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Open daily 10am – 5pm On Ngunnawal & Ngambri land. #NationalGalleryAU

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Ouroboros Awesomeness
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Cloak designed by Leon Bakst for the Ballets Russes, 1914. National Gallery of Australia.

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Here are 4 exhibitions to check out in #Canberra right now 👇

🎨 Mr Squiggle and Friends at @nma
🖼️ Cézanne to Giacometti at @NatGalleryAus
🎙️ 1975: Living in the Seventies at the National Library
📸 National Photographic Portrait Prize at the Portrait Gallery

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Today is your last chance to see Vincent Namatjira's Australia in colour.

Closing today, 5pm. Free with ticket.

#VincentNamatjira #Art #NationalGalleryAU

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What could todays #ThrowbackThursday from 1973 possibly refer to?

Michael Lodge, Cartoon on the National Gallery from "The Australian", 1973, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased 1973

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Episode 2 of the Gauguin Dilemma focuses on Gauguin’s When Will You Marry? one of the most expensive paintings ever sold – but he died poor and alone. In this episode, we follow the money.

Listen https://t.co/BhPAmhSYIG

#Gauguin #Podcast #ArtHistory #Art

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Gauguin's World: Tōna Iho, Tōna Ao opens tomorrow with a full program of dance, poetry, talks and performance.

Explore online at – https://t.co/KuPvGskcyo

#Gauguin #VisitCanberra

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‘Colour! What a deep and mysterious language, the language of dreams.’ - Paul Gauguin.

Gauguin's World: Tōna Iho, Tōna Ao, 29 Jun – 7 Oct | https://t.co/dklhzWbNQQ

Installation view, Gauguin’s World: Tōna Iho, Tōna Ao, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, 2024.

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We're getting closer! The opening of Gauguin’s World: Tōna Iho, Tōna Ao, this Saturday, 29 June.

Want to see the exhibition first? Gauguin's World Symposium is on Friday, 28 June. Hear from Gauguin experts on the many interpretations of Gauguin.

https://t.co/RMRvq9uNpT

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Explore Paul Gauguin's complex legacy in our new four-part podcast, The Gauguin Dilemma.

Listen via link, or wherever you get your podcasts | https://t.co/hDgbpfdlDD

#Gauguin #GauguinsWorld #GauguinDilemma #AustralianPodcast #Podcast #ArtHistory #Art #NationalGalleryAU

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Today marks 100 years since Margaret Olley's birth.

'painting to me is like drawing. It is all creative, and I never mind which medium I’m using.'

Margaret Olley, Katie's quinces, 1976, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased 1976 © Margaret Olley Art Trust

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Gauguin's World: Tōna Iho, Tōna Ao opens next Saturday, 29 June. Trace the trajectory of Paul Gauguin’s distinctive work, from impressionist beginnings to Polynesian visions.

https://t.co/dklhzWbNQQ

#GauguinsWorld #NationalGalleryAU

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The Landscaping team have been hard-at-work this week. They've planted an astonishing 7200 new plants in the Australian Garden!

These plants boost biodiversity while remaining consistent with McGregor Coxall's original plans for the garden.

#AustralianNatives

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After a five-day journey Ouroboros has arrived!

What's next? Installation begins immediately, preparing the site for Ouroboros' grand unveiling in October. Secondly, we continue production on 'Art Truckers' a behind-the-scenes look at transporting Ouroboros to Canberra.

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🚚🎨 Art Truckers update 🎨🚚

Ouroboros is snaking its way across regional NSW, squeezing over bridge crossings on the way to CBR. Australia's largest ever public art commission should arrive this week. Follow for updates.

#Art #Ouroboros #LindyLee #NationalGalleryAU

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Happy birthday to Maurice Sendak, born on this day in 1928.

Widely known as the creator of Where the Wild things Are, the National Gallery is lucky enough to have copies of prints and plates by Maurice in the National Collection.

View these works at – https://t.co/rM5n9HDDq0

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Happy birthday to Paul Gauguin.

Underappreciated during his lifetime, Gauguin's reputation grew – now seen as visionary. Experience his masterpieces at Gauguin’s World: Tōna Iho, Tōna Ao.

29 Jun–7 Oct https://t.co/dklhzWclGo

#Gauguin #PostImpresionism #NationalGalleryAU

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Come. See what all the fuss is about.

Extra sessions of Jordan Wolfson's Body Sculpture over the long weekend. Free, booking essential. Until 28 July. https://t.co/C7kH3Rnt9A

#BodySculpture #JordanWolfson #Art #Sculpture #Canberra #Contemporary Art

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A warm welcome to all new members.

#Art

Peter Tyndall, John Loane, Victorian Print Workshop, National Gallery of Australia, Australian Bicentennial Authority, detail - A Person Looks At A Work of Art/someone looks at something.., 1987, National Gallery of Australia