Express Yourself! Romance was Born for Kids Shifting Gear: Design, Innovation and the Australian Car Nordic Cool: Modernist Design Takahiro Iwasaki <br> Itsukushima Reflection Model Alex Prager Melbourne Art Book Fair, 1–3 May 2015

A Golden Age of China
Opening Weekend Talks
Talks and discussions A Golden Age of China

Shifting Gear
Opening Weekend Events
Talks and discussions Shifting Gear Special Events

Matisse and the Near East

In the course of his long career, the French artist Henri Matisse (1869-1954) repeatedly looked at non-Western art for inspiration. Japanese prints, Persian and Indian miniatures, Byzantine icons…
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Lecture Series: The reign of Qianlong

Qianlong Emperor foremost collector of Chinese art. He had the vision of creating a new golden age modelled on the ideals of the past. Discover the Emperor’s hidden treasures from the Palace Museum in the Forbidden City.
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Short Talks Afternoon

Encompassing ceramics, glass, silver, furniture, textiles and lighting, join us as we celebrate the iconic, organic aesthetic of Nordic design, from the 1920s to 1960s with a series of specialist…
Program Design International Modernism

Curator’s Perspective

Join exhibition curators, Jane Devery and Serena Bentley, to trace connections between artists experimenting with pattern, repetition, light, colour, movement and space
Program Australia Contemporary Painting Prints & Drawings

The Influences of Alex Prager

Join artist Paul Batt to reflect on the influences of Alex Prager.

Paul Batt is a graduate of both the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) and Royal Melbourne Institute…
Program Contemporary International Photography

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Bill HENSON Untitled (1990-1991)
Joseph WRIGHT of Derby Self-portrait (1765-1768)

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