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SUMMARY:A Carpet Ride to Khiva
DESCRIPTION:Chris Aslan tells his own story of working with UNESCO to establish a silk carpet workshop in the desert oasis of Khiva\, Uzbekistan – the most homogenous example of Islamic architecture in the world. His work took him to the bazaars of Afghanistan to purchase natural dyes\, and to the great libraries and museums of Europe to track down 15th century manuscripts to revive carpet designs from their illuminations. He also saw the lives of women transformed and became the largest private employer in town. \nDates and Locations \nMonday\, 28 July 2025 Narrabri (NSW) \nThursday 31 July 2025 Paddington\, Sydney (NSW) \nWednesday 6 August\, Chatswood\, Sydney (NSW) \nWednesday 13 August\, Geelong (VIC) \nThursday 14 August\, Melbourne (VIC) \nTuesday 19 August\, Canberra (ACT) \nSaturday 30 August\, Perth (WA) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/a-carpet-ride-to-khiva/2025-08-13/1/
CATEGORIES:ACT,NSW,VIC,WA
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250811T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250811T190000
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SUMMARY:Livestream The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam
DESCRIPTION:This diigtal livestream presentation looks at the collection in the Rijksmuseum\, the building\, its history and the recent 10-year renovation that brought back the splendour of architect Pierre Cuyper’s original neo-gothic decorations. Besides the art of Hals\, Rembrandt\, Vermeer and Van Gogh there is medieval art\, jewellery\, musical instruments\, Asian art and even an FK23 Bantam plane from 1918. Expect a cornucopia of exciting content from this celebrated museum in the Netherlands. Streamed live from ArtsNational Hobart\, this is a National live stream event not to be missed. \nDates and Locations \nMonday 6:00pm 11 August 2025 Hobart (TAS) \nClick on the date above to book your live stream ticket for this event.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/livestream-the-rijksmuseum-in-amsterdam/
CATEGORIES:Online,TAS
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250810T134500
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250810T150000
DTSTAMP:20260502T222442
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SUMMARY:How To Get Down From a Yak: Adventures in Central Asian Nomadic Textiles
DESCRIPTION:Houses made from wool that warm in the depths of winter\, carpets that tell stories\, woven bands that appease ancestors\, embroideries that ward off evil\, and kilims that store kitchenware\, with everything ready to be packed and carried on a yak or camel at a moment’s notice. The little-known nomadic textile cultures of the Kyrgyz\, Turkoman and Karakalpak are explored in this lecture\, along with the rise and fall of nomadism and where it fits within the modern world. Chris also shares his own experience of working with nomadic yak herders in the High Pamirs for 3 years. \nDates and Locations \nWednesday 23 July 2025 Orange (NSW) \nTuesday 29 July 2025 Scone (NSW) \nSunday 10 August 2025 Cairns (QLD) \nMonday 18 August 2025 Murray River (NSW / VIC) \nWednesday 27 August Adelaide (SA) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/how-to-get-down-from-a-yak/2025-08-10/
CATEGORIES:NSW,QLD,SA,VIC
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250807
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250823
DTSTAMP:20260502T222442
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SUMMARY:Now You See Me: The History and Mystery of Cryptoportraits in European Art
DESCRIPTION:A portrait can be much more than a straightforward likeness of a person. A cryptoportrait may\, at first sight\, not look like a portrait at all because it can be ‘disguised’ e.g. as an Adoration of the Magi with real people playing the parts of the Magi\, or as a statue of a prophet or saint with the features of a patron. Throughout Western art we may discover such concealed portraits if we look carefully and are prepared to recognise these visual games that artists and patrons chose to play with the beholder. \nDates and Locations \nThursday 7 August 2025 Yarra (VIC) \nSaturday 16 August 2025 Gold Coast (QLD) \nFriday 22 August​ 2025 Brisbane River (QLD) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/cryptoportraits-in-european-art/
CATEGORIES:QLD,VIC
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250807
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250829
DTSTAMP:20260502T222442
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250708T011748Z
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SUMMARY:Unravelling the Silk Road
