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Music from
Rembrandt's world

The acclaimed Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Ensemble will perform a baroque music program to celebrate the arrival of the Dutch Masters in Melbourne. This important event will be one of the highlights of this year's Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibition, and prior to the concert visitors will also be able to view the magnificent works from the Rijksmuseum. Celebrate music and art in the beautiful surroundings of the Great Hall.

Where: NGV International, 180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne
Date: Wednesday 29 and Thursday 30 June
Time: 5.30pm–7pm exhibition viewing,
7pm–9pm concert
Cost: $80, $72 NGV Members, concessions and ABO subscribers (price includes exhibition entry)
Event Code: PO550
Bookings: 03 8620 2233
Please note: parking in the Arts Centre car park is limited, so we advise guests to arrive early
Exhibition website:
www.ngv.vic.gov.au/dutchmasters
More: What's On for this exhibition

Dutch art party

A special NGV Members event

All NGV Members are invited to a party and preview of Dutch Masters from the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, on Saturday 25 June. This is a fantastic opportunity to be amongst the first to view the second in the successful Melbourne Winter Masterpieces series – more than 100 works by some of the world's great artists, including Rembrandt, Vermeer, Steen and Hals. Avoid the queues and the crowds and join us for a glass of wine, canapés, music and entertainment. Book now. Don't miss out.

Where: NGV International, 180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne
Date: Saturday 25 June
Time: 6.30pm–9.30pm
Speaker: Dr Gerard Vaughan, NGV Director, will introduce the exhibition at 7.15pm
Cost: $65 NGV Members / $75 Non-Member guests (Includes exhibition entry, drinks and canapés)
Event Code: Please quote PM250605
Bookings: Please call 03 8620 2233 or email members@ngv.vic.gov.au with your name, day time contact number, booking code and number of tickets you require
 

Adriaen Pietersz van de VENNE - Princes Maurice and Frederick Henry of Orange at the Valkenburg horse fair 1618

Above, plus detail in heading image:
Adriaen Pietersz van de VENNE

1589-1662
Princes Maurice and Frederick Henry of Orange at the Valkenburg horse fair 1618
oil on wood panel
55.5 x 134.5 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (Sk-A-676)

 

Background pattern above from:
The Netherlands

Middelburg
Johannes Looff
engraver, active 1627-51
Salver, with the story of Hannah and Samuel 1618 (detail)
engraved design, 1631
silver, parcel-gilt
30.8 cm diameter
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Purchased with aid of the Rembrandt Society (BK-1958-12)
 


Bill HENSON - Untitled 1985/6

Bill HENSON
Untitled 1985/86
one of twenty-eight photographs from the Untitled 1985/86 series
type C photograph
106.5 x 86.5 cm
Collection of the artist;
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Hallmark Cards Australian Photography Collection Fund, 1988
© Bill Henson.
 

Late-night Bill Henson viewing

The NGV's Art After Dark gives you the opportunity to see an exhibition in the evening. On Saturday 9 July, NGV Australia at Federation Square will be open until midnight, offering one final chance to see the celebrated exhibition Bill Henson: 3 Decades of Photography before it closes the following day, Sunday 10 July.

Where: The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia at Federation Square
Date: Saturday 9 July
Time: NGV Australia will be open from 10am-midnight
Admission: Admission fees to the exhibition Adults $10, Concession $7, Family $23.50, NGV Members (adults) $5, NGV Member Family $12
Exhibition website: www.ngv.vic.gov.au/henson
More: What's On for this exhibition
Mnemosyne Principal Sponsor:
Ernst & Young

In print: A magnificent new publication to celebrate the Bill Henson exhibition, Mnemosyne is published by Scalo in association with the Art Gallery of New South Wales. It is available in the NGV Shop, $85. (Discount for NGV Members on presentation of membership card.) Also available online!
 

What's On

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

What's On at
NGV International

 

The Great Sale!

NGV Shop stock marked down. Great bargains, great choice

Next Tuesday 7 June, visit the Great Hall for a shopping extravaganza. The NGV Shop is having a stock clearance and invites all visitors to make the most of this wonderful opportunity.

On sale: books, cards, designer homeware, stationery, jewellery and posters. For one day only! Support your NGV at the Great Sale of 2005.

Where: Great Hall, NGV International
Date: Tuesday 7 June
Time: 10am–5pm
Cost: Free entry

This weekend

Join the NGV Director, Dr Gerard Vaughan this Sunday for the launch of the NGV's new Environment Trail. View some of Australia's most important and engaging artworks, all exploring the themes of environment, land and water, bushfire, and the impact of European settlement on the Australian landscape.

Event: Official launch of The Altered Land – An Environment Trail
Where: The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
Date: Sunday 5 June
Time: 2pm
All welcome

 

Adriaen Pietersz van de VENNE - Princes Maurice and Frederick Henry of Orange at the Valkenburg horse fair 1618

 

NGV Members special offers!

THE LION KING preview performance

NGV Members are offered a special opportunity to see a preview of Disney's THE LION KING on Saturday 23 July at 8pm, through an exclusive allocation of A-Reserve seats.

Tickets are only available through the Regent Theatre Box Office. Simply present your NGV Members card at the Box Office or call the Box Office on 03 9299 9500. Ticket prices are $89.75 (regular season price is $99.75). Please note that phone bookings attract an additional $7.95 fee.

Seats are strictly limited. Don't miss out.

 

Dutch Masters package for $280 at Sofitel Melbourne

The package includes overnight accommodation in a Superior Room including breakfast and entry for two people to Dutch Masters from the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam at NGV International. NGV Members will receive a complimentary upgrade to the next available room type.

Conditions: Subject to availability, valid from 25 June – 31 July 2005.
Bookings:
via Sofitel Melbourne Reservations on Ph: 03 9653 0000, and quote ref: NGV1

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