and time.

    In this building are the museum’s European, Asian, Oceanic, and American art collections.

    We found a lot that pleased our eye. And a lot that left us scratching our heads.    Read more