Lunchtime Talk: Dr Catherine De Lorenzo
Dr Catherine De Lorenzo discusses the innovations and cultural legacies triggered by the 1879 Sydney International Exhibition.
Art historian Dr Catherine De Lorenzo is Honorary Associate Professor at UNSW Art & Design, University of New South Wales, Sydney, and Adjunct Associate Professor at Monash Art Design and Architecture, Melbourne. She is a Chief Investigator on an Australian Research Council Linkage Project ‘Australian Art Exhibitions 1968-2009: a generation of cultural transformation’, which surveys the impact of curatorial strategies on Australian art history. Her research also examines Australian art historiography, Australian and European photographic exchange, and contemporary public art. She has served on the editorial boards of History of Photography, Design and Art Australia Online, and Visual Studies.
When
30 September 2016, 1pm
Where
Public Program Marquee, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
Admission
Free, no bookings required
See Also
At the Powerhouse
See a display at the Powerhouse Museum that brings together Jonathan Jones’s work with a selection of objects from the Garden Palace.
17 September - 3 October 2016, The Powerhouse Museum
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Discover the Gallery’s historic connections with the Sydney International Exhibition of 1879 and the Garden Palace.
30 August - 14 October 2016, Art Gallery of New South Wales
State Library of NSW
The State Library of New South Wales will tell the unique story of the Garden Palace through their collection display in the Amaze Gallery. Curator-led tours available.
6 September 2016 - 15 January 2017, State Library of New South Wales
Flying
in between the skyscrapers of the Sydney CBD is the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus). Known to be living within our cityscape, they often feed on
feral pigeons (Columba livia domestica). 
In Australia we have a number of introduced bird species, including