DESCRIPTION:The three textile roads that tangle their way through Central Asia\, changed and transformed the physical landscape\, history\, politics and culture of the region. Wool created the clothing and housing needed by the great nomadic cultures that were to dominate Middle Asia. Silk was more valuable than gold and used as currency\, creating a network of trading routes that led to the first age of globalisation. Cotton was the cause of Russian and then Soviet colonisation. All three textiles changed the fortunes of this part of the world: a meeting place between Mohammed and Marx. \nDates and Locations \nThursday 7 August 2025 Chatswood (NSW) \nWednesday 20 August Canberra (ACT) \nThursday 28 August Adelaide (SA) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/unravelling-the-silk-road/
CATEGORIES:ACT,NSW,SA
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250815
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SUMMARY:Faber and Faber – 90 Years of Excellence in Cover Design
DESCRIPTION:Join Toby Faber as he presents the history of cover designs by Faber and Faber\, founded in 1925\, and one of London’s most important literary publishing houses. This lecture highlights the company’s legacy of combining great literature with stunning design\, and features cover illustrations by celebrated artists such as Rex Whistler and Damien Hirst. Toby is the grandson of the founder and former managing director of Faber and Faber\, and so provides a personal and insightful look into the artistry that shaped its success. \nDates and Locations \nThursday 7 August 2025 Armidale (NSW) \nTuesday 12 August 2025 Bowral( NSW) \nThursday 14 August 2025 Shoalhaven (NSW) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/faber-and-faber-90-years-of-excellence-in-cover-deisgn/
CATEGORIES:NSW
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250806T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250806T190000
DTSTAMP:20260502T222442
CREATED:20250708T094204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T024222Z
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SUMMARY:Indians Buffalos and Storms: The American West in the 19th Century Art
DESCRIPTION:Artists were never far behind the explorers opening up America’s west in the 19th century. Sometimes they painted what they saw\, sometimes what they wished they saw. Either way\, painters like Alfred Miller\, Frederick Church and Albert Bierstadt left a powerful\, if romanticised\, record of the country and people they found. Their pictures also chart the arrival of the railroad\, the confinement of native Americans into reservations\, and the extermination of the buffalo. After a period of deep neglect\, their works are very much back in vogue. Whatever their artistic merits\, they tell a strong\, if tragic\, story. \nDates and Locations \nWednesday​ 6 August 2025 Tamworth (NSW) \nClick on the location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/american-west-in-19th-century-art/
CATEGORIES:NSW
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T032322Z
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SUMMARY:A Carpet Ride to Khiva
DESCRIPTION:Chris Aslan tells his own story of working with UNESCO to establish a silk carpet workshop in the desert oasis of Khiva\, Uzbekistan – the most homogenous example of Islamic architecture in the world. His work took him to the bazaars of Afghanistan to purchase natural dyes\, and to the great libraries and museums of Europe to track down 15th century manuscripts to revive carpet designs from their illuminations. He also saw the lives of women transformed and became the largest private employer in town. \nDates and Locations \nMonday\, 28 July 2025 Narrabri (NSW) \nThursday 31 July 2025 Paddington\, Sydney (NSW) \nWednesday 6 August\, Chatswood\, Sydney (NSW) \nWednesday 13 August\, Geelong (VIC) \nThursday 14 August\, Melbourne (VIC) \nTuesday 19 August\, Canberra (ACT) \nSaturday 30 August\, Perth (WA) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/a-carpet-ride-to-khiva/2025-08-06/2/
CATEGORIES:ACT,NSW,VIC,WA
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250806T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250806T113000
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SUMMARY:A Carpet Ride to Khiva
DESCRIPTION:Chris Aslan tells his own story of working with UNESCO to establish a silk carpet workshop in the desert oasis of Khiva\, Uzbekistan – the most homogenous example of Islamic architecture in the world. His work took him to the bazaars of Afghanistan to purchase natural dyes\, and to the great libraries and museums of Europe to track down 15th century manuscripts to revive carpet designs from their illuminations. He also saw the lives of women transformed and became the largest private employer in town. \nDates and Locations \nMonday\, 28 July 2025 Narrabri (NSW) \nThursday 31 July 2025 Paddington\, Sydney (NSW) \nWednesday 6 August\, Chatswood\, Sydney (NSW) \nWednesday 13 August\, Geelong (VIC) \nThursday 14 August\, Melbourne (VIC) \nTuesday 19 August\, Canberra (ACT) \nSaturday 30 August\, Perth (WA) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/a-carpet-ride-to-khiva/2025-08-06/1/
