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Daily Guided Tours - Love & Desire: Pre-Raphaelite Masterpieces from the Tate

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Enjoy a free guided tour (exhibition tickets required) of the latest blockbuster exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia.

Discover a stunning world of Love & Desire as the Tate’s pre-Raphaelite masterpieces come to Australia for this Summer’s most romantic exhibition.

Fall in love with John Everett Millais’ Ophelia and John William Waterhouse’s The Lady of Shalott, as the Tate’s most visited works of art leave the gallery together for the first time.

Experience the breathtaking beauty of brilliant colour, meticulous detail and exquisite layering in paintings inspired by the great love stories of history and literature.

Exclusive to the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

Guided Tours run Monday to Friday 11.00am and 2.00pm
Weekends, school and public holidays 11.00am, 12.15pm and 2.00pm
  • John E. Millais Ophelia 1851-52, oil on canvas, Tate © Tate, London 2018
    John E. Millais Ophelia 1851-52, oil on canvas, Tate © Tate, London 2018
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DETAILS

PHONE

02 6240 6411

EMAIL

[email protected]

WEBSITE

www.nga.gov.au

DATES

14 Dec 2018 - 28 Apr 2019

OPENING HOURS

Various times

COSTS

Adult
$25.00
Children 16 and under FREE

Concession
$22.50

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ACCESSIBILITY

Suitable for guests with sufficient mobility to climb two or three steps, but would benefit from fixtures and fittings to aid balance.

Suitable for guests who depend on the use of a wheelchair in a seated position at all times.

Suitable for guests with high support needs who uses a hoist and always travel with a carer.

Suitable for guests with a hearing impairment, from mild hearing loss to profoundly deaf.

Suitable for guests with a vision impairment. Attained by providing for guests with partial vision impairment or total loss of useable vision.

Location

Daily Guided Tours - Love & Desire: Pre-Raphaelite Masterpieces from the Tate

National Gallery of Australia, Parkes Place East, Parkes, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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