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National Portrait Gallery

At the National Portrait Gallery
Art or history?

by John Thompson

A year after the opening of the National Portrait Gallery's $87 million building, John Thompson ponders whether the gallery succeeds in telling the Australian story through portraits.

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Working machines and 'broken Britain': Re-enactment and the historical politics of Goodwood Revival

Working machines and 'broken Britain'
Re-enactment and the historical politics of Goodwood Revival

by Peter Stanley

You need neither own nor be a connoisseur of vintage racing cars to enjoy a 'magical step back in time' at the Goodwood Revival.

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The Victorian Bushfires - Symbols for healing

The Victorian Bushfires Collection
Symbols for healing

by Liza Dale-Hallett and Matthew Higgins

The National Museum of Australia and Museum Victoria are working with the Victorian community to document Black Saturday.

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The Sower

Exhibition as edition
Edition as exhibition

by Paul Eggert

Do the curators of Van Gogh's Letters: The Artist Speaks succeed in bringing together the artist's letters and paintings to form a cohesive narrative?

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