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Curator's lecture: Masters of modern art from the Hermitage BOOKED OUT
Discover the stories behind the artworks
Image: Mikhail Dedinkin
Wednesday 10 October 2018, 6pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Domain Theatre
Free, bookings required
Sunday 14 October 2018, 11am
Duration 1 hour
Location: Domain Theatre
Free, bookings required
Free viewing for members
Masters of modern art from the Hermitage
Image: Albert Marquet The Bay of Naples 1909 (detail) The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg
Sunday 14 October 2018, 5.15pm & 6.15pm
Monday 15 October 2018, 2pm & 3pm
Location: Major exhibition gallery
Free, bookings required
Celebrity talks: Off the charts
Colour in context
Image: Wassily Kandinsky View of Murnau 1908 (detail), The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg
Wednesdays 17, 24 & 31 Oct 2018, 6.30pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: South Building, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free
Live music: From Russia with Love
Russian folk music meets classic French chanson and musette
Image: Eddie Bronson
Wednesday's 17, 24 & 31 Oct 2018, 7.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: South Building, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free
Cosmic futures opening event: Aelita x Lucy Cliché
Silent film with live music accompaniment
Image: Still from Aelita
Sunday 4 November 2018, 2pm
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Domain Theatre
Charges apply
Wednesday 7 November 2018, 6pm
Duration 2 hours
Location: South Building, lower level 3, Members Lounge
Free with exhibition entry
Sunday 11 November 2018, 6.30pm
Duration 3 hours
Location: South Building, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Charges apply
Russia: collectors, art and music of the early 20th century
The emergence of the Russian avant-garde
Image: The Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Saturdays 20 October, 3 and 24 November 2018, 10.30am
Duration 2 hours
Location: Domain Theatre
Charges apply
Russian-language introduction to Masters of modern art from the Hermitage
Вводные лекции на русском языке к выставке Мастера модернизма из Эрмитажа
Image: Wassily Kandinsky Landscape: Dünaberg near Murnau 1913 (detail) Inv GE 9098
Saturday 24 November 2018, 12pm and 2pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Saturday 24 November 2018, 1-4.30pm
Free
Museum Store Sunday
Celebrate with a 10% discount in the Gallery Shop
Sunday 25 November 2018, 10am – 4.45pm
Duration 6 hours, 45 minutes
Location: Gallery Shop
Special lecture: George W Lambert’s 'The Mask'
With Dr Anna Gray
Image: George Lambert recto: Sketch for 'The mask’ verso: unfinished male portrait circa 1911 (detail)
Wednesday 28 November 2018, 10.30am
Duration 1 hour
Location: South Building, lower level 3, Members Lounge
Charges apply
Wednesdays 14, 21, 28 Nov 2018, 5.30pm
Duration 3 hours
Location: South Building, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free
Workshops: Modern makers
Take part in this free workshop
Wednesdays 14, 21 & 28 Nov 2018, 5.30pm
Duration 3 hours
Location: South Building, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free
Auslan tour: Masters of modern art from the Hermitage
For visitors who are deaf or hard of hearing
Image: Paul Cézanne Banks of the Marne c1888 (detail), The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg
Sunday 25 November 2018, 1.30pm
Wednesday 5 December 2018, 7.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free with exhibition entry
A very European Christmas
Celebrate the Christmas season at the Gallery!
Image: Choir of St James’ King Street
Wednesday 12 Dec 2018, 4.30pm
Duration 6 hours
Location: South Building, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free
Live music: Noël
French Christmas carols with the senior choir of Killarney Heights Public School
Image: Killarney Heights Public School
Wednesday 12 December 2018, 6.30pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: South Building, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free
Drop in and make: A European Christmas
Free artmaking activity for families
Sundays 2, 16 December 2018, 11am-3.30pm
Sunday 9 December 2018, 10am-3pm
Wednesday 12 December 2018, 4.30-6.30pm
Location: South Building, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free
Masters of modern sound
An after-dark experience in art, space and sound unlike anything you’ve seen or heard before
Photo by Marian Abboud
Thursday 10 - Saturday 12 January 2019
Doors open at 8pm
Duration 4 hours
Charges apply
Children's access workshop: Colour, pattern, rhythm and shape
Free artmaking activity for children with specific needs and their families and carers
Wednesday 16 January 2019, 11am
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free, bookings required
Monet to Malevich: pioneers of modern art
Summer school course with the National Art School
Image: Claude Monet Poppy field 1890-91 (detail). The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg.
Monday 14 – Friday 18 January 2019, 9am - 12pm
Duration 3 hours
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Charges apply
Drop in and make: Colour, pattern, rhythm and shape
Free artmaking activity for families
Mondays-Fridays 7-25 January 2019
11am-3.30pm
Duration 4 hours, 30 minutes
Location: South Building, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free
Dance workshops: Modern art movements
With Danielle Micich, artistic director of Force Majeure
Image: Brett Boardman
Wednesdays 9, 16, 23 & 30 Jan 2019, 6.30pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: South Building, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Matisse in Moscow: Icons and the avant-garde
With Rosamund Bartlett
Henri Matisse The Luxembourg Gardens c1901 (detail), The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg.
