Kusama breaks record to be crowned queen in Australian exhibition history

NGV’s ‘Yayoi Kusama’ breaks exhibition attendance record and opening hours are extended until midnight for final weekend.

29 Apr 2025 14:30

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A person looking into a mirrored cube. Around the figure every surface is filled with black polka dots on a yellow background.

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‘Yayoi Kusama’ at National Gallery of Victoria, installation view. Photo: Sean Fennessy.

This article was originally published on 16 April. The final attendance numbers of Yayoi Kusama were released by the NGV on 28 April, totalling a record-breaking 570,537 visitors.

Yayoi Kusama, presented by the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) across the past four months, has broken the record for highest attended ticketed art exhibition in Australian history.

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