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Explore art, science, history and culture at Sydney's newest museum

Join leading academics, artists and curators for talks, lectures and events.

September

Weekend Activities

Group of people on tour in museum looking at framed artworks hung on wall

Guided Museum Highlights Tour (September)

2 pm Saturday 23 September: Join us for a one-hour guided tour of the highlights of the Chau Chak Wing Museum.

Evenings at the museum

Cover of book with ancient Egyptian stelae

Book launch: Egypt in the First Intermediate Period: A history and chronology of its false doors and stelae

Thursday 28 September, 6pm: In this talk, Senior Curator of the Nicholson Collection, Melanie Pitkin, will discuss her new book which deals with Egypt’s troublesome First Intermediate Period (c. 2160 – 2055 BC).

Image of gallery with framed photographs on wall, text 'The Performing Body' and exhibition title 'Photography and the Performative' are on the wall, a plinth with polaroid photograpsh is on the gallery floor.

Fresh Perspectives: Student-led tours of Photography and the Performative

Select Thursday nights at 5:30 pm in August and October join a series of talks by students from the University of Sydney discussing works in the exhibition 'Photography and the Performative'.

October

Tours

Group of people on tour in museum looking at framed artworks hung on wall

Guided Museum Highlights Tour (October)

2 pm Saturday 28 October: Join us for a one-hour guided tour of the highlights of the Chau Chak Wing Museum.

Evenings at the museum

Image of gallery with framed photographs on wall, text 'The Performing Body' and exhibition title 'Photography and the Performative' are on the wall, a plinth with polaroid photograpsh is on the gallery floor.

Fresh Perspectives: Student-led tours of Photography and the Performative

Select Thursday nights at 5:30 pm in August and October join a series of talks by students from the University of Sydney discussing works in the exhibition 'Photography and the Performative'.

Photograph of three sculptures Left to right: Belvedere torso, 1st Century CE, Museo Pio-Clementine, Vatican Museuns. Rodin, The Thinker, California palace of Legion of Honor. Tom Bass, The Student, University of Sydney.

Tom Bass Memorial Address: From the Parthenon to Picasso: How the Classical Ideal Inspired Modern Sculpture and Art

Thursday 5 October, 6pm: Join us for the fifth Tom Bass Memorial Address. From Pheidias, Polykleitos and Praxiteles to Michelangelo, Picasso and Rodin, the Classical ideal and form of ancient Greek sculpture has long inspired and influenced the creativity of later artists.

November

Tours

Group of people on tour in museum looking at framed artworks hung on wall

Guided Museum Highlights Tour (November)

2 pm Saturday 25 November: Join us for a one-hour guided tour of the highlights of the Chau Chak Wing Museum.

Evenings at the museum

Graphic of cover of book Wild Love: Adelaide Ironside

Lecture and Book Launch: Wild Love: Adelaide Ironside

Thursday 2 November, 6pm: Kiera Lindsey uncovers the life of the exuberant colonial painter Adelaide Ironside in her new book, from her childhood on the shores of Sydney harbour to the leading artistic circles of Europe where she was celebrated as 'the impersonation of genius'.

The “Reef” Behind the Reef: Making Sense of the Great Barrier Reef’s Mysterious Green Donuts

Thursday 9 November, 6pm: Dive into the mysteries of Great Barrier Reef's 'Halimeda Donuts' in this talk with Professor Jody Webster and learn a bit about their vital role in our iconic ecosystem.

Artwork by Guilo Paolini of ripped up photograph

Photography Falls Apart

Starting Wednesday 6 September: A series of three panel discussions that will explore photography and discuss how it challenges questions of truth and representation.