Seidler Session 2: Sisters in conversation

Our second Seidler Session features Penelope Seidler AO and The Hon. Elizabeth Evatt AC in a thought-provoking conversation.

About our speakers

Elizabeth Evatt AC was the first Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia and served on two UN Independent Committees dealing with human rights and discrimination against women.

Penelope Seidler AO is the widow of Harry Seidler who she married in 1958, she is an architect and manages Harry Seidler Associates architects. She is involved with many cultural organisations.

Event details

Title : When

Description : Thursday 1 October <br>5:30pm – 6:30pm

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Title : Where

Description : Chau Chak Wing Museum <br>Nelson Meers Foundation Auditorium

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Title : Cost

Description : $15 general admission; free for CCWM Members, students and concessions

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Plan your visit

Title : Public transport

Description : In the interest of sustainability and where possible, we encourage attendees to take public transport to this event. Visit Transport for NSW to plan your journey.

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Description : There is limited parking on campus. For details about parking and travel options, visit the University's page on getting to our campus. <br>

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Title : Accessibility

Description : The Chau Chak Wing Museum is committed to making our space, collections, exhibitions and programs accessible for all audiences. <br>

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Header image: Installation view from ‘Migrating Modernism. The architecture of Harry Seidler’, with Sol LeWitt, ‘Wall Drawing # 898’Irregular horizontal bands of color within a triangle.’ (for the Horizon tower lobby), 1998; Sol LeWitt, ‘Nine Linocuts’, 2006, Chau Chak Wing Museum, 2026. Photo: David James.

Migrating Modernism. The architecture of Harry Seidler was originally produced by the Chau Chak Wing Museum in collaboration with and presented at San Marco Art Centre, Venice in 2025.

The presentation during the Venice Architecture Biennale of Migrating Modernism. The architecture of Harry Seidler, received support from John Kaldor AO, the ALBN Foundation, the Keir Foundation, the Sarina Russo Foundation, and the Turnbull Foundation.

The Australian expanded exhibition of Migrating Modernism. The architecture of Harry Seidler, at the Chau Chak Wing Museum has received support from John Kaldor AO, the ALBN Foundation, the Sarina Russo Foundation, the Sherman Foundation, and the University of Sydney USA Foundation