National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) guided tour

Overview

Available languages

English

3 hours 30 minutes

Mobile ticket

This experience is perfect for beginners wanting to understand art. It offers great value because you can learn valuable tips in art appreciation, admire top Western art at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) without spending hours wandering the museum. Guests will benefit from an immersive learning experience about the main Western art movements featured in NGV, including Byzantine, Renaissance, Mannerism, Baroque, Rococo, Romanticism, Realism and Impressionism; and admire paintings by Rembrandt, François Boucher, El Greco, Jan Brueghel, Tiepolo, Monet, Pissarro, Dali and Picasso. This tour suits travellers and locals, including families with children.

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Please note that for me to accomodate the tour, there is a required minimum number of 4 guests including your booking and others

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

A reusable laminated guide sheet of how to view / analyse paintings, yours to keep

no snacks are provided

What To Expect

Planning to visit the fabulous NGV in Melbourne with its world-class paintings? If so, why not use the opportunity to easily learn how to appreciate art while viewing the best paintings there? This experience is designed for those who enjoy looking at paintings but want to deepen their appreciation without requiring to become art experts. Join us for an exceptional fun opportunity to learn how to appreciate art at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV). Your guide will show and explain to you about 30 of his favorite Western Art paintings at NGV, providing insights about the artists, the historical context, and tips on how to appreciate paintings more effectively. This experience is perfect for beginners, making it easy to follow along. By the end of the experience, you will have enhanced art appreciation skills that will allow you to enjoy art more wherever you go. You will also receive a laminated checklist on how to appreciate art, which you can keep for use during our experience and at any art galleries you visit in your future travels. At the end, you will participate in a fun quiz to test the art knowledge you have gained during the experience.

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National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) guided tour

Reviews

5.00

9 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Absolutely Brilliant
TonyP1283,
Aug 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Absolutely brilliant and ideal introduction to the eras of art. Sandy knows his art history and clearly passionate. Blessed with the NGVs available pieces to compliment this historical overview. Melbourne is so fortunate to have the NGV and their marvellous collection. Highly recommended.
The best of the Impressionists
G9972MTjudithl,
Aug 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
My visit to the NGV was to view the French Impressionism collection from the museum of Fine Arts, Boston was one of the best experiences of my life-long love of art and visiting art galleries and special exhibitions. It was an enlightening exhibition, showing the gradual development of impressionism, but it radical divergence from the traditional. Each gallery reflected the intimate environment in which these masterpieces would have hung in the private homes of the wealthy and the intellectual members of Boston society and added to the wonder of an enlightened age where people were looking for change and a freshness of approach to art and their appreciation of the natural world. The publication which showed the entire catalogue of paintings was also a great investment.
Educational, Interesting, and fun. All three!
jeevt2016,
Jul 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Sandy is the best. Super engaging on a very tough subject. I would highly recommend him for that appreciate art. You simply won’t be disappointed.
Learning about art paintings from an expert.
S5603MJstephenb,
Jun 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Sandy was an amazing guide. Very passionate and knowledgeable. We spent 3.5 hrs walking around the gallery looking at the different art periods. Sandy was able to explain in great detail how one art period was different from the next. As an emerging painter I feel I’ve gleaned a great wealth of knowledge. Thanks so much Sandy. I will long remember this day.
NGV gives of its best
Frank o,
Apr 25, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Best experience I have had in a Gallery. Sandy was terrific. His knowledge, courtesy, background experience, interpretation of the works, not rushed in his allocation of time allowed me to immerse myself in each piece of art we experienced. Highly commend the value of the personal guide and Sandy in particular. Truly my best experience of my 4 days in Melbourne.
I discovered things I wasn’t expecting.
nishanthih2021,
Apr 25, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
It was a visit well worth . Sandy was immensely knowledgeable about his work and I managed to learn many new things and the knowledge I gained inspires me to look into many new different areas , specially because I myself is an artist. I would recommend Sandy to anyone who’s interested in learning about art going back in history and discovering the roots for personal growth and development.
Gallery
Tour630159,
Mar 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Really nice clean lots to see. Really good gallery very friendly staff good place to come with the kids always new shows.
I learnt so much from...
Susan T,
Mar 24, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
I learnt so much from Sandy. I love the handout that he provided. Such a succinct summary on early western arts and what to look out for when looking at an art piece. He puts me at ease and patiently answered all my questions. Definitely worth the money spent! Highly recommended
To appreciate and analyse art more closely. Gave me the skills to enter any art gallery and assess and appreciate art.
janettR1144KD,
Jan 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Sandy was amazing, I was on my own as a beginner to really understand art...he explained so much and absolutely has armed me with the tools to look at and appreciate art. I will most certainly go and look at some other pieces around the world just on information and interest Sandy has instlled in me. Thank you I love my tour with you. I would highly recommend spending a few hours with Sandy!