Thursday 7 February 2019, 10.30am
Duration 1 hour
Location: Domain Theatre
Charges apply
Art in Mind: modern art and music BOOKED OUT
Exploring sensation and perception through mindfulness
Image: Paul Cézanne Fruit 1879-80 (detail). The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg.
Wednesday 6 February 2019, 6pm
Saturday 9 February 2019, 9am
Film screening: The Winter Palace and the Hermitage in 1917 BOOKED OUT
Members-only viewing
Saturday 19 January & Sunday 10 February 2019, 11am
Duration 1 hour
Location: Domain Theatre
Free, bookings required
7 November - 16 December 2018
9 January - 10 February 2019
See listing for details
Location: Domain Theatre
Free, bookings recommended
Art and dementia: Masters of modern art from the Hermitage
Discussion and artmaking for people living with dementia and their care partners
Image: Camille Pissarro Boulevard Montmartre in Paris 1897 (detail), The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg
Friday 7 December 2018, 1.30pm
Wednesday 13 February 2019, 1.30pm
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free with exhibition entry
Coffee tour: Masters of modern art from the Hermitage BOOKED OUT
For members and guests
Image: Paul Cézanne Fruit 1879—1880 (detail) The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg
Tuesday 13 November 2018 & 22 January 2019 10am
Thursday 6 December 2018 & 14 February 2019, 10am
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: South Building, lower level 3, Members Lounge
Charges apply
Matisse in Leningrad: The Hermitage and its masters of modern art
With Rosamund Bartlett
Henri Matisse Dishes and fruit on a red and black carpet 1906 (detail), The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg.
Thursday 14 February 2019, 10.30am
Duration 1 hour
Location: Domain Theatre
Charges apply
Access workshop: Masters of modern art from the Hermitage
Free artist-led experience for adults with specific needs
Tuesday 4 December 2018, 11am
Thursday 14 February 2019, 11am
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free, bookings required
Drawing Picasso
Get intimate with a masterpiece
Saturday 2 February 2019, 8.45am
Saturday 16 February 2019, 8.45am
Duration 1 hour, 15 minutes
Location: Major exhibition gallery
Charges apply
Audio-description tour: Masters of modern art from the Hermitage
For visitors who are blind or with low vision
Thursday 29 November 2018, 1pm
Saturday 16 February 2019, 1pm
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free with exhibition entry
French talk: Modern masters from the Hermitage
In partnership with the Alliance Française de Sydney
Image: Paul Signac Harbor at Marseilles 1907, The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Collection of M.A. Morozov
Saturday 16 February 2019, 1pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Charges apply
Korean-language guided tour: Masters of modern art from the Hermitage
한국어 안내 관람: 러시아 Hermitage (에르미티주) 박물관의 현대 미술 명작전
Image: Paul Gauguin Month of Mary (Te avae no Maria) 1899 (detail), The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg
Wednesdays 1pm
24 October - 12 December 2018
9 January - 20 February 2019
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free with exhibition entry
Wednesdays 5.30pm
6-20 February 2019
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Temporary exhibitions gallery
Free with exhibition entry
Japanese-language guided tour: Masters of modern art from the Hermitage
日本語ガイドツアー：エルミタージュ美術館展：モダン・アートの巨匠たち
Image: Paul Gauguin Month of Mary (Te avae no Maria) 1899 (detail), The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg
Saturdays 1pm
3 November - 15 December 2018
5 January - 23 February 2019
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free with exhibition entry
Mandarin-language guided tour: Masters of modern art from the Hermitage
普通話導覽：隱士廬(冬宮)藝術大師精品展
Image: Paul Gauguin Month of Mary (Te avae no Maria) 1899 (detail), The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg
Saturdays 3pm
13 October - 15 December 2018
5 January – 2 March 2019
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free with exhibition entry
Guided tour: Masters of modern art from the Hermitage
An introduction to highlights in the exhibition
Image: Paul Gauguin Month of Mary (Te avae no Maria) 1899 (detail), The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg
Daily 11.30am, 2pm
13 October – 21 December 2018
5 January – 1 March 2019
Wednesdays 7.15pm
17 October – 12 December 2018
9 January – 27 February 2019
Duration 1 hour
Location: Major exhibition gallery
Free with exhibition entry
Cantonese-language guided tour: Masters of modern art from the Hermitage
粵語導覽：隱士廬(冬宮)藝術大師精品展
Image: Paul Gauguin Month of Mary (Te avae no Maria) 1899 (detail), The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg
Sundays 3pm
4 November - 16 December 2018
6 January – 3 March 2019
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free with exhibition entry
Extended hours for Masters of modern art from the Hermitage
Exhibition open until 9pm - all welcome
Image: Paul Gauguin Month of Mary (Te avae no Maria) 1899 (detail), The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg
Sunday 3 March 2019
Duration 4 hours
Location: Major exhibition gallery
Charges apply
Magnificence and surprise BOOKED OUT
An exploration of Russian Decorative Arts over 300 years
Image: Mikhail Perkhin Gatchina Palace Egg 1901 Walters Art Museum, acquired by Henry Walters, 1930
Sundays 24 February, 3 & 10 March 2019, 10.30am
Duration 1 hour
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Charges apply