What Do You Know? Play our Quiz: Design & Decorative Arts
What do you know about design history and the decorative arts and the evolution of taste from antiquity to the present day
Decorative Arts
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
Love: Art of Emotion – A Desirable Event, NGV International
Now showing at NGV International, Love: Art of Emotion 1400-1800, helps us to ’… reconcile the two parts of our being, the physical and the intellectual’
TDRF Adelaide – Passion for Portraits, Paintings & Porcelain
The David Roche Foundation House Museum and Gallery collection in Adelaide, showcases its owner’s passionate pursuit of fine portraits, paintings and porcelains
The Language of Ornament – National Gallery of Victoria 2017
The Language of Ornament a FREE entry exhibition at NGV International from February 25 2017 will challenge the mind, engage the spirit and connect with the soul
Sydney Antiques & Art Fair – Spring into a Wonderful World
Judging authenticity for antiques and art at the Sydney Antiques & Art Fair is all about establishing a working relationship with a dealer member of the AA&ADA
The David Roche Foundation Adelaide – Gallery 1: Neoclassic
The neoclassical style featured in Gallery 1 The David Roche House Museum & Gallery reflects the spirit of antiquity in England & Europe during the 18th century
Europe 1600 – 1815 – Art of Fine Living on Show V & A London
On December 9 the V & A at London, will open a new suite of seven galleries with nearly 1100 objects that best tell the story of the evolution of art and design
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York – Capturing Culture
The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York uniquely captures cultural achievement, showcasing master art works as a reflection of human evolution antiquity – today
AA&ADA 2015 Sydney Antiques Fair – Decorative Arts Showcased
The stories attached to the evolution of art design and style will be reflected in the works showcased at the AA&ADA 2015 Sydney Antiques Fair, 9 – 13 September
Catherine the Great – Artful Pursuit of a Russian Parnassus
Czar Peter, his heirs Catherine the Great and her son Paul, artfully pursued ideals of a Russian Parnassus in the palace complex of Tsarskoe Selo, St Petersburg
Masterpiece London – Celebrating Art, Design & Craftsmanship
Celebrating the art of design and craftsmanship in any age the Masterpiece Fair 25 June – 1 July 2015 at London, offers a diverse range of dazzling master works
Hermitage Masterpieces – Legacy of Catherine the Great @ NGV
Some 400 Masterpieces on show this winter at the NGV Melbourne representing the Legacy of Catherine the Great are coming from The Hermitage Museum St Petersburg
Waterloo at Windsor: 1815-2015 – Honouring Supreme Sacrifice
Waterloo at Windsor: 1815 – 2015 will be a new exhibition, mounted by The Royal Collection Trust. Marking the bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo, it will be held at Windsor Castle from the 31st January 2015 to January 2016. The ‘Waterloo Chamber’ in Windsor Castle was designed to display…
AA&ADA Sydney Antiques Fair – 27 – 31 August, 2014
AA&ADA Sydney Antiques Fair each August at Randwick, showcases antique furniture & objet d’art for collectors and lovers of fine & decorative arts to consider
Books and on Being a Bibliophile – Heartbreak and Happiness
Being a bibliophile is not only about heartbreak, but also happiness too and spending a rainy day reading in bed or on the sofa is certainly my idea of luxury