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Lecture: The beauty of Islamic calligraphy
By Heba Nayel Barakat
Image: A royal siyah mashq, Iran, 19th century CE / 13th century AH (detail), Islamic. Photo © Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
Saturday 27 August 2016, 12.45pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Free
Sunday 11 September 2016, 1pm
Duration 3 hours
Location: South Building, lower level 3, Members Lounge
Charges apply
Family workshop: An introduction to Chinese calligraphy BOOKED OUT
School holiday activity for children aged 5-8
Wednesday 28 September 2016, 10.30am
Duration 2 hours
Location: South Building, lower level 3, Members Lounge
Charges apply
Sydney students speak 2016
Explore different artworks around the Gallery each week
Image: Jennifer Min from Sydney Students Speak 2015 with Matthys Gerber’s Slavedriver 2003
Wednesdays 5.30pm
7-28 September 2016
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free
Art and dementia: Beyond words
For people living with dementia and their carers
Image: Prince Sikandar Jah of Hyderabad c1780-1800 (detail)
Thursday 20 October 2016, 10.30am
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free, bookings required
Panel: Feminism, multiculturalism and art
How do artworks embody global politics in 2016?
Image: Azra Aghighi Bakhshyayeshi The 99 Names 2014, ink and oil painting, 200 × 200 cm. Photo © Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
Wednesday 26 October 2016, 6.30pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: South Building, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free
Indian dance and creative movement workshop
Celebrate the Festival of Light with classical dance en masse
Image: Aruna Gandhi
Wednesday 26 October 2016, 7.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: South Building, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free
Exhibition talks: Beyond words
Short talks by the curators
Image: 'Phra Malai’ (The Poem about the Venerable Monk Malai) 19th century (detail)
Wednesdays 5.30pm
26 October, 2 November 2016
Duration 30 minutes
Location: South Building, lower level 1, Asian Lantern galleries
Free
Panel: Trance, repetition and spirituality
How does traditional calligraphy influence contemporary art?
Image: Hossein Valamanesh Middle path 2008 (detail) © Hossein Valamanesh
Wednesday 2 November 2016, 6.30pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: South Building, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free
Wednesday 2 November 2016, 7.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: South Building, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free
Iranica Conference 2016
Mirrors of Iran: reflections in a transnational context
Image: Hossein Valamanesh Longing belonging 1997 © Hossein Valamanesh & Rick Martin
Saturday 3 December 2016, 12.30pm
Duration 4 hours
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Charges apply
Drop in and make: Fancy fish, beautiful birds
Free artmaking activity for families
Image: Eight-panel 'Munjado-chaekkori’ screen 19th century (detail)
Sundays 11am – 4pm
20 November, 4 December 2016
Duration 5 hours
Location: South Building, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free
Community access tour and workshop: Beyond words
For adults with specific needs
Image: Wang Zhen Nine years facing the wall late 1800s – early 1900s (detail)
Tuesday 18 October 2016, 11am
Wednesday 1 February 2017, 11am
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free, bookings required
Touch tour: Ink and brush
For blind or vision-impaired visitors
Image: Brush washer in the shape of a plum blossom, Guan ware, China
Friday 24 February 2017, 11am
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free, bookings required
ReCollection: Jain religious manuscript
Hear from conservator Sarah Bunn
Image: The levels of Hell early 19th century, Art Gallery of New South Wales
Thursday 9 March 2017, 12pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free
一对一 (One on one) talks
Discover Chinese art through the eyes of young people
Image: Lindy Lee Cosmos – a life of fire 2014, Art Gallery of New South Wales © Lindy Lee. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Wednesday 26 April, 6pm
Duration 2 hours
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Free
Wednesdays 2pm & 7.15pm, Sundays 2pm
8 February – 28 May 2017
Location: Domain Theatre
Free