Talks & Lectures

Making it Modern with Sarina Noordhuis-Fairfax

For parents and carers with babies in arms

Curator Dr Sarina Noordhuis-Fairfax stands in the Know My Name: Making it Modern exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia surrounded by the work of Ethel Spowers and Eveline Syme

Installation view Dr Sarina Noordhuis-Fairfax in Know My Name: Making it Modern, National Gallery of Australia Photo: Karlee Holland

At the Gallery
Wed 13 Sep 2023, 11am
Meet at Main Entrance
Wheelchair Accessible
No performances scheduled

Free, booking essential.

Duration: 45 minutes

Join Dr Sarina Noordhuis-Fairfax (Curator, Australian Prints & Drawings) for a talk in the Know My Name: Making it Modern exhibition especially designed for carers and their babies.

This special floor talk will have a focus on the recurring themes of childhood and play in the prints and paintings of Australian artist Ethel Spowers.

Parents and carers are encouraged to attend with their babies, we will have tactile objects available to help keep babies engaged during the floor talk.

Breastfeeding is welcomed throughout the Gallery and a Parents Room is also available on Level 1. There is easy pram access (including lifts) and infants may be carried in a soft baby carrier on the front or back.

Please meet staff at the Main Entry of the Gallery at 11am. We will then head up to Gallery 12 (Level 1) together for an 11.15am start.