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A Day Exploring Sydney’s Cultural Heartbeat

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The Tiaras of Queen Mary of Denmark

Category: Jewels

Queen Mary of Denmark, originally born Mary Donaldson in Tasmania, Australia...

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Everything to Know About Picasso Ceramics

Category: Decorative Arts

In the summer of 1946, Pablo Picasso visited a small town in the south of France called Vallauris...

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Beauty in Relief: The Art of Cameo Glass

Category: Decorative Arts

The concept of ‘art glass’ was conceived in the mid-19th century during the aesthetic movement and was founded on the idea of ‘art for art’s s...

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Tom Ford for What?

Category: Luxury

In the early 1990s, the House of Gucci was a name rapidly losing its lustre...

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The Genius of Gerald Genta

Category: Timepieces

What do Le Corbusier, Jimi Hendrix, and Giorgetto Giugiaro have in common...

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The World in a Tea Bowl

Category: Asian Art

Japanese woodblock prints inspired French Impressionist painters, and the Japanese veneration of nature and ‘the handmade’ formed the basis for th...

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The Evolution of Printmaking: Discovering the World of Old Masters

Category: Prints & Multiples

When we think of Old Masters, our minds often drift to the grand canvases of Rembrandt van Rijn, Albrecht Dürer, or Francisco de Goya...

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Unconventional Cutlery

Category: Luxury

Eating utensils have existed since ancient times, evolving over centuries to take on the forms we recognise today...

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How to… Research Art, with Andrew Turley

Category: Art Expert Series

Andrew Turley is a researcher, writer, curator, and authority on iconic Australian artist Sidney Nolan...

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Jeffrey Smart: Study II, Bus Terminus, 1972-73

Category: Art

Jeffrey Smart challenged artistic conventions...

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