01 PM | 08 Sep

Australian Made:100 Years of #Fashion #NGV #facebook #allfrockedup #geekgirl

Australian Made:100 Years of Fashion tells the story of our unique style from the 1850s to 1950s.   To celebrate this fascinating exhibition and to pay homage to the stylish grannies, aunts, mothers and fathers who blazed the Australian fashion trail, we’re asking Facebook fans to show off their favourite fashion items, inherited from a stylish relative.   From Aunty Fay’s fifties frock, to Pop’s panama hat, send us pics of your family’s most treasured hand-me-downs and you could win a NGV Shop voucher!   NGV Facebook page   How to enter: Email your photo (no larger than 1mb please) to facebook@ngv.vic.gov.au Photos will be posted to the Granny’s Gowns album on our Facebook fan page. The photo with the most ‘likes’ when the competition closes will win a $50 NGV Shop voucher. Competition closes 5pm, Friday 24 September.   Australian Made: 100 Years of Fashion Until 23 January 2011 The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia Federation Square, Melbourne Open 10am-5pm. Closed Mondays Free entry

11 AM | 12 Jun

Experimenta – Immersion – NGV – #Kids Corner

Step into the ocean and use your shadow to interact with sea creatures without getting wet! Experimenta are pleased to announce that from June, Immersion, an Experimenta New Visions Commission will be installed at the NGV Children’s Gallery as part of an Light Play, an exhibition that explores multiple perspectives on light through interaction, education and play. Immersion is an interactive artwork by Australian artists Angela Barnett, Andrew Buchanan, Darren Balingall, Chris MacKellar and Christian Rubino.

June – 7 November 2010 FREE!

Open 10am – 5pm. Closed Mondays