A World of Things: Exchange and Material Culture in the First Global Age, 1500-1800 | Robert Wilson Annual Lecture 2016 | Professor Giorgio Riello, Director of the Warwick Institute of Advanced Study and Professor of History […]
John Kenny Memorial Lectures | The Origins and Development of Ceramic Design | Saturday 26th September from 10am at NGV International Speaker Leslie B. Grigsby, Senior Curator of Ceramics and Glass, Winterthur Museum, Delaware, USA Book online […]
In the Middle Ages the stripe was a religious symbol; during the French and American revolutions it represented freedom; and in the twentieth century a cast of abstract artists reduced their work to stripes. Delve deeper […]
Deirdre Coleman ‘Touissant Louverture in the Johnston House Museum’ The Haitian revolution was the only successful slave revolution in history, transforming the French colony of Saint-Domingue into the independent republic of Haiti. To what extent […]
The Robert Wilson Annual Decorative Arts Lecture Delffse Porceleyne: Dutch Delftware of the 17th Century – Robert Aronson The lecture will provide an overview of 250 years (1600-1850) history of ceramic production in the town […]
Il Tesori di Napoli: I Capolavori del Museo di San Gennaro John Weretka Palazzo Sciarra, Rome 30th October 2013-16 February 2014 (now extended until March) Wowing enthusiastic crowds at the Palazzo Sciarra in Rome is […]
Sugar to Porcelain | The story of the famous Meissen Monkey Band (Die Affenkapelle) An illustrated lecture by Patricia Begg OAM Patricia Begg is an internationally renowned scholar and collector of porcelain and glass who has […]
During July the NGV is presenting a series of floor talks that will link the permanent collection with the current exhibition Monet’s Garden. Join experts in various fields as they explore the NGV collection, making connections […]
Following the Glorious Revolution of 1688, the Stuart kings James II and James III maintained a royal government in exile, first in France and later in Italy. This court-in-exile formed the political and diplomatic centre of efforts to return the Stuart monarchs to their thrones in Britain culminating in the nearly-successful 1745 military uprising led by Bonnie Prince Charlie.
Collecting and displaying decorative arts and design is a core function of many leading art museums around the world. Christopher Menz looks at how and why these collections have evolved, how they can be interpreted to new audiences, and what their place is in the art museum of the 21st century.
