Ian Potter Museum of Art

The Ian Potter Museum of Art manages, displays and interprets the extensive University of Melbourne Art collection, which ranges from classical antiquity to contemporary works and is one of the largest art collections in Victoria. Since its establishment in 1853, the University has supported the arts through acquisitions commissions including portraits, sculptures, antiquities and architectural embellishments. These now enrich the cultural milieu of the University and the city of Melbourne.

Largely comprising Australian art, the collection also incorporates other key areas. These include the classics and archaeology collections, a collection of international Indigenous cultural material, decorative arts, and a collection of 20th century poster designs. The collection of contemporary art includes many Australian and international artists who have held residencies at the University.

During the 1930s, a major donation to the University was The Ewing Collection including works by leading Australian artists such as Arthur Streeton, Fredrick McCubbin, E Phillips Fox and Charles Conder. The 1930s also saw the commissioning of the Leckie window by Napier Waller, which is on permanent display in the Potter atrium. The growth of the collection was also given impetus in 1946 with the establishment, through the support of Sir Keith Murdoch, of the Herald Chair of Fine Arts, the first chair of Art History in Australia. The Foundation Professor, Sir Joseph Burke, brought together the Society of Collectors whose members made a major contribution to building the collections through the donation of significant works.

The size and diversity of the collection enables the Potter to regularly change its displays, and visitors may also browse through the entire collection online at this web site. http://potter.arts.unimelb.edu.au/pages/ipm/Query.php

In addition to exhibitions, the Ian Potter Museum of Art offers many further activities and services. Lectures, symposia, musical performances, film screenings and membership events present a range of social and cultural activities complementing exhibitions.  
The Ian Potter Museum of Art
Located on Swanston Street between Faraday and Elgin streets, Carlton
 
Mailing address:
The Ian Potter Museum of Art
University of Melbourne VIC 3010
Australia
Telephone: 61 3 8344 5148
Facsimile: 61 3 9349 3518
Email: potter-info@unimelb.edu.au
http://www.art-museum.unimelb.edu.au/default.aspx
Opening hours
Tuesday to Friday 10am to 5pm
Saturday and Sunday 12 to 5pm
Monday closed.

Free admission

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