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Magazine article, 2024

It was a riot of colour in the Gallery as we welcomed Del Kathryn Barton’s portrait of Maggie Beer AO into the collection.
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In Bloom

A collection of the beautiful, bold and botanical

Current exhibition

from Saturday 31 May 2025

Explore the beauty and symbolism of flowers in this weird and wonderful floral extravaganza that showcases more than 50 portraits from the collection, new acquisitions and selected loans.
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