Ian Potter Centre: National Gallery of Victoria Australia

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Lonely Planet review

The mottled, skew-whiff building that houses the National Gallery of Victoria's Australian holdings was a choking bone of contention while under construction, but these days everyone seems to have fallen for its sleek, user-friendly displays. The collection is marvellous, ranging from Streeton to Nolan to Whiteley; there is an entire floor of indigenous art.

The fine collection of well-known Australian painters includes the work of the modernists Sir Sidney Nolan, Arthur Boyd, Fred Williams, Albert Tucker and John Perceval, and Australian impressionists including the Heidelberg school's Tom Roberts, Frederick McCubbin, Charles Condor and Arthur Streeton.

The ground floor of the gallery features the popular Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander collection, and temporary exhibitions (you often need to pay for these) can be found on other floors throughout the year.