Melbourne, the capital of Victoria, is a lively and architecturally interesting city full of 19th century buildings and tree-lined boulevards. With a strikingly modern city centre
And an array of nightlife options, events, food choices and sport options, Melbourne is an invigorating and unique city to visit.
This sprawling city of almost 5 million people is a significant tourist location and welcomes about 2 million international visitors per year, as well as millions of national overnight visitors. You make the most of your visit to this great city; we’ve put together a short list of ‘must sees’ in the Melbourne area.
3National Gallery of Victoria
Popularly known as the NGV, the National Gallery of Victoria is Australia’s largest, oldest and most visited art museum. The gallery encompasses 73,000 works of art, which range from international sculpture, prints, fashion and textiles, to native art and indigenous imagery.
Broken into two buildings, the strikingly contemporary buildings that make up the NGV are composed of the NGV International, which contains international works from Europe, Asia, America and Oceania, and The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, which contains Australian art and indigenous and non-indigenous art from the colonial period.
Access to the gallery is free and is open daily from 10AM to 5PM (barring some holidays).
