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  1. Collection: Australian art | talks Australian art on view
    May 30 12:45 pm Deborah Hart, Senior Curator, discusses a selection of works on display.
    Venue: Australian galleries
  2. Collection: Australian art | talks Centenary tour
    Jun 17 2:00 pm Celebrate Canberra's centenary and join voluntary guides on a free tour highlighting the art and artists of 1913.
    Venue: meet in main foyer
  3. Collection: Australian art | talks Paintings that meet
    Jun 20 12:45 pm Jacqueline Chlanda, Curatorial Assistant, Australian Painting and Sculpture, looks at the paintings of Tony Tuckson, Ray James Tjangala, John Mawurndjul AM and Ian Fairweather.
    Venue: Australian galleries
  4. Collection: Asian art | talks Fired with passion, but with a mystified purpose
    Jul 9 12:45 pm Wendy Ella Wright, Visiting Fellow, Japan Centre, Australian National University, explores ancient Jomon pottery and discusses indigenous Japanese aesthetics seen in contemporary Japanese art and design.
    Venue: East Asian gallery
  5. Collection: Australian art | talks Centenary tour
    Jul 15 2:00 pm Celebrate Canberra's centenary and join voluntary guides on a free tour highlighting the art and artists of 1913.
    Venue: meet in main foyer
  6. Collection: Asian art and Decorative arts | lectures Japanese and Australian ceramics: a contemporary dialogue
    Jul 25 6:00 pm Earth and fire Lecture 2 Robert Bell, Senior Curator, Decorative Arts and Design.
    Venue: Small Theatre
  7. Collection: Asian art | lectures Japanese aesthetics and Australian influences
    Aug 8 6:00 pm Earth and fire: Japanese aesthetics and contemporary ceramics lecture 4 Hiroe Swen, Japanese potter, speaks about her practice, Japanese aesthetics and Australian influences on her work.
    Venue: Small Theatre
  8. Collection: Australian art | talks Centenary tour
    Aug 19 2:00 pm Celebrate Canberra's centenary and join voluntary guides on a free tour highlighting the art and artists of 1913.
    Venue: meet in main foyer
  9. Collection: Australian art | talks At the centre of Surrealism
    Aug 29 12:45 pm Elspeth Pitt, Assistant Curator, Australian Prints and Drawings, discusses ink drawings made in Papua New Guinea by Czech-born Surrealist Du_an Marek.
    Venue: Australian galleries