About the Collection

The Ian Potter Museum of Art houses the University of Melbourne Art Collection. The collection is rich and varied and has major holdings of Australian art in all media from the early nineteenth century to the present day, as well as holdings of European art, International indigenous art and classics and archaeology. Numbering 20,000 works, these diverse holdings form the largest university art collection in Australia.

You will find more information on the University of Melbourne Art Collection and its development by reading the Introduction to the Potter below and exploring Search the Collection.

• INTRODUCTION TO THE COLLECTION