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The Rajah Quilt – 1841

The conservation team explore the Rajah Quilt's story of hope and persistence

Read Time: 8 minutes
On Demand / Video

British makers on board the Rajah en route to Hobart 'The Rajah quilt'

Published 16 December 2010

The Rajah Quilt is one of Australia's important early textiles made by women convicts on the ship Rajah en route from England to Van Diemens land.

2 minutes
Podcast

Quilty on Olley
A podcast series by Tim Ross

Ben Quilty talks intimately about his unique friendship with his mentor Margaret Olley.
On Demand / Audio

Quilty on Olley
Tim Ross: Constant

Published 27 November 2020

Ben Quilty talks intimately about his unique friendship with his mentor Margaret Olley, and what their close bond meant to each other.

37 minutes
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Tim Ross on Ben Quilty

Tim Ross reflects on Australian artist Ben Quilty and the road that led to Quilty featuring as part of Ross’ podcast series Constant.

Read Time: 5 minutes
On Demand / Video

Ben Quilty on ‘Defying Empire’
3rd National Indigenous Art Triennial

Published 2017
On Demand / Video

Quilty: Painting the Shadows

Published 29 March 2022

A fascinating exploration follows one of Australia's leading contemporary artists Ben Quilty, as he completes one of his most challenging art works.

Open Captioning

21 minutes
Conservation

Textiles

All textile objects have a natural deterioration process — slowing that down while retaining original features is the key aim of Textile Conservators.
On Demand / Video

NVAEC 2019 Day 1 – Featured Artist: Ben Quilty

Published 14 February 2019

Audio Tour
Event

Members Director Chats: Ben Quilty and Aunty Sue Blacklock

Past Event

Thu 28 Sep 2023, 10.30am

Join Nick Mitzevich, Director in conversation with Ben Quilty, leading contemporary artist and Aunty Sue Blacklock, AM, Gamilaraay Elder.
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Note the quiet achiever

Behind every great museum or gallery director is a quiet and conscientious arts administrator – Valda Leehy MBE.

Read Time: 13 minutes
Learning Resource

Ned Kelly Interactive Quiz
Learning Resource
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Australian Art
Curator Picks

National Gallery’s curators, share their favourite works of art by women artists from the major collection display of Australian art.

Read Time: 21 minutes
Collection Study Room

The Collection Study Room provides public free access to works of art from the National Gallery's collection that are not currently on display.
Exhibition

Recent Acquisitions of Australian Prints

Past Exhibition

22 Dec 1984 – 24 Feb 1985
Exhibition

Don't Leave Me This Way
Art in the Age of AIDS

Past Exhibition

12 Nov 1994 – 5 Mar 1995
Learning Resource

Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to Now
Learning Resource
Exhibition

The Twenties

Past Exhibition

13 Oct 1984 - 31 Mar 1985
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Micky Allan: A Live-in Show

Yvette Dal Pozzo explores the significance of Allan’s 1978 Live-in Show and shares how it is being re-imagined in a contemporary context.

Read Time: 37 minutes
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Know My Name: an exhibition in design

Keren Nicholson speaks with Exhibition Designer Jing-Ling Chua.

Read Time: 22 minutes