Curator Floor Talk: Introduction to the Exhibition
10 September 2008	12:30 PM
Speaker: Alisa Bunbury, Curator, Prints & Drawings Cost: Free Venue: Robert Raynor Gallery, Ground Level, NGV International Part of NGV Talks
Art Deco Breakfast BOOKED OUT
14 September 2008	8:30 AM
Beat the crowds! Enjoy a light continental breakfast, followed by an illustrated Introductory Talk and exhibition viewing. Cost: $54 Adult / $48 NGV Member / $52 Concession & Student (doors open 8.15am) Venue: Persimmon Café & Bistro, NGV International (enter garden gate, rear NGV International, via Arts Centre forecourt) Event code: P0870 Part of NGV Talks
NGV Artbeat @ art after dark
17 September 2008	6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
On every second Wednesday during Art Deco 1910–1939, from 6 August, we will be transforming the Mezzanine area at NGV International into an exclusive lounge for NGV Artbeat Members and their guests. Bring a friend and if they join on the evening, they can also enjoy complimentary drinks. Cost: Free (on presentation of valid NGV Members card) Venue: Mezzanine, NGV International Part of Artbeat Events
Art Deco Breakfast
27 September 2008	8:30 AM
Beat the crowds! Enjoy a light continental breakfast, followed by an illustrated Introductory Talk and exhibition viewing. Cost: $54 Adult / $48 NGV Member / $52 Concession & Student (doors open 8.15am) Venue: Garden Restaurant, NGV International (enter garden gate, rear NGV International, via Arts Centre forecourt) Event code: P0870 Part of NGV Talks
John Milton Quatercentenary Short Talks
15 October 2008 until 15 October 2008	10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
John Milton (1608–1674) has long been considered the supreme English poet. He is known for such works as Paradise Lost (1667) and Paradise Regained (1671). He was a follower of Cromwell, a Puritan and an ardent polemicist. In this the 400th year since his birth, join NGV staff as they explore the influence of this poet on future generations. 10.30am Short Talk: John Milton & Music Speaker Dr Robert Wilson, Program Coordinator 11.30am Floor Talk: Henry Fuseli Milton when a youth (1796–9) Speaker: Laurie Benson, Curator, International Art 12.30pm Floor Talk: Blake’s Watercolours for Paradise Lost (1822) Speaker: Allison Holland, Curator, Prints & Drawings Cost: $25 Adult / $20 NGV Member / $22 Concession Meet: Clemenger BBDO Auditorium, NGV International Event code: P08115 Part of NGV Talks
Symposium: The Importance of Oceanic Art
18 October 2008	10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
(registration 9.30am) Living Cultures: Living Art David Baker, President, Oceanic Art Society, Sydney and collector My Shield is My Canvas Chris Boylan, field collector and Oceanic Art specialist Life and Art in Vanuatu Stephen Zagala, Curator, Monash Gallery of Art Art of Papuan Gulf and Torres Strait Dr Ian McNiven, Senior Lecturer, Australian Archaeology and Co-Director, Australian Indigenous Archaeology, Monash University Maori Art Stephen Francis, Anthropologist specialising in Polynesia Love and Magic: Massim Art Sana Balai, Assistant Curator, Indigenous Art, NGV Oceanic Art: A New Vision for NGV Judith Ryan, Senior Curator, Indigenous Art, NGV Cost $65 Adult / $55 NGV Member / $60 Concession / $50 Student Venue: Clemenger BBDO Auditorium, NGV International (enter North entrance, via the Arts Centre forecourt) Event code: P08130 Part of NGV Talks
Napoleon III (1808–1873) Anniversary Celebration: From Boudoir to Boulevard – The Representation of Women in 19th Century French Art
Every Wednesday from 22 October 2008 until 5 November 2008	11:00 AM
From the moment French women demanded to be considered as citizens at the time of the Revolution of 1789, the battle was on to define the role of ‘real’ women in society. This lecture series will investigate the meaning behind images of a seemingly idyllic life in the work of the Salon and Impressionist artists. Speaker Sylvia Sagona, Fellow, Department of French, Italian and Spanish Studies, The University of Melbourne Wed 22 Oct, 11am Desperate Housewives: Bourgeois Women and the Velvet Prison of the Boudoir Wed 29 Oct, 11am Absinthe, Art and Anarchy: Working Women and the World of the Parisian Café Wed 5 Nov, 11am Courtesans, Clubs and Corruption: The ‘Arts’ of the French Second Empire Cost: per Lecture $18 Adult / $12 NGV Member / $14 Concession / $10 Student Venue: Clemenger BBDO Auditorium, NGV International Event code: P08116 Part of NGV Talks
Lecture: Passion or Pathology? What Motivates the Great Collectors?
24 October 2008	11:00 AM
The process of instigating and refining a significant collection is something that often evolves over time, from starting as an initial spark of interest to becoming a fully blown, life-long passion. This lecture explores possible motivations in order to consider the challenges and complexities involved in collecting art and culturally significant objects. Speaker: Dr Christopher Marshall, Senior Lecturer, Art History & Museum Studies, The University of Melbourne Cost: $18 Adult / $12 NGV Member / $14 Concession / $10 Student Venue: Clemenger BBDO Auditorium, NGV International Event code: P08113 Part of NGV Talks
Simone de Beauvoir Centenary Lecture Series
Every Sunday from 26 October 2008 until 16 November 2008	1:00 PM
This series coincides with the Centenary of Suffrage program, commemorating 100 years since women in Victoria won the right to vote. Join us as we celebrate the centenary of the birth of Simone de Beauvoir with a series of lectures exploring her life and achievements. Sun 26 Oct, 1pm The Ethics of Ambiguity Sun 2 Nov, 1pm The Politics of Ethics Sun 9 Nov, 1pm Studies in Reflexivity Sun 16 Nov, 1pm The Phenomenology of Eros Speaker: Dr David Rathbone, Lecturer, School of Philosophy, Anthropology & Social Enquiry, The University of Melbourne Cost: per lecture $18 Adult / $12 NGV Member / $14 Concession / $10 Student Venue: Clemenger BBDO Auditorium, NGV International Event code: P08117 Part of NGV Talks
Curator Floor Talk: Introduction to the Exhibition
21 January 2009	12:30 PM
Speaker: Alisa Bunbury, Curator, Prints & Drawings Cost: Free Venue: Robert Raynor Gallery, Ground Level, NGV International Part of NGV Talks