Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery

Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery (MPRG) is the largest public gallery in the South East region of Melbourne. We strive to make art accessible to everyone in our community. Entry to the Gallery is free.

Over the past 50 years the MPRG Collection has grown to include over 2500 objects, including paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures. Renowned for its specialist holdings of contemporary Australian works on paper, we also hold important historical artworks that capture the cultural heritage of the Mornington Peninsula, which has been a haven and source of inspiration for many well-known artists. A new series of permanent collection rooms present highlights of the collection and give us the opportunity to activate our collection in fresh and unexpected ways.

We run an Artist in Residence (AiR) program at Police Point Shire Park in Portsea. The AiR program invites visual artists, cultural practitioners, curators, writers, musicians and researchers to participate in a residency to engage with the natural and human histories of the site, to explore challenging ideas, experiment, connect and collaborate.

We strive to inspire a curiosity about art from our very young creatives to our most mature and astute art lovers. We deliver a range of education and public programs for all ages, starting with our Young at Art program (0-5 year olds), through to primary and secondary school students, adults and our Art & Imagination program (for aged care residents). We present artist talks, creative workshops and exhibition tours both in person and online.