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Imperial purple to Marie Antoinette’s fleas: The colourful history of textiles

ArtsNational Canberra and Susan Kay-Williams presented a lecture exploring the fascinating history of how dyes were discovered and produced up to the 18th century.

Journey across the Himalayas

ArtsNational Canberra and Zara Fleming present a lecture focusing on the Buddhist areas of the highest mountain range in the world, the Himalayas.

The artwork and handwritten journals of the first fleeters

ArtsNational Canberra and Paul Brunton OAM present a lecture focusing on the eyewitness accounts of the voyage to Sydney during the First Fleet of 1787 - 1788.

Florence and the birth of the Italian Renaissance

ArtsNational Canberra and Charlie Hall present a lecture focusing on the ideas and culture of the Italian Renaissance, a phenomenon that emerged in the 15th century.

Fashion, feathers and feminism: women's fight for change

ArtsNational Canberra and Tessa Boase present a lecture uncovering the intriguing story of women’s love affair with feathers and the brave eco‑feminists who fought to protect the birds.

The Dutch Golden Age in six paintings

ArtsNational Canberra and Mariska Beekenkamp-Wladimiroff present a lecture focusing on the Dutch Golden Age, using six paintings to explore the art, cities, landscapes and society of 17th century Netherlands.

The art of state ceremonial music

ArtsNational Canberra and Graham Jones present a lecture exploring how the military plans and delivers the United Kingdom’s greatest ceremonial events, from state visits to national commemorations.

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