Related events

  • Free viewing for members

    See Picasso: masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris

    Friday 11 November 2011, 1–5pm
    Sunday 13 November 2011, 5.15–8pm

    Duration 4 hours | Free

  • Printmaking workshop: Picasso

    With Andrew Totman

    Saturday 26 November 2011, 10.15am

    Art Gallery Society (members lounge) | Duration 6 hours | Charges apply

    Image courtesy stock.xchng

  • Members Christmas party

    SOLD OUT

    Saturday 3 December 2011, 8.00pm

    Entrance court | Duration 3 hours | Charges apply

    Image courtesy of stock.xchng

  • Cubism workshop

    Still life, cubist-style

    Wednesdays 30 November, 7 & 14 December 2011, 5–7pm

    Late 19th c Australian art | Free

  • Special lecture: Picasso, art and Eros

    With Monica Jackson

    Wednesday 14 December 2011, 6.00pm

    Domain Theatre | Duration 1 hour | Charges apply

    Monica Jackson

  • Songs from Spain and France

    with My Sauce Good

    Saturday 7 January 2012, 4.30pm

    Entrance court | Duration 40 minutes | Free

  • Flamenco guitar - Festival First Night

    in the members lounge

    Saturday 7 January 2012, 5.30–7.30pm

    Art Gallery Society (members lounge) | Duration 2 hours | Free

  • ArtBar: Carlos Mora Trio

    Musical performance

    Saturday 7 January 2012, 6.30pm & 8.30pm

    Cafe | Duration 1 hour | Free

  • Make your own collage

    Free drop-in workshop

    Saturday 7 January 2012, 3–10pm

    Function space | Duration 7 hours | Free

  • The Eddie Bronson Trio

    Musical performance

    Saturday 7 January 2012, 9.30pm

    Entrance court | Duration 1 hour | Free

    Image: Eddie Bronson

  • Cubism school holiday workshops

    Sessions for ages 3–13

    10–12 & 17–19 January 2012 (Tue, Wed, Thu)
    Times as indicated

    Information desk | Charges apply

    Image: Children and gallery educators in front of Pablo Picasso Nude in a rocking chair 1956 © Pablo Picasso/Succession Pablo Picasso. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney

  • Spanish music, dance and guitar

    Various musicians and dancers perform for kids and adults

    Monday to Friday, 9-27 January 2012
    1.30pm

    Entrance court | Free

    Image: My Sauce Good

  • Picasso y su tiempo

    A lecture in Spanish on Picasso and his time

    Wednesday 1 February 2012, 5.30pm

    Centenary Auditorium | Duration 45 minutes | Free, bookings required

    Image: Pablo Picasso by Gjon Mili/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images

  • Coffee lectures: Picasso and the art of the 20th century

    With Terence Maloon

    Fridays 6 January - 10 February 2012, 10am
    (except 27 January)

    Domain Theatre | Charges apply

  • Picasso’s path high tea and tour

    (SOLD OUT)

    Sunday 19 February 2012, 1.15pm

    Information desk | Duration 2 hours | Charges apply

    Image features Henri Hayden The guitarist 1919 © Henri Hayden/ADAGP, licensed by Viscopy, Sydney

  • Saturday lectures: Picasso

    For Picasso: masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris

    Saturdays, 4, 11 & 25 February 2012, 2pm

    Domain Theatre | Free

    Image: Pablo Picasso by Gjon Mili/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images

  • Auslan-interpreted program: Picasso

    for the deaf

    Sundays, 1.30pm
    27 November 2011,
    29 January, 26 February 2012

    Information desk | Free

  • Antony Penrose in conversation

    Memories of Picasso

    Wednesday 29 February 2012, 4.30pm

    Entrance court | Duration 30 minutes | Free

    Image: Picasso and Antony Penrose, Farley Farm House, England 1950 by Lee Miller © Lee Miller Archives, England 2012. All rights reserved

  • Short talks: perspectives on Picasso

    In the Gallery’s modern European gallery

    Wednesdays 5.30pm
    16–30 November 2011
    4 January – 29 February 2012

    Modern gallery | Free

    Image: Deborah Kelly. Photo by Daniel Shipp.

  • Wednesday lecture: Picasso

    Picasso and Dora Maar:  love and war 1935–45

    Wednesday 29 February 2012, 7.15pm

    Centenary Auditorium | Duration 1 hour | Free

    Image: Pablo Picasso by Gjon Mili/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images

  • Touch and audio-description tour: Picasso’s path

    for people who are blind or vision-impaired

    Thursdays 1 December 2011,
    5 January, 2 February, 1 March 2012, 11am;
    Saturday 3 December 2011, 11am

    Information desk | Duration 1 hour | Free

  • Picasso at large: 100 years of pre-eminence

    A symposium for Picasso: masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris

    Saturday 3 March 2012, 9.30am–4.30pm

    Domain Theatre | Duration 7 hours | Charges apply

    Image: Pablo Picasso by Gjon Mili/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images (detail)

  • Community access workshop

    The art of collage: inspired by Picasso

    Thursdays 17 November, 15 December 2011,
    19 January, 16 February, 15 March 2012, 11am;
    Friday 2 December 2011, 11am

