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  • 1/5 Clement G. 4 years ago on Google
    If it’s closed until 2021 you could at least put it on google!!!! We just waste $30 of taxi to come here!! Thank you!!!
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Khoa N. 5 years ago on Google • 473 reviews
    Free access and interesting events changing frequently every 3 months
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Geetika S. 11 months ago on Google • 133 reviews
    Free art show at Ian porter is amazing. Loved what they did to the space on level G,2 & 3
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Aeron L. 5 years ago on Google • 72 reviews
    Went here to check out the Eavesdropping exhibition the other day. The space was amazing, as was the art. It's a free museum, but the quality is definitely not lacking. Absolutely would recommend seeing Eavesdropping while it's still being showed there. Will definitely come back to look at other exhibitions here.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Terry B. 5 years ago on Google • 13 reviews
    The museum appears to be closed for renovations for the next few months. Their website doesn't come out and say this but shows closed every day. There is a poster in the window with some specious bafflegab about not being closed except in terms of exhibitions. If an art museum has the doors locked and the lights off and no opening hours, it is closed. Even at a university. I walked a mile out of my way to see it. Ouch. I wrote that paragraph around Easter 2019. Came back to Melbourne Feb. 2024, nearly five years later, and it's still closed but pretending to reopen soon. Does it really exist?
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jie D. 5 years ago on Google
    Very pleasant
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Maria R. 4 years ago on Google
    Melbourne has great art galleries and they are all worthy of appreciation. The Ion Porter Art Museum is an excellent contemporary building. It provides visitors with a great café to rest, but still allows visitors to enjoy the art of display. The gallery is well arranged and the planning is definitely the best. The whole experience is a sense of enjoyment.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Margee G. 4 years ago on Google
    The Potter is currently closed for renovations and will be re-opening October 2020.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jeanette “Jan” R. 1 year ago on Google
    An amazing few hours at the gallery sharing Australian Art, from Indigenous to impressionists, wonderful experience. Our tour guide Flora, who has been a volunteer for 20 years was a real hoot, and shared her vast knowledge with us mere mortals. Loved it and learned a lot. 5/5👍
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jason 3 years ago on Google
    Free and very fascinating. Very easy to get lost here. It's a bit of a maze. Plenty of different art exhibits. Just behind Federation square.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Travis K. 5 years ago on Google
    A good little pop-in museum/gallery/exhibition space. It's not going to blow you away, but worth a look. Free admission.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Suvendu D. 5 years ago on Google
    Founded in 1972, the Ian Potter Museum of Art is the University of Melbourne’s art museum. Housed in an award-winning building opened in 1998, the Potter is the largest university-based art museum in Australia and a national leader in the field. The Potter manages the University Art Collection, a rich resource of art and artifacts spanning neolithic to contemporary. We are a cultural and educational facility, serving both the campus community and the general public.Embracing research, discovery and debate, the Potter exhibits art from antiquity to the present. We display art from the University Art Collection, as well as from public and private collections from around Australia and the world. Working with living artists, we participate directly in the development of contemporary art. Public programs, publications, and social media encourage engagement, learning and the exchange of ideas.The Potter is committed to extensive participation in the University’s interdisciplinary degree structure. Our goal is to make art central to teaching and learning, by enhancing art collection access and contributing to curriculum development across all faculties.The Potter unites art with the activities and environment of the University of Melbourne campus. We display the University Art Collection around the campus and form academic partnerships linking art with the curriculum. Through our engagement with the arts community we contribute directly to the cultural life of Victoria.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 James D. 6 years ago on Google
    A small but excellent little museum of modern art. Often has very interesting exhibitions
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Heather B. 5 years ago on Google
    Current exhibition focuses on furniture design - not my taste, but the museum is well-laid out with lots of explanatory material provided. Entry is free (awesome), located very close to a tram stop and staff are lovely to deal with.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Greg C. 3 years ago on Google • 218 reviews
    Brilliant exhibition on Australian impressionist. Highly recommend. 200+ great works on display and due to covid restrictions not crowded.

  • 5/5 Andy & S. 5 years ago on Google • 176 reviews
    Attended special event on Saturday 17 November for a viewing of the spectacular Leckie Window (pictured below) at the Ian Potter Museum of Art at Melbourne University Parkville with commentary by Geoffrey Wallace and Bronwyn Hughes.

  • 5/5 Michael R. 10 months ago on Google • 137 reviews
    Probably my favourite gallery in Australia. I love the selections of Colonial through to modern Australian art..... although I sit in front of THE McCubbin and get lost in the sentiment and allegory as well as the sheer skill of the artist. I only get to Melbourne every 5 to 10 years but this gallery is always on my itinerary. Visited twice in 4 days this time.

  • 5/5 Vipoo S. 6 years ago on Google • 88 reviews
    Small but present great exhibitions! and not too busy to enjoy the art.

