Collections

Image: The Truant in hiding
John Calcott Horsley, The Truant in Hiding, 1870

The Gallery’s collections range from the 15th century to the present day and were formed mainly by gift and bequest since the building first opened in 1900. 

 

Learn more about our collections by using the links on the left. You can also explore our paintings, sculpture and decorative art in our fact-filled online database.

 

Our unique Adopt a Picture scheme allows members of the public to help restore a painting from the Victoria Art Gallery’s collection and see their name credited alongside it whenever it is displayed.

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