Iconic works by legendary artists Monet, Renoir and Degas will dazzle Melbourne next year when the world-exclusive Melbourne Winter Masterpieces returns to the NGV.
Originally presented in 2021, the French Impressionism exhibition was cut short because of the pandemic. Now it’s back in 2025 with a brand new exhibition design, giving Australian audiences a second chance to experience one of the most significant collections of French Impressionism to ever travel to Australia.
Developed and staged as a partnership between the NGV and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) – an institution celebrated for its extensive collection of Impressionist works – this blockbuster exhibition will feature more than 100 iconic paintings, with some works never-before-seen in Australia.
From a breathtaking display of 19 canvases by Claude Monet traversing France, the Mediterranean and the artist’s famed garden at Giverny, to an in-depth exploration of the career and works of Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Camille Pissarro, the exhibition will delight fans and newcomers of all ages.
Over the past 20 years, the Melbourne Winter Masterpieces series has attracted more than seven million local, interstate and international visitors to Victoria and generated an economic impact to the state of close to $700 million. NGV’s recent Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibition Pharaoh attracted more than 336,000 visitors.
French Impressionism is part of a blockbuster pipeline of major events coming to Victoria in 2025, including Beetlejuice The Musical, Frida Kahlo: In her own image at Bendigo Art Gallery and the British & Irish Lions rugby tour.
French Impressionism will run from 6 June to 5 October 2025 at NGV International, St Kilda Road, Melbourne. Further information is available at ngv.melbourne.