Ian Potter Museum of Art

This article is about the University of Melbourne museum. For the NGV art gallery, see Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia.
Ian Potter Museum of Art
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Established1972
LocationUniversity of Melbourne, Swanston Street, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
TypeArt museum
Websiteart-museum.unimelb.edu.au

The Ian Potter Museum of Art at the University of Melbourne in Melbourne, Australia was established in 1972.[1][2][3]

The Potter, as it is known locally,[1] presents a curated exhibition program of historical and contemporary art. Through its activities the Potter provides for the acquisition, maintenance, conservation, cataloguing, exhibition, investigation, interpretation and promotion of the extensive art collections of the University of Melbourne.

The current building opened in 1998[4] and was designed by the architect Nonda Katsalidis of Katsalidis Architects. The architect project team included Bill Krotiris, Adrian Amore, Lisette Agius, Donna Brzezinski, Keiran Boyle, Kei Lu Cheong, Luisa Di Gregorio, Holger Frese, Chris Godsell, Robert Kolak, Barbara Moje, Rainer Strunz, Marius Vogl, Jackie Wagner.[5]

In 1999, the museum was awarded the Victorian Architecture Medal for project of the year by the Australian Institute of Architects and the Melbourne Prize for architecture, for the contribution of the project to the public life of the city.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b "The Ian Potter Museum Of Art". Visit Victoria. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  2. ^ Ian Potter Museum of Art (1998), Potter, The Museum, ISBN 978-0-7340-1400-9
  3. ^ Smith, Katherine (5 April 2013). "New Director of Ian Potter Museum of Art". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  4. ^ "The Ian Potter Museum of Art, Attraction, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia". Visit Victoria home. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Street Credentials". architectureau.com.

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