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Gifts at the NGV Avoid the Christmas Eve panic and click here for details of how to purchase an NGV gift membership. For 12 months, your loved one can see more of what the Gallery has to offer. Benefits include:
For further details, contact the NGV Members office on (03) 8662 1522 or email members@ngv.vic.gov.au Renewal offer And for current NGV Members, why not take advantage of our Renew-and-Receive Summer Offer? Renew your membership before 31 January 2006, and you will receive a free copy of Allan Mitelman: Works on Paper 1967 – 2004 by curator Elizabeth Cross. This beautifully presented 144-page hardcover catalogue normally retails for $39.95. Merry Christmas! Please note: this offer valid for Members who renew before their expiry date of 31 January 2006. Catalogues must be collected in person from NGV Members Reception at NGV International before 28 February 2006. Not valid in conjunction with any other special offer.
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 Brian Alfred, Still from Overload 2004, National Gallery of Victoria, © Courtesy of the artist |
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An NGV Summer A Family pass
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NGV Summer Season Pass Another great gift idea: the NGV Summer Season Pass entitles you to see three outstanding admission-entry exhibitions at discount prices, as well as a special 20% discount at the Garden Restaurant at NGV International and the Crossbar Café at NGV Australia. The exhibitions are :
This special season ticket is a perfect Christmas gift idea. Adult $26; Concession $18; NGV Member $14. A Family Pass is also available. Ask at the Information Desk at both galleries. Forget the department stores and shopping malls. The NGV Shop at NGV International, St Kilda Road, and NGV Australia at Federation Square offers a wide range of gifts for all ages. For kids, have a look at our collection of colour-in packs, books, puzzles, toys and art books. Teenagers and students will love our t-shirts, wallets, key-rings, diaries, folders and notebooks. Jewellery, aprons and scarves for ladies, writing equipment, desk accessories, coffee mugs and ties for men. And for everyone: calendars, card packs, 2006 diaries, playing cards, posters, NGV publications, plus an extensive range of art, design, architecture, photography and fashion books at all prices. For opening hours and enquiries please telephone 03 8620 2222.
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What's On The Ian Potter Centre: NGV International
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Holiday at the NGV Looking for something to do on Boxing Day? Both NGV International on St Kilda Road and The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia will be open from 10am-5pm on Monday 26 December and Tuesday 27 December. Entry is free. We are also open on New Year’s Day. Come and see our internationally-acclaimed collection, view the special exhibitions, have lunch at one of our restaurants or cafes – or just sit in the Great Hall or the NGV Garden at St Kilda Road and enjoy the peace. A reminder: both galleries are closed on Christmas Day. For more information on NGV’s holiday opening hours visit our website:
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 Robert Freeman, Design for the film poster for A Hard Day's Night 1964, collection of the artist, Coming up! For all Program bookings: Telephone (03) 8662 1555 Lecture: In the Grip of the Beast Escape from the heat of summer, and enter the cool of the forest for an afternoon of gorilla madness at NGV International. Find out the origins of the King Kong phenomenon through a pair of fascinating lectures that explore the impact on art, science and literature of the Western world’s discovery of the gorilla in 1847. Ted Gott, Senior Curator, International Art will explore the work of French sculptor Emmanuel Frémiet, who amazed the French art world with life-size gorilla sculptures in 1859 and 1887. Robert M. Peck, Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, looks at the life of French-American explorer Paul du Chaillu, who in the 1850s and 1860s became the first Western hunter to describe encounters with gorillas in the wild. Date: Sunday 15 January, 2–4pm. Includes afternoon tea Tour: Stencil art in the CBD Join Andrew Macdonald, founder of Citylights as he unveils some of the CBD’s street art secrets. Includes refreshments. Date: Thursday 19 January, 6–7.30pm Event: 60s Trivia night To celebrate British Art & the 60s exhibition, the National Gallery of Victoria in conjunction with Melbourne Trivia presents a fun and funny 60s trivia night in The Garden Restaurant. Host: Alan Lovett, Actor and ‘voice’ of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Talks: Margaret Preston Introductory Talks Introductory talk exploring the Margaret Preston exhibition. Dates: Wednesday 11, 18, 25 January, 11am & Sunday 15, 22, 29 January, 12.30pm School holidays: NGV Kids Every season and school holidays NGV Kids has a host of programs to choose from. Join a workshop or artcart activity, follow a gallery trail, see free films, participate in an art class, or come to our special programs at NGV International and The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia. For further information refer to www.ngv.vic.gov.au/ngvkids
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 Lewis Morley, Christine Keeler 1963 (detail), National Portrait Gallery, London, © Lewis Morley Diary date Art After Dark: Closing Party Celebrate the closing of British Art & the 60s: From Tate Britain. Enjoy live entertainment, relax with refreshments, and view the exhibition. Date: Saturday 4 February, until midnight. Special Event: An evening with Lewis Morley Date: Saturday 4 February, 7pm
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