The Queensland Art Gallery is open Up Late on Saturday nights during 'Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado'.
If you haven't seen the fantastic 'Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado' yet, now is your chance! Catch up with friends for a fun Saturday night when the gallery is open from 5:30pm until 10pm. Take in the exhibition and join friends for a drink or bite to eat in the Spanish themed bars and cafes located in the immersive space La Sala del Prado.
La Sala del Prado features interactive spaces that reflect cutting edge contemporary Spanish design. The enticing range of experiences relating to the rich exhibition themes and artists in 'Portrait of Spain' includes fun multimedia interactives and drawing activities, as well as programs and events for all ages.
Inspired by Spanish still life painting, rich with fruits, spices and produce introduced to Spain during periods of travel to the new world in the fifteenth century. Take up coloured pencils to draw from the display or use one of the multimedia tablets in the space.
Entrance of the world of El Prado exhibition (no photos allowed beyond this point). This exhibition features over 100 masterpieces from one of the most revered collections of European painting in the world and tells the story of the evolution of painting in Spain over three and a half centuries. On display are masterpieces by leading painters of the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, including El Greco, Velázquez, Ribera and Murillo.
Complete the evening with live music from a range of local, national and international performers, in the spectacular setting of the Gallery's Watermall.
Thanks Queensland Art Gallery. Cheers!
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