Happy New Year – Reflect, Forgive, Love and Celebrate
The New Year story is long, complex and fascinating so remember if you are able to wipe one tear from someone else’s cheek, that is your reward – Happy New Year
Culture
Japan & Birth of Modern Art: NGV International Starts May 25
The exhibition Japonisme: Japan and the Birth of Modern Art will draw from works in the NGV collection to be showcased NGV International 25 May–28 October, 2018
Gurrumul – Open Your Heart and Stem the Tide of Indifference
Transcending boundaries, the documentary GURRUMUL provides a reverent portrait of a true Child of the Rainbow musician Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunipingu (1971 – 2017)
Vikings: Beyond the Legend – Showcasing Facts in Melbourne
On loan from the Swedish History Museum, Vikings: Beyond the Legend at Melbourne Museum, features the largest collection of Viking objects, to visit Victoria
New Zealand Snapshot: Part 1 – Land of The Long White Cloud
Rose Niland explores the north island of New Zealand, whose patchwork of landscapes, waterways, history and culture she reports, are both engaging and inspiring
Award Systems – Why is Striving for Excellence So Important?
‘All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the individual’ – winning awards helps propel us onto new platforms
Quick Snippet: Cradle of Civilisation – At the Beginning
In the beginning the ancient Greek oral Poet Hesiod says, there was Khaos vast and dark – then Gaea, the deep-breasted earth and Eros, whose love softens hearts
Australia: Wiradjuri Country – The Drip & Hands on Rock
The Mudgee region of New South Wales is Wiradjuri country, with its beautiful bush-walk The Drip and age old stencils of hands on rock made by indigenous people
Ali’s Wedding – I Do, a New Aussie Classic Film with Heart
Ali, the son of a respected Muslim cleric, who migrated to suburban Australia from Iraq, tries to live up to his father’s high expectations with chaotic results
Star Wars Day, Hoorah! – May the 4th Be With You
Break out the ‘blue milk’ because today is Star Wars Day – Hoorah and “May the 4th be with you” is the slogan chosen to celebrate the phenomenal movie franchise
Chair Styles – What Do You Know? Play Our Interactive Quiz
Play our interactive Quiz; find out how much you know about Chairs, which historically from Rome to Renaissance, Baroque to Bauhaus are about more than seating
MPavilion – Beauty of Form for Thinking, Making and Seeing
MPavilion opposite the NGV in Queen Victoria Gardens Melbourne is the perfect place to enjoy exciting events taking place in summer from October 5 – February 18
The Frick Collection, New York – Abraham, Angels & Rembrandt
The Frick Collection will offer an exhibition from May 2017 surrounding an illuminating work by Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn, Abraham Entertaining the Angels
Money Monster – Western Economy & The Moral Dimension
In the movie Money Monster Kyle (Jack O’Connelll) makes Lee Gates (George Clooney) responsible for the dilemma he finds himself as Patty (Julia Roberts) watches
BrExit & Entrances – The World’s Strange Eventful History
To prevail in the wake of BREXIT as nations take stock on a global scale with the consequences, there will be many pluses, minuses and opportunities to be sure
Culture & Society: Trust, Love & Hope – Romance vs Reality
A kind heart, a good soul, essential ingredients in a menu of goals we need to establish and reach for if we seek to find a balance between romance and reality