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Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: from the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection
Image: Frida Kahlo Diego on my mind (Self portrait as Tehuana) 1943 (detail), The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of Mexican Art © 2016 Banco de Mexico Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico DF
Sunday 26 June 2016, 5.15pm
Monday 27 June 2016, 10am
Location: Temporary exhibitions gallery
Free
Family workshop: Bags of colour BOOKED OUT
School holiday activity for children aged 5-8
Image: courtesy Trixi Symonds
Friday 8 July 2016, 10.30am
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Naala Nura, lower level 3, Members Lounge
Charges apply
Community access workshop: Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera
For adults with specific needs
Image: Juan Guzman Frida and Diego by mural 'The nightmare of war and the dream of peace’, the Palace of Fine Arts, Mexico 1952 (detail). Courtesy Throckmorton Fine Art, Inc
Wednesday 13 July 2016, 11am
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free, bookings required
Wednesdays 5.30-8.30pm
29 June - 13 July 2016
Duration 3 hours
Location: Naala Nura, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free
An unconventional union: Frida and Diego through an artist’s eyes BOOKED OUT
Performance lectures by contemporary artists
Image: Frida and Diego kissing following their second wedding after signing their marriage certificate, San Francisco, 1940 (detail). Photographer unknown. Courtesy Throckmorton Fine Art, Inc
Wednesdays 7.15pm
29 June – 13 July 2016
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Free, bookings required
Children's access workshop: Frida's flair and style
Artmaking for kids with specific needs, their families and carers
Image: Juan Guzman Frida with two birds c1940s (detail). Courtesy Throckmorton Fine Art, Inc
Thursday 14 July 2016, 11am
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free, bookings required
Family workshop: Mexican fiesta BOOKED OUT
School holiday activity for children aged 5-8
Image: courtesy Michelle Lackenby
Friday 15 July 2016, 10.30am & 1.30pm
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Naala Nura, lower level 3, Members Lounge
Charges apply
Drop in and make: Feeling fruity
Free artmaking activity for families
Image: Frida Kahlo The bride who becomes frightened when she sees life opened 1943 (detail), The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of Mexican Art © 2016 Banco de Mexico Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico DF
Monday 11 – Friday 15 July 2016
Sunday 17 July 2016
11am – 4pm
Duration 5 hours
Location: Naala Nura, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free
Sunday 17 July 2016, 1pm
Duration 3 hours
Location: Naala Nura, lower level 3, Members Lounge
Charges apply
Teacher salon: Frida plus Archibald BOOKED OUT
Professional learning for primary and secondary teachers
Image: Frida Kahlo Diego on my mind (Self portrait as Tehuana) 1943 (detail), The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of Mexican Art © 2016 Banco de Mexico Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico DF
Wednesday 20 July 2016, 5pm
Duration 2 hours
Free, bookings required
Auslan presentation: Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera
For deaf and hearing-impaired visitors with Danni Wright
Image: Frida Kahlo Self-portrait with braid 1941 (detail), The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of Mexican Art © 2016 Banco de Mexico Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico DF
Sunday 31 July 2016, 1.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Free
Audio-description presentation: Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera
For blind and vision-impaired visitors
Image: Frida and Diego with Fulang Chang, 1937 (detail). Photographer unknown. Courtesy Throckmorton Fine Art, Inc
Wednesday 6 July 2016, 2pm
Friday 12 August 2016, 11am
Duration 1 hour
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Free, bookings required
Celebrity talks: Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera
The influence of Frida and Diego
Image: Florence Arquin Untitled (Frida Kahlo in Coyoacán, Mexico) early 1940s (detail). Courtesy Throckmorton Fine Art, Inc
Wednesdays 6.30pm
10-31 August 2016
10 August is Auslan interpreted
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Naala Nura, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free
Wednesdays 7.30pm
29 June - 13 July 2016
10-31 August 2016
Duration 1 hour
Location: Naala Nura, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free
Twitter event: Ask A Curator Day
Go online for answers to your questions
Wednesday 14 September 2016, 10am - 2pm
Duration 4 hours
Spanish-language lecture: Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera
Conferencia en español: Frida Kahlo y Diego Rivera
Image: Diego Rivera Calla lily vendor 1943 (detail), The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of Mexican Art © 2016 Banco de Mexico Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico DF
Wednesday 28 September 2016, 5.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Free
Curator’s lecture: Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera
Discover the stories behind the artworks
Image: Frida Kahlo The love embrace of the universe, the Earth (Mexico), Diego, me and Señor Xólotl 1949 (detail), The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of Mexican Art © 2016 Banco de Mexico Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico DF
Saturday 9 July 2016, 3pm
Saturday 1 October 2016, 11am
Duration 1 hour
Location: Domain Theatre
Free, bookings required
Frida Kahlo: the construction of self
A discussion on the self through art, philosophy, psychology and digital technology
Image: Frida Kahlo Diego on my mind (Self portrait as Tehuana) 1943 (detail), The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of Mexican Art © 2016 Banco de Mexico Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico DF
Saturday 1 October 2016, 2pm
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Domain Theatre
Charges apply
Introductory talk: Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera
A short overview of the exhibition
Image: Frida Kahlo Self-portrait with necklace 1933 (detail), The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of Mexican Art © 2016 Banco de Mexico Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico DF
Saturdays and Wednesdays
10.30am 25 June – 30 July 2016
2.30pm 3 August – 22 October 2016
(except 9, 13, 16, 20 July, 27 August)
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Free