[LINK] National Gallery of Australia 20th Birthday projects

Jose Robertson Jose.Robertson@nga.gov.au
Fri, 25 Oct 2002 17:17:30 +1000


The National Gallery of Australia's turned 20 on 12 October 2002. See
<http://www.nga.gov.au/20thBirthday> http://www.nga.gov.au/20thBirthday for
details of related projects. See below for details of recent online
developments.

INTERNATIONAL ART CATALOGUE
The Gallery has released an online catalogue of over 430 paintings and
sculptures made by European and American artists, including extended
discussions of works of art, exhibition histories and related literature.
See  <http://www.nga.gov.au/International>
http://www.nga.gov.au/International for details..

'THE BIG AMERICANS: THE ART OF COLLABORATION'
'The Big Americans' exhibition, drawn from the Gallery's rich collection of
editioned original prints, screens, paperworks, illustrated books and
multiples, along with rare or unique proofs and drawings, is on show at the
Gallery until 27 January 2003. A selection of images featured in the
exhibition and an education kit for school students is now available at
<http://www.nga.gov.au/BigAmericans> http://www.nga.gov.au/BigAmericans.

THE T.T. TSUI COLLECTION OF CHINESE CERAMICS
The ritual of burial has long been important to the people of China. Through
the generous support of Dr T.T.Tsui, the Gallery is now able to illustrate
online the complexity and ongoing evolution of these burial rites. See
<http://www.nga.gov.au/TTTsui> http://www.nga.gov.au/TTTsui for details.

'MATERIAL CULTURE: ASPECTS OF CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN CRAFT AND DESIGN'
In the recent 'Material Culture' exhibition the Gallery presented many new
acquisitions, offering an excellent overview of the range and quality of
contemporary Australian craft and design. See
<http://www.nga.gov.au/Material> http://www.nga.gov.au/Material to view
works from the exhibition.

José Robertson 
Multimedia Coordinator 
National Gallery of Australia 
Parkes Place, Parkes ACT 2601 
+61 2 6240 6408 
nga.gov.au 


The National Gallery of Australia is celebrating its 20th birthday. For information about related projects go to www.nga.gov.au/20thbirthday

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