CATEGORIES:ACT,NSW,VIC,WA
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250804
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250827
DTSTAMP:20260502T222442
CREATED:20250708T093146Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250907T230121Z
UID:10000032-1754265600-1756252799@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:The Genius of Stradivari
DESCRIPTION:250 years after Antonio Stradivari’s death\, his violins and cellos remain the world’s most highly prized instruments. Loved by great musicians and capable of fetching fabulous sums when sold\, their tone and beauty are legendary. Every subsequent violinmaker has tried to match them. Not one has succeeded. How can that be? This lecture explores that central mystery by following some of Stradivari’s instruments from his workshop to the present day. It is a story that travels from the salons of Vienna to auditoriums around the world. \nDates and Locations \nMonday 4 August 2025 Hunter (NSW) \nMonday 11 August 2025 Newcastle (NSW) \nFriday 15 August 2025 Shoalhaven (NSW) \nWednesday 20 August 2025 Orange (NSW) \nFriday 22 August 2025 Blue Mountains (NSW) \nMonday 25 August 2025 Narrabri (NSW) \n​Tuesday 26 August 2025 Scone (NSW) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/the-genius-of-stradivari/
CATEGORIES:NSW
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250802
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250803
DTSTAMP:20260502T222442
CREATED:20250707T051559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250716T235457Z
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SUMMARY:Love\, Marriage and Fidelity in Western Art
DESCRIPTION:Love and marriage have always been a source of inspiration to authors and artists alike. One of the most famous portraits in the National Gallery is Van Eyck’s enigmatic Arnolfini Portrait\, but marital depictions have a much longer history: in Ancient Egypt people chose to have themselves immortalised as loving couples. Double or pendant portraits were also commissioned in large numbers from artists such as Rembrandt\, Hals and Gainsborough. Yet others show a more ironic or even cynical attitude\, for love and marriage are not always a bed of roses! \nDates and Locations \nSaturday 2 August 2025 Perth (WA) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/love-marriage-and-fidelity-in-western-art/
CATEGORIES:WA
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250801
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250816
DTSTAMP:20260502T222442
CREATED:20250708T073123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T041116Z
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SUMMARY:The Imperial Easter Eggs of Carl Fabergé
DESCRIPTION:Between 1885 – 1916\, Carl Fabergé made 50 jewelled eggs – Easter presents from Russia’s last two emperors to their wives. The most famous surviving symbols of the Romanov Empire\, they are supreme examples of the jeweller’s art\, albeit playthings of a decadent court. Given broad artistic freedom\, Fabergé had to satisfy just three rules: each gift should be egg shaped; contain some surprise to delight its recipient; and differ from any predecessor. The result? Treasures demonstrating ingenuity and creativity\, with few parallels. Their maker’s relentless search for novelty also yielded a fabulously quirky illustrated history of the Romanovs’ decline ahead of the 1917 Revolution. \nDates and Locations \nFriday 1 August 2025 Mudgee (NSW) \nMonday 11 August 2025 Newcastle (NSW) \nFriday 15 August 2025 Shoalhaven (NSW) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/the-imperial-easter-eggs-of-carl-faberge/
CATEGORIES:NSW
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250731T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250731T190000
DTSTAMP:20260502T222442
CREATED:20250623T130703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T032322Z
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SUMMARY:A Carpet Ride to Khiva
DESCRIPTION:Chris Aslan tells his own story of working with UNESCO to establish a silk carpet workshop in the desert oasis of Khiva\, Uzbekistan – the most homogenous example of Islamic architecture in the world. His work took him to the bazaars of Afghanistan to purchase natural dyes\, and to the great libraries and museums of Europe to track down 15th century manuscripts to revive carpet designs from their illuminations. He also saw the lives of women transformed and became the largest private employer in town. \nDates and Locations \nMonday\, 28 July 2025 Narrabri (NSW) \nThursday 31 July 2025 Paddington\, Sydney (NSW) \nWednesday 6 August\, Chatswood\, Sydney (NSW) \nWednesday 13 August\, Geelong (VIC) \nThursday 14 August\, Melbourne (VIC) \nTuesday 19 August\, Canberra (ACT) \nSaturday 30 August\, Perth (WA) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/a-carpet-ride-to-khiva/2025-07-31/2/
