Ian Potter Museum of Art in Saint Albans

An amazing few hours at the gallery sharing Australian Art, from Indigenous to impressionists, wonderful experience. Our tour guide Flora, who has been a volunteer for 20 years was a real hoot, and shared her vast knowledge with us mere mortals. Loved it and learned a lot. 5/5👍

Brilliant exhibition on Australian impressionist. Highly recommend. 200+ great works on display and due to covid restrictions not crowded.

Free and very fascinating. Very easy to get lost here. Its a bit of a maze. Plenty of different art exhibits. Just behind Federation square.

The Potter is currently closed for renovations and will be re-opening October 2020.

If it’s closed until 2021 you could at least put it on google!!!! We just waste $30 of taxi to come here!! Thank you!!!

Nice place to visit if you are interested in contemporary art...but kinda small and limited operation hourz

CLOSED UNTIL MID 2020

i dont feel so good

The museum appears to be closed for renovations for the next few months. Their website doesnt come out and say this but shows closed every day. There is a poster in the window with some specious bafflegab about not being closed except in terms of exhibitions. If an art museum has the doors locked and the lights off and no opening hours, it is closed. Even at a university. I walked a mile out of my way to see it. Ouch.

Went and saw the Clement Meadmore exhibition here at it was fabulous. Great setting with a good little cafe nearby.

I went here on Wednesday 3.45 pm and it was closed

Great little gallery on Swanston Street, Carlton at Melbourne University, very accessible usually showcasing interesting exhibitions.

Great art gallery.

The museum is small. They are going expand and renovate soon and going to reopen in April 2020

Interesting museum, the staff were very kind.

The receptionists were are so welcoming!Now.. i found the building very ugly. It has this massive waste of space in the middle, so the rooms for exposition are tiny, and the beautiful feature wall was covered by a concrete wall. Nah.. zero points to the architect.

I loved the current exhibit (Clement Meadmore furniture). Worth the trip to visit, and free admission.

Very diverse collection full of interesting things to explore.

Current exhibition focuses on furniture design - not my taste, but the museum is well-laid out with lots of explanatory material provided. Entry is free (awesome), located very close to a tram stop and staff are lovely to deal with.

Attended special event on Saturday 17 November for a viewing of the spectacular Leckie Window (pictured belowat the Ian Potter Museum of Art at Melbourne University Parkville with commentary by Geoffrey Wallace and Bronwyn Hughes.

A good little pop-in museum/gallery/exhibition space. Its not going to blow you away, but worth a look. Free admission.

free enter, the works express social problems, I like exterior, this locates in Melbourne University, 3 floors, if you have bags, please pass them on the reception on Ground floor

Went here to check out the Eavesdropping exhibition the other day. The space was amazing, as was the art. Its a free museum, but the quality is definitely not lacking. Absolutely would recommend seeing Eavesdropping while its still being showed there. Will definitely come back to look at other exhibitions here.

Free access and interesting events changing frequently every 3 months

Founded in 1972, the Ian Potter Museum of Art is the University of Melbourne’s art museum. Housed in an award-winning building opened in 1998, the Potter is the largest university-based art museum in Australia and a national leader in the field. The Potter manages the University Art Collection, a rich resource of art and artifacts spanning neolithic to contemporary. We are a cultural and educational facility, serving both the campus community and the general public.Embracing research, discovery and debate, the Potter exhibits art from antiquity to the present. We display art from the University Art Collection, as well as from public and private collections from around Australia and the world. Working with living artists, we participate directly in the development of contemporary art. Public programs, publications, and social media encourage engagement, learning and the exchange of ideas.The Potter is committed to extensive participation in the University’s interdisciplinary degree structure. Our goal is to make art central to teaching and learning, by enhancing art collection access and contributing to curriculum development across all faculties.The Potter unites art with the activities and environment of the University of Melbourne campus. We display the University Art Collection around the campus and form academic partnerships linking art with the curriculum. Through our engagement with the arts community we contribute directly to the cultural life of Victoria.

Stumbled upon this place accidentally, glad I did.

Quite a nice collection. I enjoyed the glass objects

An interesting place, was a little underwhelmed with one of the exhibitions when I attended but thats the way things are with galleries. If recommend this as a worthwhile visit for an art fix if in the area.

Lovely small, free gallery with an interesting permanent collection as well as changing special exhibits. On the Melbourne University campus opposite the main University tram stop and two blocks from Lygon Street

I found this a very interesting and informative place to visit.

Very diverse collection full of interesting things to explore. Usually quiet and peaceful, entry is free so great place to wander even just for an hour. Egyptian collection is excellent; not particularly big but very well researched and labelled. A good gallery overall and an interesting insight it to the history of Melbourne University.

Small but present great exhibitions! and not too busy to enjoy the art.

Helps a lot to think of new projects ..

A great collection of exhibitions and artwork. Also enterance is free!

A small but excellent little museum of modern art. Often has very interesting exhibitions

Expectes much better things, especially in the Syrian part of the museum. Very cozy and neat though.

Interesting place with decent collections

Good and fluid collection of interesting art

Great free awesome exhibitions.

Great art

Great art

Nice place to gather information about whats artistically happening in Melbourne. Nicely curated and perfect place on The Federation Square

Definitely worth a look, with a great selection of art.

I love this building, exhibitions and openness to new art and exhibitions.

Olive Cotton and Max Dupain exhibition was a fabulous review of Australian identity inthe 30s and 40s

Constantly evolving art exhibitions, I keep going back!

Fabulous indigenous collection on show.

Small, free museum and gallery space. If you are visiting the University of Melbourne then it makes for a relaxing stop. Good place to escape the summer heat or winter rain.

Amazing! Friendly and trendy staff.

Modern and ancient art museum. Special exhibition of innovative video works (not always my favourite format, but intersting to see). Australian paintings.