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Professor Mandyam Srinivasan
Professor Mandyam Srinivasan, 2014 Sam Leach. © Sam Leach
Joan Croll
Joan Croll, 1976 John Brack. © Helen Brack
Frank Fenner AC CMG MBE
Frank Fenner AC CMG MBE, 2007 Jude Rae. © Commonwealth of Australia
Dr John Yu
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Portrait Exploration: Art and Identity

Visual Arts (upper primary)

9:15am, Tue 22 Jul – Tue 26 Aug

Join us for an engaging and interactive program tailored for upper primary students, where they’ll develop the confidence and critical thinking skills to interpret portraits.
Professor Penny Sackett, astronomer and physicist
Professor Penny Sackett, astronomer and physicist
Professor Penny Sackett, astronomer and physicist
Professor Penny Sackett, astronomer and physicist

Drawn to Discovery

Upper primary and high school

9:15am, Tue 12 Aug – Tue 19 Aug

For National Science Week, we combine art with science. Join us for an interactive and engaging program as we visually analyse three portraits of prominent Australian scientists.
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