Group bookings can be made to join a member of the Galleries team for a 30 minute guided tour through our current exhibitions John Nixon in the Lyon Collections. Discover more about the works on display, their relationship to one another and Nixon's lifelong commitment to his practice and ongoing experimentation.

Bookings can be made for group of 10 or more.

Cost of tour included in Galleries admission price.

Join us for this special forum to discuss and celebrate the work and practice of artist John Nixon.

With a career spanning more than 50 years, Nixon was a pivotal Australian figure in the history of abstract and non-objective art. Nixon pursued an experimental practice focused on painting together with other disciplines including collage, drawing, print making, film, music and dance.

Join panellists Stephan Bram, Kerrie Poliness, Jacqueline Stojanovic and Francis Plagne as they discuss Nixon's work and his contribution to Australian and international contemporary art practice.

We invite attendees to join us for a glass of bubbly following the discussion.

Bookings via Eventbrite, includes admission to the current exhibition John Nixon in the Lyon Collection.

Join us for this forum on Australian contemporary art as we move into the millennium's third decade. What are some of the key shifts and currents reflected in contemporary Australian art practice?

Join our expert panel comprising Simon Maidment, Associate Director of Art Museums at the University of Melbourne and former Senior Curator of Contemporary Art at the NGV, Jack Willet, Director at 1301SW and Dianne Tanzer, Director at This Is No Fantasy as they present insights into Australian contemporary art and practice.

Illustrated presentations by panel members will be followed by a Q & A session.

We invite attendees to join us for a glass of bubbly following the discussion.

Bookings via Eventbrite, includes admission to the current exhibition John Nixon in the Lyon Collection.

History is full of illuminating examples of architects and artists working together creatively.

In this forum, we explore two contemporary projects where Australian architects and artists have worked collaboratively to produce award winning projects.

Panel includes architects Edition Office and artist Yhonnie Scarce (NGV Architecture Commission), and architects Lyons with Paul Carter (Yagan Square). Illustrated presentations will be followed by Q & A session.

Bookings via Eventbrite, includes admission to the current exhibition John Nixon in the Lyon Collection.

What is the role of the curator in contemporary art practice? What skills do curators need to deliver effective and engaging exhibitions in these changing times?

Join our panel of leading curators Pip Wallis, Curator, Contemporary Art at National Gallery of Victoria and Anthony Fitzpatrick, Curator at TarraWarra Museum of Art, as they discuss the role of the curator and curatorship in the contemporary museum.

Bookings via Eventbrite, includes admission to the current exhibition John Nixon in the Lyon Collection.

Peter Atkins is a leading Australian artist who has exhibited extensively across Australia and internationally. Atkins' practice is based on everyday images, forms and symbols found in the urban and online environment which are deconstructed and reinvested with new meaning. Particular interest is paid to the cultural associations of forms that have a capacity to trigger within the viewer, memory, nostalgia or a shared history of past experiences.

Join Peter for this illustrated talk as he presents key aspects of his work and studio practice with a focus on projects from the past decade, including a number of major site-specific, public artworks.

Bookings via Eventbrite, includes admission to the current exhibition John Nixon in the Lyon Collection.

Spend the morning with Corbett Lyon learning how to draw in perspective! Enjoy learning the fundamentals of sketching and colouring. Beginners and aficionados are all welcome!

Drawing paper and pens will be provided on the day.

Bookings via Eventbrite, includes admission to the current exhibition John Nixon in the Lyon Collection. 

​The NGV’s annual Architecture Commission is a key highlight of the NGV’s summer calendar offering opportunities for Australian architects and designers to design engaging temporary structures and installations in one of Melbourne's great civic and cultural spaces.

Join Ewan McEoin, the NGV's Senior Curator of Contemporary Design and Architecture for this illustrated talk as he presents highlights from the six winning designs.

Bookings via Eventbrite, includes admission to the current exhibition John Nixon in the Lyon Collection.

Join us for this illustrated talk by celebrated academic and author Georgina Walker as she presents the background stories of some of the world's most fascinating private museums. Drawing on examples from her recently published book The Private Collector's Museum - Public Good versus Public Gain Walker examines the philanthropic motivations of private museum founders and their visions for their private / public museums.

We invite attendees to join us for refreshments following the talk.

Bookings via Eventbrite, includes admission to the current exhibition John Nixon in the Lyon Collection.