$100M pledged to NGV Contemporary

The Fox Family makes the largest cultural gift for a capital program ever to an Australian art museum by a living donor.

19 Apr 2022

Gina Fairley

Visual Arts

Paula Fox AO and Lindsay Fox AC at the NGV Contemporary funding announcement, Melbourne. Photo: Josh Robenstone

Last month, the design for the proposed NGV Contemporary was announced – what will become the future home of Australian contemporary art and design, and the largest cultural institution in Australia.

This week, it was renamed.

In recognition of the Fox family’s extraordinary generosity, NGV Contemporary will be known as The Fox: NGV Contemporary.

Unlock this content?

Access this content and more

Join Now Login

Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina