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Napoleon 24hr opening 6-7 October

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Napoleon opening

Spend the night with Napoleon 24hr opening final weekend 6 – 7 October Celebrate the last weekend of Napoleon’s reign over Melbourne as the National Gallery of Victoria stays open all night on Saturday 6 October. The NGV, with support from the City of Melbourne, are offering a night of free live entertainment and activities, with special $10 tickets for Napoleon: Revolution to Empire from midnight Saturday 6 October until 8am Sunday 7 October.* To celebrate the last weekend of this year’s Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibition, Napoleon: Revolution to Empire,…

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Napoleon Colloquium at NGV International

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Jacques Louis-David, Napoleon Crossing the Alps.

Napoleon Colloquium Saturday 22nd September An afternoon forum exploring the art, artists and their world in the time of Napoleon with three lectures on portraiture, Jacques-Louis David - painter of the French Revolution and decorative arts at the Napoleonic court. Speakers:  Dr Frank Heckes, Honorary Research Associate, La Trobe University | Jacques-Louis David: Painter of the French Revolution and of Napoleon Dr Vivien Gaston, Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne | Portraits of perfection: Ideal and reality in the Napoleonic era Dr Matthew Martin, Assistant Curator Decorative Arts and Antiquities, NGV | The…

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