    Modern gallery | Duration 1 hour | Free

    Image: Pablo Picasso Nude in a rocking chair 1956 (detail) © Pablo Picasso/Succession Pablo Picasso. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney

  • Wendy Sharpe on Picasso

    An artist’s perspective

    Saturday 17 & 24 March 2012, 6.30pm

    Modern gallery | Duration 30 minutes | Free

  • Picasso celebrity events

    For Picasso: masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris

    Wednesdays 6.30pm
    16 November 2011 – 21 March 2012
    (except 21 & 28 December, 22 February)

    Entrance court | Free

    Image: John Bell

  • Music in the ArtBar

    Enjoy music inspired by Picasso’s native Spain and his adopted home of Paris.

    Wednesdays 5.15 & 7.30pm
    16 November 2011 – 21 March 2012
    (except 21 & 28 December)

    Cafe | Free

    Image: David Holberton

  • Seniors tour: Picasso’s path

    Finding connections and influences in the Gallery’s collection

    21, 22 & 23 March 2012, 11am

    Information desk | Duration 1 hour | Free

    Henri Hayden The guitarist 1919 © Henri Hayden/ADAGP. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney

  • Inspired by Picasso drawing workshop

    For Seniors Week

    21, 22 & 23 March 2012, 1pm

    Modern gallery | Duration 1 hour | Free

    Max Beckmann Mother and daughter 1946 Art Gallery of New South Wales Foundation Purchase 1987 © Max Beckmann/Bild-Kunst. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney

  • Look at me: what do you see? (Picasso)

    Interactive character tour

    Saturday 7 January, 17 & 24 March 2012, 3pm
    Monday to Friday 9–27 January 2012, 11.30am

    Information desk | Duration 30 minutes | Free

    Tara O’Sullivan as Pertinos

  • Interactive storytelling: modern art

    with Open Stage Productions

    Saturday 7 January, 17 & 24 March 2012, 4pm

    Entrance court | Duration 40 minutes | Free

  • Pablo Picasso and Francis Bacon

    Introducing ‘Francis Bacon: five decades’

    Weekly from Saturday 17 March 2012, 5.00pm until Saturday 24 March 2012

    Centenary Auditorium | Duration 30 minutes | Free

    Francis Bacon Study for self-portrait 1976 © Francis Bacon/DACS. Licensed by Viscopy

  • Pablo Picasso: the legacy of a genius

    A film by Michael Blackwood

    Saturday 17 March 2012, 3.30pm
    Saturday 24 March 2012, 4.30pm

    Domain Theatre | Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes | Free

    Image of Picasso: Gjon Mili/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images

  • The art of flamenco dance

    with the Diana Reyes Flamenco company

    Saturday 17 & 24 March 2012, 5.30pm

    Entrance court | Duration 30 minutes | Free

  • Picasso till midnight tour of the collection: Picasso’s path

    Artists and artworks linked to Picasso in the Gallery’s collection

    Saturday 17 & 24 March 2012, 5pm & 7pm

    Information desk | Duration 1 hour | Free

    Image features Henri Hayden The guitarist 1919 © Henri Hayden/ADAGP, licensed by Viscopy, Sydney

  • Introducing Picasso

    An introduction to the exhibition

    Saturday 17 & 24 March 2012, 6pm, 7pm & 8pm

    Centenary Auditorium | Duration 30 minutes | Free

  • Monsieur Camembert

    Musical performance

    Saturday 7 January, 17 & 24 March 2012, 7.30pm

    Entrance court | Duration 1 hour | Free

  • Flamenco guitar

    in the members lounge

    Saturday 17 & 24 March 2012, 7pm–9.30pm

    Art Gallery Society (members lounge) | Duration 2 hours, 30 minutes | Free

  • Flamenco

    A film by Carlos Saura

    Saturday 17 & 24 March 2012, 9pm

    Domain Theatre | Duration 1 hour, 38 minutes | Free

  • ArtBar: Picasso till midnight

    Two great musical trios

    Saturday 17 & 24 March 2012, 6pm, 8.30pm & 10pm

    Cafe | Free

  • Guided tours of the collection: Picasso's path

    Artists and artworks linked to Picasso in the Gallery’s collection

    Daily 2pm
    Wednesdays 7.15pm (except 21 Dec – 25 Jan)
    + Festival First Night: 7 January 2012, 6pm

    Information desk | Duration 1 hour | Free

    Image features Henri Hayden The guitarist 1919 © Henri Hayden/ADAGP, licensed by Viscopy, Sydney

  • Picasso goes to the movies

    Ground-breaking films from a century of cinema

    Wednesdays 2pm & 7.15pm, Sundays 2pm
    9 November – 18 December 2011,
    4 January – 25 March 2012

    Special Saturday screenings:
    19 November 2011, 2pm
    3 December 2011, 2pm
    7 January 2012, 5.30pm & 9.30pm
    21 January 2012, 2pm

    Domain Theatre | Free

    Image: Bicycle thieves, dir: Vittorio De Sica, 1949, Italy