The National Gallery of Victoria has opened its State collection and programming virtually to offer the public access to the NGV Collection during the temporary closure of the Gallery.
Virtual tours, online collection galleries, eBooks and activities for children will be available via the NGV website and social media channels as the Gallery continues to share its collection of over 75,000 works with the public. During the temporary Gallery closure new content will be uploaded to the NGV Channel regularly, offering deeper insights into the collection and displays each week.
Exhibitions Keith Haring | Jean-Michel Basquiat: Crossing Lines and KAWS: Companionship In The Age Of Loneliness will be available as virtual tours. These free curator-led tours will give audiences who had an upcoming visit planned a chance to see the exhibitions and fans the opportunity to revisit.
‘This is a wonderful initiative from the NGV, connecting people to their community and the wider creative world at a time where so many feel isolated. While the NGV is temporarily closed to the public, this is a fantastic opportunity to show support to our world leading creative and cultural agencies and interact with the NGV’s extraordinary state collection,’ said Minister for Creative Industries Martin Foley MP.
‘In these challenging times art has an important role to play in offering solace and inspiration. With over 90% of the NGV Collection available online and a host of content produced specially for this period, the Gallery remains accessible even while our doors are temporarily closed. We encourage people to continue to explore and enjoy the NGV Collection from home’ said Tony Ellwood AM, Director, National Gallery of Victoria.
NGV International and NGV Australia are currently temporarily closed to the public from Monday March 16 until Monday April 13, in a precautionary measure that considers the current public health situation.
For more visit: www.ngv.vic.gov.au
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