CATEGORIES:ACT,NSW,VIC,WA
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250731T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250731T133000
DTSTAMP:20260502T222442
CREATED:20250623T130703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T032322Z
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SUMMARY:A Carpet Ride to Khiva
DESCRIPTION:Chris Aslan tells his own story of working with UNESCO to establish a silk carpet workshop in the desert oasis of Khiva\, Uzbekistan – the most homogenous example of Islamic architecture in the world. His work took him to the bazaars of Afghanistan to purchase natural dyes\, and to the great libraries and museums of Europe to track down 15th century manuscripts to revive carpet designs from their illuminations. He also saw the lives of women transformed and became the largest private employer in town. \nDates and Locations \nMonday\, 28 July 2025 Narrabri (NSW) \nThursday 31 July 2025 Paddington\, Sydney (NSW) \nWednesday 6 August\, Chatswood\, Sydney (NSW) \nWednesday 13 August\, Geelong (VIC) \nThursday 14 August\, Melbourne (VIC) \nTuesday 19 August\, Canberra (ACT) \nSaturday 30 August\, Perth (WA) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/a-carpet-ride-to-khiva/2025-07-31/1/
CATEGORIES:ACT,NSW,VIC,WA
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250730
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250825
DTSTAMP:20260502T222442
CREATED:20250624T100921Z
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SUMMARY:The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam
DESCRIPTION:This lecture looks at the collection in the Rijksmuseum\, the building\, its history and the recent 10-year renovation that brought back the splendour of architect Pierre Cuyper’s original neo-gothic decorations. Besides the art of Hals\, Rembrandt\, Vermeer and Van Gogh there is medieval art\, jewellery\, musical instruments\, Asian art and even an FK23 Bantam plane from 1918. Expect a cornucopia of exciting content from this celebrated museum in the Netherlands. \nDates and Locations \nWednesday\, 30 & 31 July 2025 Adelaide (SA) \nFriday 8 August 2025 Mornington Peninsula (VIC) \nMonday 11 August 2025 Hobart (TAS) \nTuesday 12 August 2025 Launceston (TAS) \nMonday 18 August 2025 Northern Rivers (NSW) \nFriday 22 August 2025 Brisbane River (QLD) \nSaturday 23 August 2025 Noosa (QLD) \n​Sunday 24 August 2025 Sunshine Coast (QLD) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/the-rijksmuseum-in-amsterdam/
CATEGORIES:NSW,QLD,SA,TAS,VIC
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250728T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250728T200000
DTSTAMP:20260502T222442
CREATED:20250623T130703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T032322Z
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SUMMARY:A Carpet Ride to Khiva
DESCRIPTION:Chris Aslan tells his own story of working with UNESCO to establish a silk carpet workshop in the desert oasis of Khiva\, Uzbekistan – the most homogenous example of Islamic architecture in the world. His work took him to the bazaars of Afghanistan to purchase natural dyes\, and to the great libraries and museums of Europe to track down 15th century manuscripts to revive carpet designs from their illuminations. He also saw the lives of women transformed and became the largest private employer in town. \nDates and Locations \nMonday\, 28 July 2025 Narrabri (NSW) \nThursday 31 July 2025 Paddington\, Sydney (NSW) \nWednesday 6 August\, Chatswood\, Sydney (NSW) \nWednesday 13 August\, Geelong (VIC) \nThursday 14 August\, Melbourne (VIC) \nTuesday 19 August\, Canberra (ACT) \nSaturday 30 August\, Perth (WA) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/a-carpet-ride-to-khiva/2025-07-28/
CATEGORIES:ACT,NSW,VIC,WA
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250728T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250728T113000
DTSTAMP:20260502T222442
CREATED:20250707T053443Z
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SUMMARY:Rembrandt's Vision: Dutch History Painting in the 17th Century
DESCRIPTION:‘History painting’ was a special genre for a distinct clientele in the Dutch Republic. It depicted stories from especially the Bible and Antiquity with the aim of moving the viewer. However\, it could also provide an excuse for depicting the female nude. Trained in history painting by Pieter Lastman\, Rembrandt gradually developed his own interpretations of such stories as Bathsheba and David or Susanna and the Elders with greater emphasis on inner conflict and personal drama. His visions can still move or disturb us in ways quite different from depictions of the same stories by his contemporaries.  \nDates and Locations \nMonday 28 July 2025 Fleurieu (SA) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/rembrandts-vision-dutch-history-painting-in-the-17th-century/
