Siosiua Lafitani-Tofua’ipangai, dancer, singer, writer and Pacific studies scholar, presents a talk on historical, cultural and artistic meanings of Pacific tattoos, revealing the connecting themes of ta (time) and va (space) in the visual and performing arts.
Free

Dr Jenny Newell, Research Fellow, National Museum of Australia, talks about the techniques and changing meanings of carving across the Pacific.
Free

Shirley Campbell, lecturer in anthropology, Australian National University, and author of The art of Kula, talks about the art of the Trobriand Islands.
Free

Join us for a tour of the exhibition followed by a French-style afternoon tea party in the sculpturegarden restaurant.
$45 members and their guests bookings essential

Gary Hickey, lecturer in art history, University of Queensland, presents a talk on how Japanese art captured the imagination of the French Impressionists.
Free

Join us for an exclusive tour of the exhibition, followed by breakfast.
$40 members and their guests bookings essential

Helen Maxwell, private gallery owner, with Gallery object conservators speak about collecting and caring for paintings on bark.
Free

Tina Baum and Chantelle Woods, curators, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art, present recent acquisitions, including work by Kunwinjku artist Balang (Mick) Kubarkku.
Free

Anne O’Hehir, Curatorial Assistant, Photography, gives a focus talk on the work of Robert Frank, followed by a glass of sparkling wine.
$5; free for members bookings essential

Haruki Yoshida, curator, specialist in Chinese and Japanese painting, discusses the Gallery’s 14th-century Japanese scroll painting, which has recently returned after receiving special conservation treatment in Japan.
Free

Anne Zahalka discusses her work Exotic birds 2006, and Anne Ferran talks about her photograms on display in the Australian galleries.
Free

Join us for a tour of the exhibition followed by a French-style afternoon tea party in the sculpturegarden restaurant.
$45 members and their guests bookings essential

Mark Henshaw, Curator, International Prints, Drawings and Illustrated Books, and exhibition curator, discusses Degas and his contemporaries.
Free

Jessica Gray, Intern, International Prints, Drawings and Illustrated Books, discusses Degas, his contemporaries and friends.
Free

On Valentine’s Day, spend a romantic evening with a master of French art. Enjoy a viewing of the exhibition, followed by light refreshments and music.
$40 members and their guests bookings essential

Padma Menon gives a lecture and performs Indian dances that take us on a journey from the primeval idea of Shiva as Rudra to modern interpretations.
Free

Join us for an exclusive tour of the exhibition, followed by breakfast.
$40 members and their guests bookings essential

Jennifer Coombes, Special Collections Archivist, talks about the Research Library’s collection relating to ballet and dancing, including the archives and ephemera of Helene Kirsova, Elaine Haxton and Loudon Sainthill.
Free

Join a guide and look at works of art with your babies and toddlers, followed by a morning tea with coffee and cake.
$12; $10 members/concession bookings essential

Simeran Maxwell, Exhibition Assistant, gives a youthful perspective on the exhibition, followed by a glass of wine.
$35; $25 members bookings essential

Ron Radford, AM, Director, National Gallery of Australia, discusses the world and work of Edgar Degas.
Free

Tracey Lock-Weir, Curator, Australian Paintings and Sculpture, Art Gallery of South Australia, and exhibition curator, presents an insightful walkthrough of the exhibition.
Free

Tracey Lock-Weir, exhibition curator, joins us for an introduction to the exhibition followed by an exhibition viewing and a cocktail reception.
$35 members and their guests bookings essential

Christine Dixon, Senior Curator, International Painting and Sculpture, discusses the works of Gustave Courbet currently on display.
Free

Niki van den Heuvel, Exhibition Assistant, gives a talk on works of art in the Asian galleries, followed by a glass of sparkling wine.
$5; free for members bookings essential

Paul Noritaka Tange, President, Tange Associates, and leading architect, speaks about significant 20th-century architect Kenzo Tange's lasting impact on modern Japanese architecture.
Free

Anthea Callen, independent scholar and Emeritus Professor of Visual Culture, University of Nottingham, UK, discusses Degas’ painting materials and techniques.
Free

Mark Henshaw, exhibition curator, leads a fascinating tour through this exhibition of prints by Degas’ contemporaries, followed by a cocktail reception.
$35 members and their guests bookings essential

Mark Henshaw, exhibition curator, discusses Degas and his contemporaries as catalysts for artistic change at the end of the 19th century.
Free

Hossein Valamanesh speaks about the inspiration behind and construction of his work Touch love 2006.
Free

Dr Elisabeth Findlay, Lecturer, Art History, Australian National University, discusses Degas’ enigmatic and compelling portraits.
Free

Terence Maloon, Senior Curator of Special Exhibitions, Art Gallery NSW, discusses Impressionism as a crisis of drawing.
Free

Join us for an exclusive tour of the exhibition, followed by breakfast.
$40 members and their guests bookings essential

Simeran Maxwell, Exhibitions Assistant, discusses Degas’ fascination with the sport of horseracing.
Free

Robert Deane, Senior Researcher, examines Eadweard Muybridge’s 19th-century photographic studies of human and animal locomotion and discusses how it informed the style of contemporary painters especially that of Edgar Degas.
Free