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National Gallery of Victoria welcomes Her Majesty The Queen for 150th anniversary

MELBOURNE.- The National Gallery of Victoria welcomed Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh to The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia. The Royal visit in the National Gallery of Victoria’s 150th anniversary year acknowledges the significant role that the Gallery has played in the cultural life of Victoria since 1861. Dr Gerard Vaughan, Director, NGV said: “We are honoured and delighted that Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh chose to visit the NGV during this milestone year. “The Royal Couple were greeted warmly by NGV staff and expressed how pleased they were to visit the Gallery. “Her Majesty was particularly interested in the works within our Indigenous Art exhibition Living Water and spoke with several of the Western Desert artists whose work is on display in the Gallery.” Living Water is an Indigenous art exhibition which consist