CATEGORIES:SA
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250726T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250726T130000
DTSTAMP:20260502T222442
CREATED:20250702T042221Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250724T034351Z
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SUMMARY:Mesoamerica - Maya: Writing and Sacred Books. Sacred Mayan Astrology and Astronomy
DESCRIPTION:In Mayan culture there was no linguistic distinction between words painting\, drawing and writing. All modern Mayan languages are derived from Proto-Mayan\, a language spoken at least 5\,000 years ago. Mayan languages were written in hieroglyphic script which was widespread during the Classic period of Maya civilization (c. 250–900 CE). The Maya had a visually striking writing system which employed ideograms to create innumerable books known as the Mayan Codices. Priests alone could write these sacred books. Paper\, made from the inner bark of the fig tree ( amate paper )\, was used. Through their sacred books we can appreciate the scientific developments of this amazing civilisation. \nDates and Locations \nSaturday 26 July 2025 Rockhampton (QLD) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/mesoamerica-maya-writing-and-sacred-books-sacred-mayan-astrology-and-astronomy/
CATEGORIES:QLD
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250725T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250725T150000
DTSTAMP:20260502T222442
CREATED:20250703T144443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250807T030319Z
UID:10000076-1753452000-1753455600@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:The Golden Road to Samarkand: The Architecture\, Art and Textiles of Uzbekistan
DESCRIPTION:Explore Uzbekistan’s blend of ancient and modern\, from the glittering mosques of Samarkand to the Soviet architecture of Tashkent with cultural revivalist\, author and international tour leader\, Chris Aslan. This presentation includes exciting opportunities to discover the Savitsky Museum’s avant-garde art collection\, the revival of Islamic miniature painting in Bukhara\, and the resurgence of Uzbekistan’s traditional handicrafts. This presentation also offers an understanding of how tourism shapes the production of these crafts and offers a perfect introduction for future travellers to Uzbekistan. \nDates and Locations \nMonday 21 July 2025 Coffs Coast (NSW) \nFriday 25 July 2025 Blue Mountains (NSW) \nWednesday 13 August Geelong (VIC) \nThursday 21 August Molonglo Plains (NSW / ACT) \nMonday 25 August Fleurieu (SA) \nSaturday 30 August Perth (WA) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/the-golden-road-to-samarkand/2025-07-25/
CATEGORIES:ACT,NSW,SA,VIC,WA
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250724T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250724T150000
DTSTAMP:20260502T222442
CREATED:20250707T052646Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T022458Z
UID:10000082-1753365600-1753369200@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:The Art of Pieter Bruegel The Elder
DESCRIPTION:Pieter Bruegel the Elder (d. 1569) is probably best known for his colourful depictions of peasants making merry or toiling in the fields. He also painted religious scenes in the Netherlandish countryside. Although these works lent him the epithet\, ‘Peasant Brueghel’\, his work was more than just charmingly naïve. He was very much a townsman with a good eye for landscape\, who painted for discerning collectors. He also lived in a time of religious and political turmoil that is evident in some of his ‘darker’ works. This lecture will show that there is more to Bruegel than peasant paintings. \nDates and Locations \nMonday 21 July 2025 Murray River (NSW/ VIC) \nThursday\, 24 July 2025 Molonglo Plains (NSW / ACT) \nWednesday 20 August & Thursday 21st August Brisbane (QLD) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/the-art-of-pieter-bruegel-the-elder/2025-07-24/
CATEGORIES:ACT,NSW,QLD,VIC
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250723T183000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250723T193000
DTSTAMP:20260502T222442
CREATED:20250703T043734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T031329Z
UID:10000085-1753295400-1753299000@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:How To Get Down From a Yak: Adventures in Central Asian Nomadic Textiles
