Impressions of Monet | Monet’s Garden
Unknown Claude Monet outside his house at Giverny c.1921 18.0 x 24.0 cm autochrome Musée d'Orsay, Paris © Patrice Schmidt /musée d'Orsay distribution RMN
To celebrate the most extensive exhibition of Monet’s work ever to travel to Australia the NGV is holding a symposium with local and international experts that will explore key themes of the exhibition. The symposium is generously supported by the Australian International Cultural Foundation, an affiliate of Art Exhibitions Australia.
Program
Tony Ellwood, Director, NGV | Welcome
Colta Ives, Curator Emerita, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York | Monet: Impressionist in the garden
Marianne Mathieu, Assistant Director and Curator, Musée Marmottan Monet | Impressionism at the Marmottan
Sophie Matthiesson, Curator, International Art, NGV | Monet’s political garden
Prof Emerita Virginia Spate, University of Sydney | Paint and water
Dr Matthew Martin, Assistant Curator, International Decorative Arts and Antiquities, NGV | Inside Monet’s house at Giverny
Date: Saturday 11th May, 1:30-5pm
Venue: BBDO Clemenger Auditorium, NGV International
Bookings: Ph +61 3 8662 1555 10am-5pm daily | $60 Adult / $50 Member / $55 Concession / Special offer for students at $30 (present student card upon arrival). Excludes exhibition entry, bookings essential, tea/coffee included.