Melbourne Winter Masterpieces series


The Melbourne Winter Masterpieces is an annual series of major exhibitions held over 100 days in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Exhibits are sourced from galleries and institutions from around the world, and exhibited at Melbourne Museum, National Gallery of Victoria and Australian Centre for the Moving Image. The annual series held during the Melbourne Winter – between June and October.
The objectives of the Melbourne Winter Masterpieces series are to:
  • Attract national and international visitors to Victoria during what was traditionally the quieter tourism period.
  • Generate significant economic impact for the state
  • Generate significant national and international media exposure for Victoria
The Melbourne Winter Masterpieces have been credited with attracting 5 million visitors to Melbourne, and for injecting $400 million into the Victorian state economy.
The Melbourne Winter Masterpiece exhibition for 2025 will be French Impressionism: From the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, at the National Gallery of Victoria from 6 June to 5 October 2025.

Exhibitions

Previous exhibition held from 2004, include:

Melbourne Museum

Australian Centre for the Moving Image