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  1. Permanent collection | talks Centenary tour
    May 20 10:15 am Celebrating Canberra's centenary, join voluntary guides on a tour of the collection highlighting the art and artists of 1913.
    Venue: meet in the main foyer
  2. Kastom | talks Vanuatu: land, spirits, pigs and pig business, art, kava
    May 21 12:45 pm Kirk Huffman, anthropologist, Honorary Curator, Vanuatu Cultural Centre, and Research Associate, Australian Museum, speaks about the interconnections between art and cultural practices in Vanuatu.
    Venue: Orde Poynton Gallery
  3. Collection: Asian art | talks Perfect wisdom
    May 23 12:45 pm Melanie Eastburn, Curator, speaks about buddhas and Buddhist saviours in the art of South Asia.
    Venue: South Asian gallery
  4. Kastom | screenings Man belong kastom
    May 26 2:00 pm DVD, 1975, not rated, 50 mins From Sir David Attenborough's documentary series The tribal eye.
    Venue: James O Fairfax Theatre
  5. Permanent collection | viewings Rendezvous with art
    May 27 10:00 am Learn about works of art on display. Enjoy refreshments in the Members Lounge before joining voluntary guides to discuss selected works of art.
    Venue: meet in main foyer
    Price : $12, $10 members (bookings essential)
  6. Collection: Indigenous art | talks Torres Strait Islander art
    May 28 12:45 pm Tina Baum, Curator, speaks about the Torres Strait Islander works on display.
    Venue: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander galleries
  7. special events | lectures Remarks on Courbet
    May 29 12:45 pm Michael Fried, Professor, J. R. Herbert Boone Chair in the Humanities at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, discusses Courbet's 'Study for Les Demoiselles des bords de la Seine' currently on display in the International Galleries.
    Venue: James O Fairfax Theatre
  8. 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
  9. Turner from the Tate | celebrations / members Opening party
    Jun 1 6:00 pm Join us to celebrate the opening of Turner from the Tate, including an introduction to the exhibition, exclusive viewing of the exhibition, sparkling wine, canap_s and entertainment.
    Venue: Gandel Hall
    Price : $90 members, $100 guests (bookings essential)
  10. Collection: Photography | lectures Proto-modern photography of the Russian avant-garde
    Jun 6 12:45 pm Dr Steve Yates, Fulbright Scholar, curator and photographic artist, introduces early multi-media photographic art in Russia and Eastern Europe during the development of the USSR.
    Venue: Small Theatre
  11. Turner from the Tate | celebrations / members Members dinner
    Jul 26 6:00 pm Enjoy a relaxed evening with an introduction to and viewing of the exhibition, followed by a three-course dinner. Dress: evening attire.
    Venue: Gandel Hall
    Price : $190 members, $200 guests (bookings essential)