Garden Palace Exhibition and Tours
The State Library of New South Wales will tell the unique story of the Garden Palace through their collection display in the Amaze Gallery throughout September to coincide with barrangal dyara (skin and bones).
Join Sarah Morley for a curator-led talk through the Garden Palace display in the Amaze Gallery. Using the rich collections of the State Library of
NSW, Sarah will tell the fascinating story of this magnificent building Thursday 22, Saturday 24 and Thursday 29 September at 2:30pm. Participants
should meet in the Mitchell Vestibule; these tours are free, though bookings are essential at sl.nsw.gov.au.
When
6 September 2016 - 15 January 2017
Where
State Library of NSW
Admission
Free, Bookings Essential for Tours
See Also
State Library of NSW
See historical items from the State Library's collections related to the Garden Palace and learn about materials that open a cultural pathway to Aboriginal languages.
20, 24 and 27 September 2016, State Library of NSW
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
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This week we take a look back at
one of Anri Sala’s earliest works, a video titled Intervista (Finding the Words), 1998, which Sala developed as an art student in Paris. 
This year all eyes are on Athens in the wake of Documenta14, a five yearly
exhibition of contemporary art that this year made its debut in Greece. Lately associated with Europe's financial crisis, Greece has emerged as a hub
of creative activity and progressive thought: fertile ground for artists to interrogate and discuss Europe's social and political future.