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  • A person wearing a yellow top and black jumpsuit looking at the viewer, crouched and sitting opposite a yellow and black robot like dog creature on four legs, both in front of an aqua painted wall.
  • Installation in a gallery room featuring large 2-D cutouts of people, plants and other objects arranged around the space.
  • An oversize sculpture of a hand on a plinth set against a blue sky, making a thumbs up gesture with an elongated thumb.
  • Half torso of a figure modelling an elaborate pink and black garment against a light coloured background.
3 Dec – 7 Apr

NGV Triennial

  • Free
  • Art

NGV Triennial 2023 is a powerful and moving snapshot of the world today as captured through the work of 100 artists, designers, and collectives at the forefront of global contemporary practice. Bringing contemporary art, design and architecture into dialogue with one another and traversing all four levels of NGV International, the NGV Triennial features more than 75 projects inviting us to reflect on the world as it is, while also asking how we would like it to be.

With over 25 world-premiere projects commissioned by the NGV, the NGV Triennial reveals the extraordinary ways in which leading and emerging artists and designers have responded to the most relevant and critical global issues of our time.

Three key thematic pillars of Magic, Matter and Memory anchor the event. Rather than forming a structure for the exhibition’s organisation and the selection of works, the themes offer insight into the concerns of the artists and designers in the exhibition.

Hours

Date Times
Sun 3 Dec
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 4 Dec
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 5 Dec
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 6 Dec
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 7 Dec
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 8 Dec
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 9 Dec
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 10 Dec
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 11 Dec
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 12 Dec
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 13 Dec
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 14 Dec
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 15 Dec
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 16 Dec
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 17 Dec
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 18 Dec
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 19 Dec
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 20 Dec
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 21 Dec
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 22 Dec
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 23 Dec
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 24 Dec
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 25 Dec
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 26 Dec
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 27 Dec
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 28 Dec
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 29 Dec
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 30 Dec
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 31 Dec
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 1 Jan
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 2 Jan
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 3 Jan
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 4 Jan
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 5 Jan
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 6 Jan
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 7 Jan
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 8 Jan
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 9 Jan
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 10 Jan
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 11 Jan
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 12 Jan
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 13 Jan
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 14 Jan
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 15 Jan
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 16 Jan
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 17 Jan
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 18 Jan
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 19 Jan
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 20 Jan
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 21 Jan
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 22 Jan
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 23 Jan
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 24 Jan
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 25 Jan
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 26 Jan
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 27 Jan
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 28 Jan
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 29 Jan
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 30 Jan
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 31 Jan
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 1 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 2 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 3 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 4 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 5 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 6 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 7 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 8 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 9 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 10 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 11 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 12 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 13 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 14 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 15 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 16 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 17 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 18 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 19 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 20 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 21 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 22 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 23 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 24 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 25 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 26 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 27 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 28 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 29 Feb
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 1 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 2 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 3 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 4 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 5 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 6 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 7 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 8 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 9 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 10 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 11 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 12 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 13 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 14 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 15 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 16 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 17 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 18 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 19 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 20 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 21 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 22 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 23 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 24 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 25 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 26 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 27 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 28 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 29 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 30 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 31 Mar
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 1 Apr
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 2 Apr
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 3 Apr
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 4 Apr
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 5 Apr
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 6 Apr
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 7 Apr
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm

Location

National Gallery of Victoria
180 St Kilda Rd
Melbourne 3006

Open in maps location for National Gallery of Victoria

Price and bookings

This is a free event

Booking not required

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 8620 2222
  • email address: enquiries@ngv.vic.gov.au
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