DESCRIPTION:Houses made from wool that warm in the depths of winter\, carpets that tell stories\, woven bands that appease ancestors\, embroideries that ward off evil\, and kilims that store kitchenware\, with everything ready to be packed and carried on a yak or camel at a moment’s notice. The little-known nomadic textile cultures of the Kyrgyz\, Turkoman and Karakalpak are explored in this lecture\, along with the rise and fall of nomadism and where it fits within the modern world. Chris also shares his own experience of working with nomadic yak herders in the High Pamirs for 3 years. \nDates and Locations \nWednesday 23 July 2025 Orange (NSW) \nTuesday 29 July 2025 Scone (NSW) \nSunday 10 August 2025 Cairns (QLD) \nMonday 18 August 2025 Murray River (NSW / VIC) \nWednesday 27 August Adelaide (SA) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/how-to-get-down-from-a-yak/2025-07-23/
CATEGORIES:NSW,QLD,SA,VIC
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250723
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250727
DTSTAMP:20260502T222442
CREATED:20250714T042309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T042405Z
UID:10000048-1753228800-1753574399@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Paracas: The Most Splendid Textiles of The Americas
DESCRIPTION:The Paracas civilisation developed between 800 BCE and 100 BCE. Paracas textiles included complex weaving techniques\, elaborate plaiting and knotting. Paracas necropolises contained bodies in baskets wrapped in large cotton textiles embroidered with camelid fibres. Paracas embroideries are considered the finest ever produced in the Americas and are remarkable works of art. Designs on textiles were achieved by painting\, embroidering\, sewing feathers of rare tropical birds and using 3D ‘structural weaving’. Peruvian weaving remains one of the finest traditions in the world. \nDates and Locations \n23 July – Toowoomba (QLD) \n26 July – Rockhampton (QLD) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/paracas-the-most-splendid-textiles-of-the-americas-r/
CATEGORIES:QLD
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250722T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250722T190000
DTSTAMP:20260502T222442
CREATED:20250703T051121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250708T053759Z
UID:10000015-1753207200-1753210800@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Frans Hals: A Dutch Painter with Flemish Roots
DESCRIPTION:Frans Hals is one of the best-loved painters of the Dutch Golden Age\, with his Laughing Cavalier one of the highlights of the Wallace Collection. The Frans Hals Museum is in Haarlem\, but the artist was born in Antwerp from which his family fled north to escape war and persecution.\nWe know little about Hals’s life: he married twice and had a large family. He was popular yet constantly experienced financial difficulties. Hals specialised in people: portraits of wealthy burghers\, but also merry drinkers and naughty children. His virtuoso brushwork and joie de vivre make his sitters still seem alive centuries later. \nDates and Locations \nTuesday 22 July 2025 Canberra (ACT) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/frans-hals-a-dutch-painter-with-flemish-roots/
CATEGORIES:ACT,NSW
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250721T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250721T193000
DTSTAMP:20260502T222442
CREATED:20250707T052646Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T022458Z
UID:10000081-1753120800-1753126200@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:The Art of Pieter Bruegel The Elder
DESCRIPTION:Pieter Bruegel the Elder (d. 1569) is probably best known for his colourful depictions of peasants making merry or toiling in the fields. He also painted religious scenes in the Netherlandish countryside. Although these works lent him the epithet\, ‘Peasant Brueghel’\, his work was more than just charmingly naïve. He was very much a townsman with a good eye for landscape\, who painted for discerning collectors. He also lived in a time of religious and political turmoil that is evident in some of his ‘darker’ works. This lecture will show that there is more to Bruegel than peasant paintings. \nDates and Locations \nMonday 21 July 2025 Murray River (NSW/ VIC) \nThursday\, 24 July 2025 Molonglo Plains (NSW / ACT) \nWednesday 20 August & Thursday 21st August Brisbane (QLD) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/the-art-of-pieter-bruegel-the-elder/2025-07-21/
CATEGORIES:ACT,NSW,QLD,VIC
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250721T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250721T190000
DTSTAMP:20260502T222442
CREATED:20250703T144443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250807T030319Z
UID:10000075-1753120800-1753124400@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:The Golden Road to Samarkand: The Architecture\, Art and Textiles of Uzbekistan
