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NGA & National Portrait Gallery Jolly Bus Trip to Canberra

  • National Gallery of Australia Parkes Place East Parkes, ACT, 2600 Australia (map)

­­Join the Friends of the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery for a sensational art experience in Canberra at the National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery.

Be one of the first to enjoy the winning entries of the National Photographic Portrait Prize at the National Portraits Gallery. Have a delicious lunch on the balcony. We will then make our way across the sky bridge to the National Gallery of Australia where we will view (with audio) Matisse & Picasso. Experience the work of two of histories greatest artistic rivals. The exhibition traces the turbulent relationship of Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso as they charted a new course for modern European art in the 20th century. The exhibition features more than 60 paintings and sculptures drawn from prestigious public and private collections in Australia and internationally including Musee National Picasso, Paris, Tate London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Depart: Riverina Playhouse car park at 8 am.

Arrive: Riveria Playhouse at approximately 6.30 pm.

Tickets: $150.00 FOG members; $165.00 non FOG members. The cost Includes travel, home cooked morning tea, lunch at the National Portrait Gallery, gallery entries and audio.

To become a member of the Friends of the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery:

https://www.fogww.com/membership

Please call Gail Crozier on 0401370934 for further information.

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