NGV@RT - Edvard Munch - The girls on the bridge (c.1901) (detail)

 

Munch DVD

New DVD:
Talking about Munch at the NGV

 

Christmas Card Set

Visit the NGV Shop for special cards and creative gift ideas.

 

Eileen Mbitjana Kaytetye - White tree - bush orange 2000

Eileen Mbitjana
Kaytetye
born Australia c.1940
White tree – bush orange 2000
Alice Springs, Northern Territory
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
127.2 x 120.0 cm
Purchased with funds donated by Supporters
and Patrons of Aboriginal Art, 2001
© Eileen Mbitjana, courtesy of Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne
2001.571

From the exhibition
Colour Power: Aboriginal art post 1984 at The Ian Potter Centre:
NGV Australia

 

Edvard Munch - 'The girls on the bridge' (c.1901)

Edvard Munch
Norwegian 1863–1944
The girls on the bridge
Pikene på bryggen

(c.1901) (detail in heading)
oil on canvas
136.0 x 125.0 cm
Nasjonalgalleriet, Oslo
(NG.M.00844)
© Munch-Ellingsen Group/BONO.
Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney 2004

 

 

Midnight Munch

Enjoy NGV International's first late-night opening for 2005. On Saturday 8 January, St Kilda Road will be open until midnight. Everyone is invited to the summer party – enjoy live music, activities in the Garden and dancing in the Great Hall, great food and wine, and visit our acclaimed exhibition Edvard Munch: The Frieze of Life before it closes on 12 January. (As a special Midnight Munch offer, NGV Members are entitled to a free viewing of the exhibition.)
[visit exhibition website]

New DVD: Talking Munch at the NGV

Look out for the NGV's DVD on Edvard Munch, featuring curators Elizabeth Cross and Dr Ted Gott in conversation about his work and his life. Just $9.95 at NGV Shop.
[buy online now!]

Christmas at the Gallery

Visit the NGV Shop at NGV Australia and NGV Intermational for some innovative and creative gifts. Art and photography books, music CDs, scarves, jewellery and accessories, diaries and calendars, greeting card and writing paper sets, mugs, photo frames, key rings – plus, a wide range of merchandise for kids, including picture books, colouring books, pencils and texta sets, games, puzzles and t-shirts. And for seasonal trimmings – baubles for the tree, wrapping paper, gift cards, napkins for the Christmas dinner table – the NGV Shop provides all your one-stop shopping. NGV Members, 10 per cent off all items purchased – what an incentive to become a Gallery Member!

Australia's great Surrealist

James Gleeson: Beyond the Screen of Sight continues to enthrall audiences at The Ian Potter Centre, NGV Australia at Fed Square. This outstanding survey of the career of one of Australia's great 20th century artists is recommended to everyone visiting the Gallery over the Christmas–Summer break. Remember: free guided tours, every day at 2pm. Just ask at the Information Desk.
[visit exhibition website]

Chanel fashion documentary

Fashion lovers who admire the work of the late Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel will enjoy the NGV's screening of Chanel, Chanel, a one-hour documentary on the life and career of one of the world's most influential couturiers. You can see it at the Clemenger BBDO Auditorium, NGV International at St Kilda Road, on Saturday 18 December at 11am.

Then afterwards visit our fashion exhibition, Hunters and Collections, in the Myer Fashion and Textiles Gallery on Level Two, where Chanel outfits and accessories are on display.
[visit exhibition website]

 

Goings On

What's On at
The Ian Potter Centre:
NGV Australia

What's On at
NGV International

 

Something to Scream about

On Sunday 19 December, the NGV will screen Scream 3, the final in the Scream trilogy of movies.

Please note: this film is not suitable for children.

Screening for free at the Clemenger BBDO Auditorium, NGV International, 180 St Kilda Road, at 2pm.

 

Support your NGV!
Become a member!

Anyone can become an NGV Member. Ask at the Information Desk at either St Kilda Road or The Ian Potter Centre at Federation Square for further details, or click here to join online. Special benefits include:

  • subscription to Gallery magazine
  • discount at the NGV Shop and discount tickets for admission fee exhibitions.
  • special members-only events and discounts on ticketed events
  • privileged exhibition preview viewing
  • access to the Members' Rooms at both the St Kilda Road and Federation Square buildings

Join a Friend for Christmas!

Offer extended due to overwhelming response!  

Join a Friend to NGV Members before 24 December 2004 and you will receive one of Lonely Planet's exciting new city guides. (Conditions apply, see NGV Members website for details)

 

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