Amelia Robson rates the exhibition as Impressive
Ruth Palavestra rates the exhibition as Very Impressive
Masterpieces from Paris has opened to the delight of visitors,
as indicated by the enthusiastic visitor comments we are receiving.
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Image: Emile Bernard Breton women with umbrellas 1892 Musée d'Orsay, Paris
© RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski. Part of Masterpieces from Paris
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January highlights
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Redhead (Bathing) 1889 Musée d’Orsay, Paris
© RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski
Introduction to Masterpieces from Paris
Mondays 18 January – 29 March (except 15 March) 5:30–7:30 pm
$35, $25 members/concession (includes exhibition entry) | bookings essential, enquire here |
James O Fairfax Theatre
Avoid the crowds. Enjoy an informative introduction to the exhibition by a Gallery staff member prior to an exclusive after-hours exhibition viewing.
Sunset Sessions:
Tinalley String Quartet
Saturday 23 January 4:30 pm
Free |
James O Fairfax Theatre
To launch Sunset Sessions, the internationally acclaimed Tinalley String Quartet previews the repertoire they have been invited to perform at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris in March 2010.
Edouard Vuillard Profile of a woman in a green hat c 1891 Musée d’Orsay, Paris
© RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski
Sunset Sessions:
La nuit étoilée
Saturday 30 January 4:30 pm
Free |
James O Fairfax Theatre
Brew Guitar Duo (Bradley Kunda and Matthew Withers) with Rebecca MacCallion, soprano, and special guest guitarist Professor Adrian Walter, Head ANU School of Music.
Masterpieces masterclass
Series 1: Tuesdays 2 – 23 February 6:00–8:00 pm
Series 2: Tuesdays 2 – 23 March 6:00–8:00 pm
$100 series, $80 members/concession (includes four lectures and exhibition entries) | bookings essential, enquire here | James O Fairfax Theatre
One of two Masterpieces masterclass lecture series, this four-week course is ideal for enthusiasts wanting an in-depth look into Masterpieces from Paris. Each lecture provides a detailed investigation of a theme, movement, work or artist featured in the exhibition by key academics and experts in Post-Impressionist art and exclusive viewing of the exhibition, after hours and without the crowds.
See the full speakers listing on our event highlights page.
For children
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Vincent van Gogh Portrait of the artist
1887 Musée d’Orsay, Paris
© RMN (Musée d’Orsay) / Gérard Blot
Mirror, mirror: drawing and painting workshop
Thursday 21 January 2:00 pm
for ages 8–12
$25, $20 members/concession (includes materials) | BOOKED OUT
Lucy Quinn, artist and Gallery educator, explores concepts of self-portraiture, personality and identity in this drawing and painting workshop.
Colour and light
Saturday 23 January 10:30, 11:00, 11:30 am
for ages 8+, fun for the whole family
$40, $36 members/child members |
bookings essential, enquire here |
Canberra Glassworks
Using the colour- and light-filled works from Masterpieces from Paris as inspiration, create a beautiful glass tile depicting motifs such as those featured in Vincent van Gogh’s Starry night 1888. Please note: workshops are at the Canberra Glassworks, Wentworth Ave, Kingston
Dorothy Napangardi
Sandhills of Mina Mina 2000 Purchased 2001
© Dorothy Napangardi
Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia
Emerging Elders:
honouring senior Indigenous artists
3 October 2009 – 14 June 2010 | Project Gallery
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Shorty Jangala Robertson Ngapa Jukurrpa (Water Dreaming) 2005
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Purchased 2006 © Shorty Jangala Robertson. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia
The works of art in Emerging Elders are bold and contrasting, and the artists highlighted in the exhibition, although considered emerging, have years of personal experience and cultural knowledge that inform their painting. Elders guide Indigenous communities today as they have done for generations, and their ability to visualise significant stories gives rise to some of Australia's most dynamic and stunning contemporary works of art.
Curator’s perspective
Saturday 23 January 2:00 pm
Free | Project Gallery
Tina Baum, Curator, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art, and exhibition curator, discusses the works in Emerging Elders.
The collection
Adam Hill Not everyone's cup of tea 2009 (detail)National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Purchased 2009
Australia Day talk
Tuesday 26 January 12:45 pm
Free | Australian galleries
Adam Hill, Dhungatti man, discusses his work Not every one’s cup of tea 2009.
Cow with body paint
Tuesday 28 January 12:45 pm
Free | Small theatre
Christopher Pease of the Minang/Wardandi/Balardong/Nyoongar peoples,
talks about the inspiration for Cow with body paint 2007.
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