Surrealism: Making Sense of the Irrational
Four-week Course
Week One: Introduction – The Birth of a Movement

Making sense of the bright minds that shaped Surrealism, NGV curators and special guests guide you through an accessible study of the movement and its ongoing influence on contemporary art and today’s visual culture.
LEARNING OUTCOMES

Introductory knowledge of the history and evolution of…

Fame, Feast and Femme Fatale: The Banquet of Cleopatra
Presented in collaboration with The Wheeler Centre
The History

The legend of Cleopatra has everything: opulence, power, seduction and celebrity.

The audacious power plays and tumultuous love affairs of the last Queen of Egypt have captivated artists, musicians, filmmakers and writers for more than 2000 years.

The Banquet of Cleopatra (1743–44) by Giambattista…

Surrealism: Making Sense of the Irrational
Four-week Course
Week Two: One Work Focus – Salvador Dalí’s Trilogy of the desert: Mirage, 1946

Making sense of the bright minds that shaped Surrealism, NGV curators and special guests guide you through an accessible study of the movement and its ongoing influence on contemporary art and today’s visual culture.
LEARNING OUTCOMES

Introductory knowledge of the history and evolution of…

NGV Women’s Association Garden Day

Cultivate your curiosity and explore the secret world of Toorak’s private gardens. Homemade preserves, cakes & biscuits, fresh produce and flowers along with raffle tickets will be available for purchase on the day.

Please note, this event is for pre-sale only. Ticket sales…

Fame, Feast and Femme Fatale: The Banquet of Cleopatra
Presented in collaboration with The Wheeler Centre
The Whitewash

The legend of Cleopatra has everything: opulence, power, seduction and celebrity.

The audacious power plays and tumultuous love affairs of the last Queen of Egypt have captivated artists, musicians, filmmakers and writers for more than 2000 years.

The Banquet of Cleopatra (1743–44) by Giambattista…

Surrealism: Making Sense of the Irrational
Four-week Course
Week Three: Talk & Tour – Surrealist Works in the NGV Collection

Making sense of the bright minds that shaped Surrealism, NGV curators and special guests guide you through an accessible study of the movement and its ongoing influence on contemporary art and today’s visual culture.
LEARNING OUTCOMES

Introductory knowledge of the history and evolution of…

Surrealism: Making Sense of the Irrational
Four-week Course
Week Four: Critique and Discussion – Surrealism in the Contemporary

Making sense of the bright minds that shaped Surrealism, NGV curators and special guests guide you through an accessible study of the movement and its ongoing influence on contemporary art and today’s visual culture.
LEARNING OUTCOMES

Introductory knowledge of the history and evolution of…

Jeff Mills In Conversation
Presented as part of Melbourne Music Week and curated by Jessie French

This program is fully booked. To be added to the waitlist, please email your full name, contact number and number of guests to programs@ngv.vic.gov.au and you will be contacted if tickets become available.

Innovative Australian multi-disciplinary artist and film-maker…

MSO at NGV: PLEXUS & Roger Kemp
Presented as part of Melbourne Music Week

MSO Ensemble in Residence PLEXUS weaves a program of works by contemporary Melbourne composers in response to the iconic Roger Kemp tapestries that adorn the walls of NGV’s Great Hall.
PROGRAM
Mary Finsterer Julian Suite No 1, Movement 1: Nobility (2015)
Luke Speedy-Hutton…