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The back of two people standing and looking at an 18th century oil painting in a heavy gold frame hanging on a white gallery wall.
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Best of NGV International Tour

Join an expert for a guided tour to uncover the unexpected and overlooked within the NGV Collection.

Dr Bob Brown standing wearing an orange jacket in a rainforest.

Saving Rainforests: Bob Brown in Conversation

An in-depth discussion on temperate and tropical rainforest ecosystems.

Architect design of a very modern large scale building wtih lots of glass, at dusk.

Free Public Lecture: Architect Kjetil Trædal Thorsen

Snøhetta – designing culture, designing change.

Black and white portrait of smiling 90s icon, Pamela Anderson, wearing a knit jumper over a white shirt.

Pamela Anderson Live in Conversation

Join an intimate conversation with 90s icon and cultural changemaker, Pamela Anderson.

A woman in Regency-period costume including a white bonnet, white neck ruff and a red checked dress with puffed sleeves; holding a tea cup and saucer.

Dining with Jane Austen with Lise Rodgers

Join Lise Rodgers for a presentation delivered in costume on dining in the time of Jane Austen.

Portrait of a subtly smiling young woman with short brown hair, wearing a pink and blue striped knitted jumper.

Shut Up and Write

Write alongside others, without comparison or competition.

A black cat and a white cat, connected to each other by threads.
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Thought Experiment

Dive into meaningful 'what ifs' with curious, creative minds at this social meet-up.

Seven glasses of wine behind two platters of cheese and crackers on a wooden table.
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Perfect Pairings: Guided Cheese and Wine Matching

Learn how artisan cheeses pair with fine back-vintage wines in this guided tasting.

The historic ship the Polly Woodside, in a berth, with a glass fronted building on the left, a clear blue sky background.

Connections to the Birrarung

Explore the ongoing impacts and effects of colonisation with First Nations educators

A still-life painting of a steak and kidney pie, grapes, slices of bread and lemons.

Food and Ceramics: Alchemy of Fire

Join Distinguished Professor Peter McNeil for a lecture and afternoon tea about food and ceramics.

Hands with white paint drawing a snake in the sand.

History Council of Victoria Book + Author: Snake Talk

Tyson Yunkaporta and Megan Kelleher follow snake stories from around the world.

A Regency-era oil painting of raw seafood and vegetables, including three different types of fish, a crab and carrots.

Eating and Drinking in the English Regency

Meat, drink and be wary: Join Jennifer Kloester for a lecture on the realities of Regency dining.

An example of fine porcelain diningware with a blue and gold patterned outer edge and a painted image of a woman in a flowing gown in the centre.

Dining at the Palace: Collecting British Royal Tableware

Join Scott Coleman for a lecture on palace dining accompanied by an afternoon tea.

Portrait of Sir Salman Rushdie with his hand to his chin, wearing glasses, an aubergine vest and grey shirt.

An Evening with Sir Salman Rushdie

Salman Rushdie returns to Melbourne to discuss the transformative power of literature.

Portrait of Canadian political commentator, David Moscrop, wearing red glasses, a mustard t-shirt and an open blue hooded jumper.

David Moscrop: Too Dumb for Democracy

Political commentator, David Moscrop, explains what's going wrong in today's political landscape.

Jacinda Ardern smiling at camera, with her long brown hair framing her face, posed in front of a white background.

Jacinda Ardern: A Different Kind of Power

Trailblazing former Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, reflects on power, politics and resilience.

Vintage black and white photograph of a young Oscar Wilde, wearing a velvet blazer and holding a book while resting his head on one hand.

Oscar Wilde: ‘I can Resist Everything Except Temptation’

Join Susannah Fullerton for a lecture exploring the writer, Oscar Wilde.

A house with a verdant green rooftop and plantings around and behind it.

Material Worlds

Join for Material Worlds, a talk exploring architecture through an ecological lens.

An audience seated in a lecture theatre for a panel discussion; five panellists on stage in front of a black stage curtain.

Ambition and the Aftermath

Join a panel of experts for this riveting conversation about ambition in Shakespeare’s plays.

A hand-drawn sketch of a teapot with a blue and white design and gold touches, with a handwritten note alongside it.

Winter Sketching with Alissa Duke

Learn to sketch on location in the historic exhibition house of Fairhall.