River of Language – Melbourne Museum Celebrates Naidoc Week
River of Language opens Saturday 29 June, 2010 at Melbourne Museum offering activities for all ages, including a Welcome to Country and indigenous storytelling
Ancient Societies
Troy: Myth and Reality – Autumn at The British Museum
Troy: Myth and Reality at the British Museum will through 300 objects on show from 21 November 2019 – 8 March 2020 seek the stories at the heart of ancient Troy
Nara: Sacred Images from Early Japan – The British Museum
The British Museum presents 15 major Buddhist and Shinto sacred images 600 – 1300 from Nara Prefecture, leading up to Japanese Olympic and Paralympic Games 2020
Terracotta Warriors & Cai Guo-Qiang – Masterpieces at NGV
Thought-provoking, sublimely detailed the wondrous Winter Masterpiece Exhibition Terracotta Warriors | Cai Guo-Qiang at NGV International will be a huge success
Getty Villa: First Major Exhibition on The Villa Dei Papiri
Exhibition of treasures from Villa dei Papiri, one of the most spectacular of Roman 1st century villas, will be on show at its replica; Getty Villa from June 26
Getty Museum Acquisition – Ancient Engraved Gem Collection
The J. Paul Getty Museum have acquired a group of seventeen ancient engraved gems some of the finest ever found, including portraits of Antinous and Demosthenes
The Winter Show – 65 Years of Arts, Design and History
Celebrating 65 years of helping others improve their lives is a ten day annual benefit, The Winter Show for the charitable East Side House Settlement, New York
Artful Words: Calligraphy in Illuminated Manuscripts – Getty
The written word became an art form during the Middle Ages, when an outpouring of intellectual inquiry through Islamic influence on European thought, took place
Liquid Light: 500 Years of Venetian Glass: NGV International
Liquid Light: 500 Years of Venetian Glass an entry free exhibition at NGV International March 8 – Aug 4 will showcase the art of glass at Venice 17 – 19 century
Terracotta Warriors | Cai Guo-Qiang: Winter Masterpieces NGV
Winter Masterpieces Exhibition: Terracotta Warriors + Cai Guo-Qiang at the NGV, Melbourne, will present a selection of China’s famous ancient terracotta figures
Christmas Celebration – The Gift of Hope through Love
Building trust and empathy between societies by expanding an interest in and understanding of our arts and culture we can help to make the world a better place
Democracy – At the Essence of Who We Are; Courage, Kindness
Western philosophy finds a basis in the ideas of three geniuses of antiquity, Socrates, Plato and Aristotle who helped to found the system we live by, democracy
NGV: 2018 Architecture Commission – Doubleground Unveiled
My visit to the Grollo Equiset Garden at the NGV to view its 2018 Architectural Commission Doubleground was all in all an experience to both admire and treasure
Italy: Place of Pilgrimage – Fusion of Art, Nature & Culture
Italy and its wealth of historical ruins and art treasures still provides a rich record for visitors tracing man’s journey from prehistory to the present day
Christmas Tree – Celebrating the Giving of Love and Life
Christmas became a celebrated occasion during the nineteenth century in England. Its ethos is about giving love and life, of which the tree is a powerful symbol
Jewelry: The Body Transformed – The Met New York
At The Met Fifth Avenue, Jewelry: The Body Transformed will explore how and why this form of human embellishment both acts upon and activates the body it adorns