Best of NGV Guided Tour: International or Australian Art

About this experience

Look more closely at the National Gallery of Victoria’s collection on a one-hour tour with an NGV expert storyteller. The guide connects selected works with the ideas, techniques and histories behind them, helping you get more from a short gallery visit. Choose the collection that interests you, then arrive at the correct NGV building for your booked option. Get more from the works in front of you The tour offers interpretation rather than a general city sightseeing walk. A storyteller helps draw attention to visual details and the context of the chosen works, so you can build a fuller understanding within an hour. Routes may change with gallery operations. If a particular exhibition is the main reason for your visit, check its separate entry requirements before booking this collection tour. Choose the collection before choosing the time International and Australian art options are not interchangeable meeting points for the same walk. Decide which collection you want to explore, then select the corresponding tour and building. The Australian option takes place at The Ian Potter Centre at Federation Square; the international option takes place on St Kilda Road. If you are visiting both buildings independently on the same day, still follow the booked tour’s exact meeting instructions and leave travel time between them. A guided introduction rather than a special-exhibition ticket The value of this reservation is the expert-led interpretation of collection highlights. Do not buy it on the assumption that it includes a separately ticketed exhibition you have seen advertised. Those exhibitions have their own admission arrangements and may require a different reservation. For this tour, arrive early enough to find the meeting point and collect any provided listening equipment. Hearing-loop devices are available on request, so raise that need in advance or with the team when you arrive. After the hour, any further independent gallery time should follow the building’s normal visitor arrangements. Which Best of NGV Guided Tour: International or Australian Art ticket should I choose? Choose international collection highlights at NGV International, 180 St Kilda Road, or Australian art at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Federation Square. These are different buildings and different tour options. The ticket includes the selected guided collection tour, not paid special exhibitions. Plan your 60-minute Best of NGV Guided Tour: International or Australian Art visit Arrive at least ten minutes before the booked start at the building named on your confirmation. Allow approximately one hour for the English-language tour. Wear comfortable shoes and travel light; large bags and suitcases are not allowed in the galleries. More to discover in Melbourne Melbourne Evening Laneway Tour with Tapas and Drinks: Spend an evening exploring Melbourne’s laneways and Chinatown with a guide, shared tapas and drinks along the way. Melbourne Fitzroy and Treasury Gardens Exploration Game: Explore Melbourne’s gardens through a self-guided trail of clues and stories.

Highlights

• One-hour tour led by an NGV expert storyteller
• Selected international or Australian collection highlights
• Audio headset for clear commentary
• Hearing-loop device available on request

What is included

• One-hour tour led by an NGV expert storyteller
• Selected international or Australian collection highlights
• Audio headset for clear commentary
• Hearing-loop device available on request

Not included

• Paid special exhibitions
• Transport
• Food and drinks

Before you go

Arrive at least ten minutes before the booked start at the building named on your confirmation. Allow approximately one hour for the English-language tour. Wear comfortable shoes and travel light; large bags and suitcases are not allowed in the galleries.

Cancellation terms

This ticket is non-refundable. This ticket cannot be rescheduled.