Highlights
- Experience Ragnar Kjartansson's first major Australian exhibition featuring eight immersive video and film installations at National Gallery of Victoria.
- Explore powerful works combining music, theatre, humour, and repetition to reveal deeply human stories and emotions.
- See acclaimed installations including The Visitors, Scenes from Western Culture, and the title work Mercy.
- Enjoy NGV entry plus Ragnar Kjartansson's Mercy, with free child entry, family options, NGV member benefits and concessions for eligible holders.
Your Experience
Step inside the imaginative world of Icelandic contemporary artist Ragnar Kjartansson, whose acclaimed video installations combine music, performance, theatre, and cinematic storytelling to explore love, humour, melancholy, and the rituals of everyday life.
Getting started
Arrive at National Gallery of Victoria for your selected 4pm entry slot. Your ticket provides a timed one-hour visit to Ragnar Kjartansson: Mercy, allowing you to explore the exhibition independently at your own pace.
What to expect
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Eight immersive video installations: Discover eight major video and film works spanning more than two decades of Kjartansson's career. Drawing inspiration from music videos, opera, ballet, performance art, and cinema, each installation transforms familiar emotions into captivating visual experiences.
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Internationally celebrated masterpieces: Experience some of the artist's most acclaimed works, including the nine-screen installation The Visitors, the cinematic Scenes from Western Culture, No Tomorrow, Me and My Mother, and the early work Mercy, which gives the exhibition its title.
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Art, music & performance combined: Through repetition, live performance, humour, and carefully choreographed compositions, Kjartansson blurs the boundaries between visual art and performance, inviting visitors to reflect on love, identity, memory, and the human condition.
Inclusions & Exclusions
- Entry to Ragnar Kjartansson: Mercy exhibition
- Entry to National Gallery of Victoria
- 1 hour viewing time for 4pm entry
- Free entry for children with any adult ticket purchase
- Free member ticket (subject to membership level and allocation)
- Discounted tickets for members if free allocation is exhausted
- Concession pricing for eligible card holders
- Family ticket option (2 adults + 3 children)
- Member free ticket offer excludes Melbourne Winter Masterpieces® exhibitions
- More than one free exhibition ticket per year of Membership
- Special offers in conjunction with member free ticket
This product offers multiple ticket options. Some items above (like transfers or fast-track access) may only apply to specific options — confirm what's included when you select yours.
Ticket Delivery
- Your voucher will be emailed to you shortly.
- Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the starting point.
- Please check your final voucher for the starting point details & specific instructions.
Cancellation Policy
These tickets can't be rescheduled or cancelled.