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A few beautifully crafted lines

Exquisite works from India have been added to the Art Gallery collection, representing the great traditions of Mughal and Rajput painting, as well as vernacular, folk and Company school painting.

Collection Painting Support and benefaction Asian Lantern

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The work of women

Since 2021, the Australian Masterpiece Fund has been used to acquire significant 19th- and 20th-century works by women artists for the Art Gallery collection.

Collection Artists Support and benefaction Painting

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Advice from the Palace Museum

Experts from the 'Relics Hospital' at Beijing's Palace Museum share their knowledge.

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A world of ideas in miniature

The maquettes of pioneering sculptor Margel Hinder offer a glimpse into a curious world of sculptural ideas.

Conservation Artists Exhibitions Collection Sculpture Support and benefaction Margel Hinder

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Anna is a palindrome

Anna is a word that reads the same backwards and forwards, and the name of a painting that Michael Johnson considers a visual palindrome.

Conservation Painting Support and benefaction 20th-century galleries

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Vale John Schaeffer AO

John Schaeffer was a benefactor, former Gallery and Foundation trustee, and knowledgeable and passionate art collector.

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Vale Peter Weiss AO

We pay tribute to one of our longest-standing patrons, Peter Weiss.

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Vale Christo

We mark the passing of Christo, the artist who, famously, wrapped the cliffs of Sydney's Little Bay in 1969.

Artists Support and benefaction

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Vale Frank Watters

Frank Watters was one of Australia’s longest-serving and most influential gallerists.

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From Oaxaca to Bronte

An interview with a self-isolating curator after her excellent (but unexpectedly brief) art adventure in Mexico.

Collection Together in Art Interview Support and benefaction