Gertrude acknowledges the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation as the traditional owners and custodians of the land and waters on which we operate. We pay our respects to the Wurundjeri people and their ancestors and Elders – past and present.

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Gertrude Contemporary is open
Tuesday – Sunday, 11am - 5pm

Gertrude Glasshouse is open
Thursday – Saturday, 12 - 5pm

Gertrude Contemporary

Featured exhibitions

Of Stadiums and Construction Sites (Ne change rien pour que tout soit différent), installation view, Gertrude Contemporary, Naarm Melbourne, 2025, image courtesy and © the artists, photograph: Christian Capurro

Of Stadiums and Construction Sites (Ne change rien pour que tout soit différent),
a project by Lisa Radford

Gertrude Contemporary

21 June – 10 August 2025

Nathan Beard, Bound (video still), 2025, single-channel HD video, colour, silent, image courtesy the artist and FUTURES, Naarm Melbourne © the artist

Nathan Beard
Cicerone

Gertrude Glasshouse

18 July – 23 August 2025

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Installation view of DAMP, Punchline, presented at 200 Gertrude Street, Naarm Melbourne, 1999. Image courtesy of the Gertrude archive.

Punchline: live recording

Public ProgramSaturday 26 July 2025, 4:00amGertrude Contemporary

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Original proofsheet of audiences attending the first exhibition opening at 200 Gertrude Street circa. 1985. Courtesy of the Gertrude Archive.

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Past is Prologue: Four Decades of Gertrude

ARTNOW: Shannon Te Ao (still image), Octopus 23: THE FIELD. Filmed by Justin Balmain. Resource by Gertrude with the support of The Department of Education and Training's Strategic Partnerships Program.

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Matthew Harris, 'Employee of the Month', 2020-2023. Instant photographs of Gertrude Studio Artists.

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Christian Thompson, House of Gold (Chapter 1) and (Chapter 2), 2022. Courtesy of the artist and Sarah Scout Presents, Melbourne.

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Installation view of Archie Moore’s exhibition Dwelling (Victorian Issue), presented at Gertrude Contemporary, 2022. Photo: Christian Capurro.

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Audiences watch Vanessa Worm’s performance amidst new works by Lou Hubbard as part of The Eighty-Six: STUDIO presents Vanessa Worm X Lou Hubbard, presented at Gertrude Contemporary, 2023. Photo: Machiko Abe

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Studio portrait of Ruth Höflich, Gertrude Studio Program, 2022 – 2024. Photography by Tim Herbert. Courtesy of Gertrude.

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ARTNOW: Shannon Te Ao (still image), Octopus 23: THE FIELD. Filmed by Justin Balmain. Resource by Gertrude with the support of The Department of Education and Training's Strategic Partnerships Program.

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