NGV Friday Nights

NGV Friday Nights Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto.

Fri 4 Mar 22, 6pm–10pm

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NGV Friday Nights are back for Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto. Explore the exhibition after hours with exclusive access, music by local DJs, French-inspired dining, bars and more.

Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto.
In an Australia exclusive, the NGV presents a major exhibition of more than 100 garments from renowned French couturière Gabrielle Chanel. With designs drawn from the rich holdings of the Palais Galliera and the Patrimoine de CHANEL in Paris, complemented by important loans from major public museums and private collections, Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto showcases the impressive breadth of Gabrielle Chanel’s output and her design codes. The Melbourne presentation also features several designs from the NGV Collection.

Bark Ladies
Bark Ladies: Eleven Artists from Yirrkala celebrates the NGV’s extraordinary collection of work by Yolŋu women artists from the Buku-Larrŋgay Mulka Centre (Buku), in North-East Arnhem Land. Explore the masterpieces and stories from these Yolŋu women from Yirrkala, who are known for channelling their unique worldview into daring and innovative works of art that demonstrate their mastery over the unique medium of bark.

The Gecko and the Mermaid: Djerrkŋu Yunupiŋu and Her Sister
Geckos, turtles, lizards and mermaids! Explore art and hands-on activities created by award-winning artists Djerrkŋu Yunupiŋu and her sister Ms Yunupiŋu from North-East Arnhem Land.

Bars, Dining & Experiences
French-inspired food and a variety of beverages by Yering Station, Four Pillars Gin and Pommery Champagne available until 9.45pm. Look out for the opening of the David Jones Vault in the NGV Garden for surprise giveaways every night. Browse menus.

Jade Zoe
Pommery Champagne Bar | Gallery Kitchen
6pm – 8pm
Forever dancefloor-friendly and forward-thinking, Jade Zoe has long cemented herself as one of Australia’s most trusted and versatile DJs. A member of tastemaker collective The Operatives, Jade Zoe is also the host of triple j program ‘House Party’, where she brings her eclectic taste and selector skills to national airwaves every Saturday night. She’s become a favourite member of Melbourne’s club circuit for years, also performing at flagship events like Let Them Eat Cake, Pitch Music & Arts Festival and Melbourne Music Week.

MzRizk
Four Pillars Gin Bar | Gallery Kitchen
8pm – 10pm

Inspired by the old way of Ballroom, MzRizk’s musical selection of boogie, disco and house will transport you to fashion runways and iconic dancefloors from NYC to Paris. Celebrating the history of Chanel through music, from Sidney Bechet to Serge Gainsbourg to Nouvelle Vague to Folamour, Jazz to 60s pop to 80s French boogie to French house, there isn’t an era MzRizk misses when playing la musique de France.

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