University of Melbourne Melbourne Masterclasses has partnered this winter with the National Gallery of Victoria to offer you a masterclass program focussing on the Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibition: Italian Masterpieces from Spain’s Royal Court, Museo del Prado.

As part of the masterclass program, Professor Nikos Papastergiadis will give a lecture Art Meets Science: Thinking the World.

The finest collection of Italian masterpieces ever to come to Australia is on at the National Gallery of Victoria until 31 August. Featuring some of the most outstanding works from masters such as Raphael, Titian and Tiepolo the exhibition represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in Australia to see some of the most extraordinary Italian works produced during the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries, many from the Royal Court in Spain.

When: Tuesday 29 July, 6.00 pm to 8.30 pm
Where: NGV International,180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne
For more information and booking, contact Tamsin Courtney at tamsinc@unimelb.edu.au or 03 8344 8985