DESCRIPTION:Explore Uzbekistan’s blend of ancient and modern\, from the glittering mosques of Samarkand to the Soviet architecture of Tashkent with cultural revivalist\, author and international tour leader\, Chris Aslan. This presentation includes exciting opportunities to discover the Savitsky Museum’s avant-garde art collection\, the revival of Islamic miniature painting in Bukhara\, and the resurgence of Uzbekistan’s traditional handicrafts. This presentation also offers an understanding of how tourism shapes the production of these crafts and offers a perfect introduction for future travellers to Uzbekistan. \nDates and Locations \nMonday 21 July 2025 Coffs Coast (NSW) \nFriday 25 July 2025 Blue Mountains (NSW) \nWednesday 13 August Geelong (VIC) \nThursday 21 August Molonglo Plains (NSW / ACT) \nMonday 25 August Fleurieu (SA) \nSaturday 30 August Perth (WA) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/the-golden-road-to-samarkand/2025-07-21/
CATEGORIES:ACT,NSW,SA,VIC,WA
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250720T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250720T113000
DTSTAMP:20260502T222442
CREATED:20250702T043727Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250716T233748Z
UID:10000011-1753007400-1753011000@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Maya: Children of the Corn
DESCRIPTION:The Maya were one of the ancient world’s most fascinating\, prolific and mysterious civilisations. The Maya occupied Central America\, including the southern parts of Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, El Salvador and Honduras. We know about Maya’s myth of Creation because it is described in two sacred books\, written by using hieroglyphs: “PopolVuh” and “Chilam Balam of Chumayel”. \nDates and Locations \nSunday 20 July 2025 Sunshine Coast (QLD) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/the-inca-children-of-the-sun/
CATEGORIES:QLD
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250719T160000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250719T170000
DTSTAMP:20260502T222442
CREATED:20250702T040649Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250807T012700Z
UID:10000007-1752940800-1752944400@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:Mesoamerica - The Aztec: An Introduction to the Urban Culture of the Americas- Mexico
DESCRIPTION:The Aztecs probably originated as a nomadic tribe in northern Mexico and arrived at Mesoamerica around the beginning of the 13th century. The Aztecs were also known as the Tenochca\, from which the name for their capital city\, Tenochtitlan\, was derived. They are also known as the Mexica\, from which the name of the entire country of Mexico is derived. By the 15th century\, the Aztecs had developed an intricate social\, political\, religious\, and commercial federation that brought many of the region’s city-states under their control. Tenochtitlan was founded on June 8th 1325. At its height\, the city had more than 200\,000 inhabitants and was the most densely populated city ever to exist in Mesoamerica. In 1521\, Spanish conquistadors led by Hernan Cortes overthrew the Aztecs and captured their capital\, ending Mesoamerica’s last great civilisation. \nDates and Locations \nSaturday 19 July 2025 Noosa (QLD) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/mesoamerica-the-aztec/
CATEGORIES:QLD
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250718T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250718T113000
DTSTAMP:20260502T222442
CREATED:20250702T044306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250708T053502Z
UID:10000012-1752834600-1752838200@www.artsnational.au
SUMMARY:The Inca: Machu Picchu\, The Lost Incan Citadel
DESCRIPTION:The Citadel of Machu Picchu is located north-west of Cusco at 2\,430 m above sea level and is surrounded by a deep precipice. It comprises 172 buildings. Machu Picchu was built by Inca Pachacutec who was the first Inca to go beyond the Cusco Valley. It is divided into two large sectors with the urban sector surrounded by the agricultural sector and the peak Wayna Picchu is often considered a third sector. Machu Picchu had areas reserved for craftsmen and a wall separated the sacred area from the residential area. It had an Acllahuasi (House for the Chosen Women)\, a solar temple; barracks for the warriors\, baths\, fountains\, aqueducts\, corn storage\, fertile terraces and its fountains had\, and still have\, fresh running water. \nDates and Locations \nFriday 18 July 2025 Brisbane River (QLD) \nClick on your preferred location above for more details and to book tickets.
URL:https://www.artsnational.au/event/the-inca-machu-picchu-the-lost-incan-citadel/
CATEGORIES:QLD
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