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Highly decorated and patterned porcelain incense burner dating from the nineteenth century, set against a black background.
Until 2 Apr

The Global Life of Design

  • Free
  • Art

Global trade and supply chains are an integral and complex part of the interconnected twenty-first century economy, driving innovation and posing challenges in the design industry. This cross-collection exhibition reveals the influence of global trade and exchange on design traditions from the early modern era to the current day.

Art and design have always been shaped by the movement of people and resources. From pigments to produce, timber and textiles, the global exchange of commodities shaped and defined design traditions, leading to breakthroughs in technology, the rise of luxury markets and the development of consumer culture.

Taking a broad thematic approach, this exhibition showcases works from the NGV Collection in new and unexpected contexts to create dialogues across time, cultures and traditions.

Dates and times

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