Ian Potter Centre

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The Ian Potter Centre houses the Australian part of the art collection of the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), and is located at Federation Square in Melbourne, Australia (The gallery's international works are displayed at the NGV International on St Kilda Road). There are over 20,000 Australian artworks, including paintings, sculpture, photography, fashion and textiles, and the collection is one of the oldest and most well-known in the country.

Well-known works at the Ian Potter Centre include Frederick McCubbin's Pioneers (1904) and Tom Roberts' Shearing of the Rams (1890). Also featured are works from Sidney Nolan, John Perceval, Margaret Preston, Bill Henson and Fred Williams.

Indigenous art includes works by William Barak and Emily Kngwarreye.