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NGVWA Presents Curator’s Lunch

From Nellie Melba to Elizabeth Taylor

Thu 4 Jun 2026, 11.30am–2.30pm
NGV International
180 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne

NGVWA is delighted to invite you to the Curator’s Lunch with international guest speaker Pascale Lepeu, Director of the Cartier Collection.

Cartier’s most celebrated clients – including Dame Nellie Melba, Daisy Fellowes, The Duchess of Windsor, Barbara Hutton, Elizabeth Taylor and María Félix – all possessed extraordinary personalities and shared a common bond: Cartier.

Our international guest speaker Pascale Lepeu will speak about the enduring stylistic legacy of these remarkable women, and share stories of their lives as jewellery collectors and exemplary wearers of Cartier creations.

About the speaker

Pascale Lepeu
Director of the Cartier Collection, Geneva

Born in Paris, France, Lepeu moved to Switzerland in the early 1990s.

From 1993 and for 10 years, Lepeu worked closely with Eric Nussbaum, the former Director of the Cartier Collection, and worldwide renowned jewellery specialist, as well as with the Maison’s archivists.

In 2003 Lepeu succeeded Nussbaum and she has since been responsible for preserving and developing the Cartier Collection.

Founded in 1983, the Cartier Collection today comprises more than 3500 jewels, timepieces and other precious objects dating back to as early as the 1860s and to as late as the 2020s.

Pascale Lepeu, Director, Cartier Collection Geneva. Photo: Cartier

The NGVWA is a group of volunteers who fundraise through events to support the NGV Collection. Tax deductible donations are welcome.

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