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Touch reveals what eyes can’t see – so museums should embrace interactivity

Walk into most art galleries with children, and you’ll hear the familiar refrain “look but don’t touch”. This instruction reveals something troubling about how cultural institutions understand learning. Museums have become temples to visual consumption, where knowledge is received through eyes rather than constructed through bodies.

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Modernism from Cezanne to Australia in NGA blockbuster

Rarely seen modernist masterpieces by the likes of Cezanne, Matisse and Picasso have come to Australia from Berlin's Museum Berggruen.

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Intrepid artists get the retrospectives they deserve

Retrospectives at the National Gallery of Australia give Ethel Carrick and Anne Dangar the attention they deserve, but time is running out to see them.

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How a French artist inspired queens of Aussie fashion

A show at the National Gallery of Australia explores how 1980s fashion darlings Linda Jackson and Jenny Kee were inspired by French artist Sonia Delaunay.

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Who gets to be political in Australian art?

When the invitation for artist Khaled Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino to represent Australia at the 2026 Venice Biennale was rescinded, the statement from Creative Australia’s board said their selection now posed “an unacceptable risk” and “could undermine our goal of bringing Australians together”.

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National Gallery Of Australia Covers Palestinian Flags In Artwork, Sparking Mass Backlash

The National Gallery of Australia has found itself at the centre of controversy after covering up Palestinian flags in a tapestry on display.

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Palestine protest gear in art a security risk, says NGA

Artworks featuring Palestine protest material have been covered up due to security risks, says the NGA. The gallery has been criticised by an Islamic peak body.

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'Pretty speccy': Kerry Stokes gives $15m for NGA Sculpture Garden

The media mogul says the project was too exciting to turn down.

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Holey moley! Massive Ouroboros sculpture eats limelight

A massive metal sculpture has been unveiled at the National Gallery of Australia, with artist Lindy Lee relieved it turned out better than she imagined.

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Australia's most expensive artwork is ready for its close-up

The $13 million Ouroboros lights up the parliamentary triangle.

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NGA acquires painting by 'nasty piece of work' Gauguin

The National Gallery of Australia has bought a significant artwork by Paul Gauguin, during its exhibition of works by the controversial painter.

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'Key moment': National Gallery of Australia buys Gauguin painting for $9.8m

It's the first Gauguin to enter an Australian public collection.

The Canberra Times

Artist or monster? Mammoth new Gauguin show reckons with colonial legacy – to limited success

The National Gallery of Australia’s exhibition Gauguin’s World: Tōna Iho, Tōna Ao acknowledges the French master’s misdeeds in the Pacific – but just as easily omits or distracts from them

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Paul Gauguin was a violent paedophile. Should the National Gallery of Australia be staging a major exhibition of his work?

Should the National Gallery of Australia be staging a major Paul Gauguin exhibition?

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The man is not the art? We need to talk about Gauguin

A great painter, but also a misogynist - should it matter?

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Gina Rinehart gifted painting of herself to National Portrait Gallery, Senate estimates told

Visitors have been flocking to the National Gallery of Australia amid the controversy over Vincent Namatjira’s painting of Rinehart, director tells hearing

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'Complex problem-solving': how women are uniting art and IT

In the world of IT and art, the job market for women is growing.

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Australia’s Wealthiest Tycoon Demands Removal Of Unflattering Double Chin Portrait From Gallery

"People don’t have to like my paintings," responded the award-winning artist after Australia's wealthiest tycoon, Gina Rinehart, demanded its removal. The post Australia’s Wealthiest Tycoon Demands Removal Of Unflattering Double Chin Portrait From Gallery first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Australia's richest woman Gina Rinehart 'demands' portrait removed from exhibition

The painting of Gina Rinehart is currently on display at the National Gallery of Australia

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Billionaire Baby Gina Rinehart Takes Time Out Of Destroying Planet To Cry About Painting Of Her

Gina Rinehart has tried to get a painting of herself, painted by Vincent Namatjira, removed from the National Gallery.

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Redone, hidden, burnt: seven famous subjects and the portraits they hated

Mining tycoon Gina Rinehart has asked the National Gallery of Australia to remove her portrait, painted by Vincent Namatjira. Others have gone much further

The Guardian - AU

Vincent Namatjira says ‘people don’t have to like my paintings’ after Gina Rinehart demands portrait be removed

The billionaire wants a painting of her removed from the National Gallery of Australia but the Archibald-winning artist says he hopes people think about what he is trying to say

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Mining mogul demands NGA remove her portrait

The National Gallery of Australia has rebuffed demands from mining billionaire Gina Rinehart to remove a portrait of her from an exhibition.

The Canberra Times

New cafe to feed the National Gallery of Australia's art-hungry hordes

It's high time the art mecca has a proper cafe.

The Canberra Times

Tickets now on sale for French art blockbuster

It's the biggest Gauguin show ever to be staged in Australia.

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