EXHIBITIONS

Comforts
Home Comforts | Exhibition

15 October 2025 – 12 April 2026

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Taste & Temptation | Exhibition

29 April 2026 – 27 September 2026

15 October 2025 – 12 April 2026 (9)
Home Comforts
15 Oct 2025 – 12 Apr 2026
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Taste & Temptation
29 Apr 2026 – 27 Sep 2026

Special Events

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The Friends Exclusive Preview Night | Taste & Temptation
Wednesday 29 Apr 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
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Lecture & Afternoon Tea | Dining at the Palace: Collecting British Royal Tableware with Scott Coleman
Friday 1 May 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
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Taste & Temptation | Curator Walk and Talk with Dr Matthew Martin
Thursday 7 May 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
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FIRST FRIDAY BOOK CLUB | Perspectives by Laurent Binet
Friday 5 Jun 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
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Taste & Temptation | Curator Walk and Talk with Dr Matthew Martin
Friday 12 Jun 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
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Lectures

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Lecture & Afternoon Tea | Dining at the Palace: Collecting British Royal Tableware with Scott Coleman
Friday 1 May 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
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Illicit Pleasures: Food and feasts in French art and literature with Sylvia Sagona
Friday 8 May 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
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Cosmopolitan Cliveden, East Melbourne: Interiors, decorum and fancy dress balls with Dr Andrew Montana
Thursday 14 May 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
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Allan Ramsay: The Enlightened Artist with Dr Eugene Barilo von Reisberg
Thursday 21 May 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
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Oscar Wilde: ‘I can Resist Everything Except Temptation’ with Susannah Fullerton
Friday 29 May 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
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The Brookes Study Centre for Fine and Decorative Arts

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The Jacobite Court in Exile in France and Italy with Dr Matthew Martin
Friday 3 Jul 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
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From produce to plate: the influence of the kitchen garden in the decorative arts with Dr Suzanne Bravery
Thursday 10 Sep 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
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