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Federation SquarevsThe Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
Both are highly recommended by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia ranks significantly higher than Federation Square. The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia comes in at #2 in Melbourne with positive reviews from 6 sources including Michelin Guide, Concierge and Lonely Planet.
Federation Square
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Concierge
Lonely Planet
Time Out
Afar Magazine
Travel + Leisure Time Out
Condé Nast Traveler Travel + Leisure
Frommer's
Corner Swanston and Flinders Streets, Melbourne, Victoria 3000
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Fodor's "The bold, abstract-style landmark was designed to be Melbourne's official meeting place, with a variery of attractions and restaurants." Full review
Concierge "This architecturally striking cultural complex in City Centre... is encircled by bars, cafés, and restaurants, including celebrity chef Michael Lambie's much-lauded Taxi."
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Melburnians have finally come to embrace Federation Square, accepting it as the congregation place it was meant to be." Full review
Time Out "When Melburnians want to take a break from complaining about the weather, they start whinging about Melbourne's 'Meeting Place', Federation Square." Full review
Afar Magazine "Great culture, restaurants and park." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Designed by local firms Lab Architecture Studio and Bates Smart, it utilizes a fractal triangular design in three materials: zinc, glass, and sandstone." Full review
Time Out "Transport yourself to Africa as Federation Square comes alive with vibrant music, dance performances and artworks." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Arguably the hub of Melbourne's CBD, Federation Square is a center of cultural activity." Full review
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Definitely don't miss out on the Ian Potter Center, the Square's gallery dedicated to indigenous art.
Travel + Leisure "A great starting point for first-time visitors, this striking public square sits between the Yarra River and the southern edge of the CBD, and directly across from Flinders Street Station"
Melbourne Travel Guide
August 16, 2021
Frommer's "You have to get into Federation Square, physically, to appreciate it. The controversial design... has given the city a gathering place." Full review
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia Concierge Lonely Planet
Michelin Guide Travel + Leisure Fodor's Condé Nast Traveler Frommer's
Federation Square, Cnr Russell & Flinders Streets, Melbourne, Victoria
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Concierge "Federation Square's Ian Potter Centre houses the nation's largest repository of Australian art, with some 25,000 works."
i
Don't miss Jackson Pollock's Blue Poles, one of the NGV's more controversial buys, now worth a small fortune.
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"The Ian Potter Centre is the other half of the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), set up to showcase its impressive collection of Australian works." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"A must, given the quality of the artwork on display." Full review
Travel + Leisure "More than 20,000 works by indigenous and non-indigenous Australian artists from colonial times to the present make up the collection, with about 800 pieces on view at any given time." Full review
Fodor's " Covering the 19th and 20th centuries, it includes paintings from the famous Heidelberg school, such as Frederick McCubbin's Lost and Tom Roberts' Shearing the Rams. " Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Australia is a relatively young country, so it's fitting that the largest collection of its art has a hip, contemporary home." Full review
Frommer's "This fascinating gallery, featuring 20 rooms dedicated to Australian art, opened in 2002 in the heart of Federation Square." Full review
