European Masterpieces from New York's The Met come to Brisbane's QAGOMA

Hailed as the most significant exhibition of international art to be presented in Queensland in recent decades, the Australian-exclusive European Masterpieces from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, opens tomorrow at Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA).
 
Showing until 17 October, European Masterpieces will take you on a journey through five centuries of European painting, from poignant devotional scenes of the early Renaissance to pastel-hued landscapes of the Impressionists.

The exhibition will feature 65 paintings that rarely leave permanent display in New York by Fra Angelico, Titian, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Rubens, Raphael, Goya, Turner, van Gogh, Cézanne, Monet and others. 

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the exhibition was a unique opportunity for art lovers to experience a collection of this calibre in Queensland, and a testament to the state’s growing reputation as a destination for arts and culture.

"This incredible drawcard exhibition will give Australians a rare chance to experience 500 years of European art here at home when our international borders remain closed."

European Masterpieces is is the result of several years of development and planning and will occupy GOMA’s entire ground floor.

Mr Max Hollein, Marina Kellen French Director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, said the exhibition presented a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in which The Met could share these masterpieces with the people in Australia while it renovated some of its galleries.

The exhibition will also feature immersive space "The Studio", offering interpretive and interactive experiences including live music performances and figure drawing.

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Feature image: Joseph Mallord William Turner | Venice, from the Porch of Madonna della Salute | Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York