Ashurbanipal: King of the World and Assyria – British Museum
Starting November 8 The British Museum will present I am Ashurbanipal: King of the World, King of Assyria showcasing his ability to read write & debate scholars
Events
Mao’s Last Dancer Exhibition – Immigration Museum, Melbourne
Celebrating the life and work of Mao’s Last Dancer the Exhibition: A Portrait of Li Cunxin will be on show June 16 – Oct 17 at the Immigration Museum, Melbourne
Australian Brandenburg Visiting Karakorum: A Musical Journey
La Camera delle Lacrime joins the Brandenburg for a performance about one man’s quest to convert the Great Khan to Christianity in the Mongol capital, Karakorum
Melbourne International Festival of Lieder and Art Song
Melbourne International Festival of Lieder and Art Song will take place July 7 – 13, 2018, Melba Hall, Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, Melbourne University
The Idea of North – A Premier Contemporary Cappella Ensemble
Pitch, dynamics, rhythm, blend and layering are the demands of a cappella group The Idea of North, attributes gloriously adhered to in concert, says Rose Niland
MEL & NYC Winter Festival 2018 – Tell a Tale of Two Cities
This winter, coinciding with MoMA at NGV: 130 Years of Modern and Contemporary Art in Melbourne, citizens can celebrate tales of two of the world’s great cities
Australian Haydn Ensemble at TDRF House Museum & Gallery
Australian Haydn Ensemble will play a ‘bespoke’ program of sublime music at The David Roche Foundation House Museum & Gallery, Nth Adelaide for its 2nd birthday
A Higher Loyalty – Seeking Justice in a Deeply Flawed World
A Higher Loyalty by James Comey is an impassioned narrative revealing how and why trust is a far better foundation than coercion, at least in a mature democracy
ANZAC: Villers-Bretonneux & Remembrance Trail, Western Front
ANZAC Day, 25th April each year, commemorates the sacrifice of life in wartime and is an assertion of the nobility of a cause many young men died to protect
Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show: Poem of Nature
At the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show March 21 – 25, Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens, there will be a haven, a Welcome Garden
Melbourne: Out of Town Shows – Louis Vuitton and Marimekko
Rural and Suburban venues benefit as International design houses embrace out of town locations to draw new crowds: Louis Vuitton, Chadstone & Marimekko, Bendigo
Thomas Tallis’ England – Brandenburg, Sublime Music as Art
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Brandenburg Choir and countertenor Max Riebl started their 2018 season with an exceptional experience of incomparable richness
Pancake Day or Shrove Tuesday – Catch it If You Can
Shrove Tuesday is Pancake Day, the day before Lent begins, a time to cleanse your soul, kitchen and house, and origin of the tradition known as Spring cleaning
New York Botanical Garden Orchid Show – Designer: Daniel Ost
Life is sustained and enriched by plant life and residents and visitors to New York this Spring should not miss the Orchid Show at the New York Botanical Garden
Elizabeth Murray Monterey Studios – Monet’s Garden Giverny
Living Life in Full Bloom artist author speaker travel guide Elizabeth Murray, Monterey California, weaves threads of destiny with passion, color and creativity
Dr William Harvey and the Heart: Royal College of Physicians
Dr William Harvey was a reluctant revolutionary whose discoveries led ultimately to the death of the ancient ‘cure’ of blood-letting and rise of modern medicine