Affirmations of Heritage

Exhibition
27 Jul 1991 – 10 Nov 1991

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Exhibition

William Robinson
A Retrospective

Past Exhibition
Painting of landscape of trees reflecting in a body of water

14 Dec 2001 – 10 Mar 2002

This exhibition was one of the first retrospective exhibition of work by William Robinson, one of Australia's senior contemporary landscape artists.

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The Antipodeans
Challenge and Response in Australian Art 1955–1965

Past Exhibition
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27 Nov 1999 – 5 Mar 2000

This exhibition focused on the art of the Antipodean group who were exploring abstract modes of expression in their art.

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Seeing Red
The Art and Science of Infra-red Analysis

Past Exhibition
Model layout of exhibitions with hands adjusting the location of works of art

17 Nov 2001 – 10 Feb 2002

This exhibition focused on infra-red reflectography and allowed children to see the many layers of artworks that are uncovered with infra-red light.

Exhibition

Silently Stirring

Past Exhibition
Two squirrels on a branch, one on all fours and another in an upright position with paws held up to mouth

21 Mar 2009 – 8 Jun 2009

Silently stirring explores the themes of movement, change and transformation through prints, drawings, photography and sculpture of animals.

Exhibition

Transparent Things
Expressions in Glass

Past Exhibition
A large green quenelle shaped glass sculpture with horizontal grooves

7 Dec 2001 – 10 Nov 2002

This exhibition focused on artworks that responded to the transparency of glass and how the unique medium has inspired artists over the centuries.

Exhibition

Vivienne Westwood
34 Years in Fashion

Past Exhibition
Pair of Red stiletto shoes with white flower detailing

12 Nov 2004 – 30 Jan 2005

This exhibition presented a visual exploration of the culture of fashion from the 1970s onwards through Westwood's vision.

Exhibition

Joy Hester and Friends

Past Exhibition
Painting of two figures embracing

1 Sep – 28 Oct 2001

This exhibition brought Joy Hester's remarkable contribution to Australian Art to the fore.

Exhibition

Masterpieces from Paris
Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cézanne and Beyond

Past Exhibition
An oil painting study of a rocky shoreline at the base of the cliff

4 Dec 2009 – 5 Apr 2010

Masterpieces from Paris: Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cézanne and beyond features 112 of the best-known works of modern art from the Musée d’Orsay in Paris.

Exhibition

Dance Hall Days
French posters from Chéret to Toulouse-Lautrec

Past Exhibition
A lithograph poster of a woman enjoying a glass of absinthe and the words absinthe vichet are in red text against a green banner.

27 Jun 1998 – 25 Oct 1998

Colour lithography posters from late 19th century Paris advertised and celebrated the popular dance halls and cafés-concerts.