  • 4/5 Kevin K. 5 years ago on Google • 74 reviews
    The museum is small. They are going expand and renovate soon and going to reopen in April 2020

  • 4/5 Benno 1 month ago on Google • 44 reviews New
    A great place to visit for any art lover

  • 4/5 Yu-Ying L. 1 year ago on Google • 14 reviews
    Nice spot to spend a chilled rainy afternoon in Melbourne :)

  • 3/5 Eve S. 4 years ago on Google
    Currently closed for renovations.

  • 4/5 Rachel D. 6 years ago on Google
    Very diverse collection full of interesting things to explore. Usually quiet and peaceful, entry is free so great place to wander even just for an hour. Egyptian collection is excellent; not particularly big but very well researched and labelled. A good gallery overall and an interesting insight it to the history of Melbourne University.

  • 3/5 Puay K. 4 years ago on Google
    CLOSED UNTIL MID 2020

  • 4/5 현성수 4 years ago on Google
    Nice place to visit if you are interested in contemporary art...but kinda small and limited operation hourz

  • 5/5 Trish H. 4 years ago on Google
    Awesome enjoyable

  • 4/5 Blue D. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The entrance was so nice that I was walking inside for 20 minutes to see the entrance (Original) 입구가 너무 멋있어서 내부공사중인데도 입구만보러 20분동안 걸어갔다

  • 5/5 Teneille J. 5 years ago on Google
    Very diverse collection full of interesting things to explore. Usually quiet and peaceful, entry is free so great place to wander even just for an hour. Quite a nice collection. I enjoyed the glass objects

  • 4/5 gao p. 4 years ago on Google
    not open now

  • 5/5 齋藤晃宏 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) There was an atmosphere that reminds me of history. (Original) 歴史を感じさせる雰囲気がありました。

  • 5/5 Jess K. 5 years ago on Google
    Stumbled upon this place accidentally, glad I did.

  • 5/5 Ann M. 4 years ago on Google
    Amazing

  • 5/5 Sumaya G. 3 years ago on Google
    I simply adore the museum and it's especially wonderful that it's close to where I'm doing my studies. Nice to just go for a walk around the area. Visited many times, it's breathtaking with all easy access for wheelchairs, parking and anything you need really. Tram stops just outside and within walking distance to Parliament train station as well that I use every time during my commutes.

  • 5/5 Lya A. 5 years ago on Google
    Nice place to gather information about what's artistically happening in Melbourne. Nicely curated and perfect place on The Federation Square

  • 3/5 Jonathan B. 9 months ago on Google • 12 reviews
    The site at Melbourne university is currently closed for renovations, i wish they’d update their google listing. The Ian Potter centre at Federation Sq is awesome

  • 5/5 Petr S. 9 months ago on Google
    Great museum to get lost in

  • 5/5 Hamish S. 6 years ago on Google
    A great collection of exhibitions and artwork. Also enterance is free!

  • 1/5 Willy G. 4 years ago on Google
    i dont feel so good

  • 5/5 T T. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Ok (Original) 可以的

  • 5/5 k w. 5 years ago on Google
    free enter, the works express social problems, I like exterior, this locates in Melbourne University, 3 floors, if you have bags, please pass them on the reception on Ground floor

  • 5/5 Rishi N. 5 years ago on Google
    great place in summer

  • 5/5 Veronika S. 5 years ago on Google
    Very diverse collection full of interesting things to explore.

  • 4/5 Deep S. 5 years ago on Google
    Parking problem

  • 5/5 Maynard D. 5 years ago on Google
    I loved the current exhibit (Clement Meadmore furniture). Worth the trip to visit, and free admission.

  • 4/5 Gustavo P. 5 years ago on Google
    The receptionists were are so welcoming! Now.. i found the building very ugly. It has this massive waste of space in the middle, so the rooms for exposition are tiny, and the beautiful feature wall was covered by a concrete wall. Nah.. zero points to the architect.

  • 5/5 jamie m. 4 years ago on Google
    Best ever

  • 4/5 Elmer T. 5 years ago on Google
    Interesting museum, the staff were very kind.

  • 5/5 Greg B. 5 years ago on Google
    Great art gallery.

  • 5/5 Άγγελος M. 5 years ago on Google
    Great little gallery on Swanston Street, Carlton at Melbourne University, very accessible usually showcasing interesting exhibitions.

  • 1/5 Jose Ignacio Donoso S. 5 years ago on Google
    I went here on Wednesday 3.45 pm and it was closed

  • 5/5 Wendy C. 5 years ago on Google
    Went and saw the Clement Meadmore exhibition here at it was fabulous. Great setting with a good little cafe nearby.

  • 5/5 Angus G. 5 years ago on Google
    Hans Ian

  • 4/5 Josh B. 5 years ago on Google
    Worth a short visit. It isn't a big gallery, but still has some interesting pieces and exhibitions. Connected to ACMI and is near the NGV- so you could have yourself an art day!


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