Winter masterpieces: the hot ticket of the season
The fourth annual Melbourne Winter Masterpieces series brings two cultural blockbusters to two great arts venues - and both shows are exclusive to Melbourne.
See more than 85 works by 68 artists, including Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and Willem de Kooning, in Guggenheim Collection: 1940s to Now, which runs from 30 June – 7 October at NGV International. The exhibition features iconic artworks drawn largely from the Guggenheim Museum in New York, as well as from Guggenheim collections in Berlin, Bilbao and Venice. An initiative of NGV and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation in New York, this exhibition will not be seen in any other Australian city or anywhere else in the world.
Tickets: Adults $20, concession $16 student $10.
More info: www.ngv.vic.gov.au
Discover the art and artists of Pixar – creators of Finding Nemo, Toy Story and The Incredibles - at Pixar: 20 Years of Animation, at ACMI, Federation Square, from 28 June – 14 October. See more than 500 sketches, paintings, sculptures and storyboards from the studio behind the biggest animated hits of recent times.
Tickets: Adults $15, concession $10.
More info: www.acmi.net.au
Two of Melbourne's most luxurious city hotels are offering exclusive packages for the Melbourne Winter Masterpieces.
The four-star Novotel Melbourne has one night's accommodation for two, breakfast for two, car parking and two exhibition tickets for only $248 per person.
For details and bookings phone 1300 65 65 65 (within Australia)
Or stay overnight at the five-star Sofitel Melbourne and enjoy a buffet breakfast for two in Café La, valet car parking and two exhibition tickets from only $315per person. For details and bookings phone 1300 65 65 65 (within Australia)
For more information about Melbourne in winter, go to visitvictoria.com/melbourne
Media contact: Karen Strahan, Tourism Victoria, tel (03) 9653 9745 or 0417 361 465.