China – The past is present juxtaposes the NGV’s historical and contemporary collections of Chinese art and design, emphasising the legacy of cultural and artistic traditions and their ongoing resonance…
Levels 7-8 What was life like for people thousands of years ago? How can we use primary sources to investigate their experiences? Travel back in time to ancient China using…
Levels 7-8 What was life like for people thousands of years ago? How can we use primary sources to investigate their experiences? Travel back in time to ancient China using…
Levels 5-6 What was life like for people thousands of years ago? How can we use primary sources to investigate their experiences? Travel back in time to ancient China using…
The past forty years in China have seen a significant amount of social, political and cultural change, and we are now living in what has come to be described as…
China’s re-emergence as a global economic power has coincided with its growing importance in the international contemporary art worl
Consider how China’s perception of itself has changed since the time of the terracotta warriors burial in the Qin Dynasty to the China we see under President Xi Jinping today…
Created in the Qin Dynasty (221 – 207 BCE), China’s terracotta warriors were discovered by chance when workers were digging a well in 1974 in China’s Shaanxi pro
NGV curator Wayne Crothers introduces audiences to a selection of Cai Guo-Qiang’s works, including the monumental installation of 10,000 suspended porcelain birds, which creates a three-dimensional impression of a calligraphic…
One of the greatest archaeological finds of the twentieth century, the terracotta warriors are often described as the eighth wonder of the world.
Thurs 11 Jul & Fri 12 Jul Develop the confidence, knowledge and skills to engage your students with the art and culture of China with two immersive days of professional…
In 2011 Robbert Roos, Director of the Kunsthal KAdE in Amersfoort, The Netherlands, commissioned Dutch architect Florian Idenburg and Chinese architect Jing Liu of New York—based practice SO – IL…
EXHIBITION TIMES: 8 MAR 19 – 4 AUG19, 10AM–5PM DAILY Continuing the National Gallery of Victoria’s engagement with contemporary art and design from China, SO–IL: Viewing China presents more than thirty white porcelain…
Hidden treasures from Beijing’s Palace Museum in the Forbidden City have come to Melbourne for the first time, in an Australian exclusive exhibitio