Impressionist masterpieces arrive at Melbourne's National Gallery of Victoria after COVID delay

One hundred of the world's greatest impressionist paintings will be on show at a new National Gallery of Victoria exhibition.

Sourced from the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the exhibition showcases prominent figures of the 19th-century artistic movement, including works by Degas, Morisot, Cassatt, and Van Gogh

The exhibition's arrival in Melbourne follows a previous cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston has since re-established the loan agreement, allowing the NGV to display the artworks.

The presentation of the exhibition extends beyond the artworks themselves, with gallery interiors designed to reflect the homes of wealthy Bostonians who originally owned the paintings. 

"(It's) really immersive... so it can make you feel like you've gone to a different place at a different time," Dr Katie Hanson from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts said.

The NGV recently welcomed more than half a million visitors for the record-breaking Kusama exhibition, and it's hoped these masterpieces will also draw in huge crowds. 

"Victorians don't have to buy a plane ticket to Boston or Paris… they can buy a train ticket to the NGV to come and see this," Tourism Minister Steve Dimopoulos said.

The exhibition is scheduled to run until October. 

This article was produced with the assistance of 9ExPress.