Melbourne Winter Masterpieces series
The Melbourne Winter Masterpieces is an annual series of major exhibitions held over 100 days in
The objectives of the Melbourne Winter Masterpieces series are to:[1]
- Attract national and international visitors to Victoria during what was traditionally the quieter tourism period.
- Generate significant economic impact for the state
- Generate significant national and international media exposure for Victoria
The Melbourne Winter Masterpieces have been credited with attracting 5 million visitors to Melbourne, and for injecting $400 million into the Victorian state economy.[2]
The Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibitions for 2023 will be Pierre Bonnard: Designed by India Madhavi, at the National Gallery of Victoria from 6 June to 8 October 2023, and Goddess: Power, Glamour, Rebellion at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image from 5 April to 1 October 2023.[3]
The Melbourne Winter Masterpiece exhibition for 2024 will be Pharaoh, at the National Gallery of Victoria from 14 June to 6 October 2024.[4]
Exhibitions
Previous exhibition held from 2004, include:[1]
Melbourne Museum
- 2009 A Day in Pompeii
- 2011 Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
National Gallery of Victoria
- 2004 Impressionists: Masterpieces from the Musée d'Orsay
- 2005 Dutch Masters
- 2006 Picasso: Love and War 1935–1945
- 2007 Guggenheim Collection: 1940s to Now
- 2008 Art Deco 1910–1939
- 2009 Dalí: Liquid Desire
- 2010 European Masters: Städel Museum, 19th–20th Century[5]
- 2011 Klimt, Schiele, Hoffmann
- 2012 Napoleon: Revolution to Empire
- 2013 Monet’s Garden
- 2014 Italian Masterpieces from Spain's Royal Court, Museo del Prado
- 2015 Masterpieces from the Hermitage: The Legacy of Catherine the Great
- 2016 Degas: A New Vision
- 2017 Van GoghAnd The Seasons
- 2018 Masterworks from MoMA
- 2019 Terracotta Warriors: Guardians of Immortality
- 2021 French Impressionism: From the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- 2022 The Picasso Century
- 2023 Pierre Bonnard: Designed by India Mahdavi
- 2024 Pharaoh
Australian Centre for the Moving Image
- 2007 Pixar: 20 Years of Animation[6]
- 2010 Tim Burton: The Exhibition[7]
- 2012 Game Masters
- 2013 Hollywood Costume
- 2014 DreamWorks Animation: The Exhibition
- 2015 David Bowie Is
- 2017 Wallace & Gromit and friends: The magic of Aardman
- 2018 Wonderland
- 2021 Disney: The Magic of Animation
- 2022 Light: Works from Tate’s Collection
- 2023 Goddess: Power, Glamour, Rebellion
Attendances
Year | Exhibition | Attendance | Exhibitor |
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2019 | Terracotta Warriors & Cai Guo-Qiang | 377,105 | National Gallery of Victoria |
2018 | Wonderland | 179,000 | Australian Centre for the Moving Image
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2018 | MoMA: 130 Years of Modern and Contemporary Art | 404,034[9] | National Gallery of Victoria |
2017 | Van Gogh and the Seasons | 462,262[10] | National Gallery of Victoria |
2016 | Degas: A New Vision | 197,500 | National Gallery of Victoria |
2015 | Masterpieces from the Hermitage | 172,000 | National Gallery of Victoria |
2015 | David Bowie Is | 199,000 | Australian Centre for the Moving Image
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2014 | Italian Masterpieces from Spain's Royal Court: Museo del Prado | 153,000 | National Gallery of Victoria |
2014 | DreamWorks Animation | 220,000 | Australian Centre for the Moving Image
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2013 | Monet's Garden | 343,000 | National Gallery of Victoria |
2013 | Hollywood Costumes | 204,000 | Australian Centre for the Moving Image
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2012 | Game Masters | 103,000 | Australian Centre for the Moving Image
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2012 | Napoleon: Revolution to Empire | 189,000 | National Gallery of Victoria |
2011 | Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs | 796,000 | Melbourne Museum |
2011 | Vienna: Art and Design | 172,000 | National Gallery of Victoria |
2010 | European Masters: Stadel Collection 19th – 20th Centuries | 200,000 | National Gallery of Victoria |
2010 | Tim Burton: The Exhibition | 276,000 | Australian Centre for the Moving Image
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2009 | A Day in Pompeii | 333,000 | Melbourne Museum |
2009 | Salvador Dali: Liquid Desire | 333,000 | National Gallery of Victoria |
2008 | Art Deco 1910–1939 | 241,000 | National Gallery of Victoria |
2007 | Guggenheim Collection 1940's to Now | 180,000 | National Gallery of Victoria |
2007 | Pixar: 20 Years of Animation | 147,000 | Australian Centre for the Moving Image
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2006 | Picasso: Love & War 1935 -1945 | 224,000 | National Gallery of Victoria |
2005 | Dutch Masters from the Rijksmuseum | 219,000 | National Gallery of Victoria |
2004 | The Impressionists: Masterpieces from the Musée d'Orsay | 371,000 | National Gallery of Victoria |
Total | 6,317,796 |
See also
- Melbourne
- Melbourne Museum
- National Gallery of Victoria
- Australian Centre for the Moving Image
- Culture of Melbourne
References
- ^ a b c d Creative Victoria – Melbourne Winter Masterpieces
- ^ Lambert, Catherine. "National Gallery of Victoria reveals Vincent van Gogh exhibition for 2017 winter masterpieces". Herald Sun. News Corporation. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "Melbourne Winter Masterpieces". Visit Melbourne. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "World-Exclusive Pharaoh Exhibition To Take Over NGV". Premier of Victoria. Victorian Government. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ National Gallery of Victoria – European Masters: Städel Museum, 19th–20th Century Archived 2010-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Australian Centre for the Moving Image – Pixar: 20 Years of Animation". Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
- ^ Australian Centre for the Moving Image – Tim Burton: The Exhibition
- ^ "Melbourne Winter Masterpieces". Creative Victoria. Government of Victoria. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "More than 400,000 visit MoMA at NGV" (PDF). National Gallery of Victoria. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Record-Busting Van Gogh Draws Over 110,000 Tourists To Victoria". Retrieved 1 August 2017.