Shepparton Art Museum
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 Front entrance, 2024 | |
  Location within Victoria | |
| Established | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Location | 530 Wyndham St, Shepparton, VIC, Australia |
| Coordinates | 36°22′39″S 145°23′53″E / 36.377488°S 145.398188°E |
| Type | Art museum |
| Collections | Ceramic art |
| Director | Danny Lacy, Artistic Director Andrew Gooley, Director of Business |
| Website | sheppartonartmuseum |
The Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) is an art museum in Shepparton, Victoria, Australia. Established in 1936 as the Shepparton Art Gallery, the collection lacked a purpose-built gallery until the current $50 million building opened in 2021. SAM holds over 4,000 artworks, including one of the largest ceramic art collections in Australia. The building also hosts the Greater Shepparton Visitor Centre; Kaiela Arts, a studio for Aboriginal artists; an outdoor amphitheatre and the Art Hill café.
SAM holds one of Australia's most significant collections of Australian ceramics[1] and Indigenous Australian art. The museum has one of the largest collections of works by the extended Namatjira family (including Albert Namatjira and Vincent Namatjira)[2] and ceramics by Merric Boyd. It is host to the Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award (SMFACA)[3] and the Indigenous Ceramic Art Award.[4]
Previously managed by the City of Greater Shepparton,[5] the museum is now governed by the non-profit organisation Shepparton Art Museum Ltd (SAM Ltd).[6]
