The Melbourne Winter Masterpieces is an annual series of major exhibitions held over 100 days in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[1] Exhibits are sourced from galleries and institutions from around the world, and exhibited at Melbourne Museum, National Gallery of Victoria and Australian Centre for the Moving Image. The annual series held during the Melbourne Winter – between June and October.
The objectives of the Melbourne Winter Masterpieces series are to:
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]
Previous exhibition held from 2004, include:
| Year | Exhibition | data-sort-type = "number" | Attendance | Exhibitor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Terracotta Warriors & Cai Guo-Qiang | 377,105 | National Gallery of Victoria | |
| 2018 | Wonderland | 179,000 | Australian Centre for the Moving Image | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 2013 | Monet's Garden | 343,000 | National Gallery of Victoria | |
| 2013 | Hollywood Costumes | 204,000 | Australian Centre for the Moving Image | |
| 2012 | Game Masters | 103,000 | Australian Centre for the Moving Image | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |