The beginning of October marks the end of two very successful exhibitions at the Melbourne Museum and the National Gallery of Victoria. Thousands of art lovers have attended the National Gallery’s ‘Napoleon: Revolution to Empire’, and the museum’s ‘The Wonders of Ancient Mesopotamia’ was equally well attended. Both draw to a close today, October 7.
The Napoleon exhibition consists of almost 300 artworks that are linked to French culture of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The event has been open for four months and was attended by around 180,000 people. The exhibition was part of the gallery’s Melbourne Winter Masterpieces series.
This final weekend of the exhibition has featured French cuisine, DJs, and live music, with the gallery staying open all Saturday night. Melbourne’s Lord Mayor, Robert Doyle, told the Herald Sun that bringing people into the city for exhibitions and events made Melbourne livelier and safer.
The Mesopotamia exhibition was visited by over 113,000 people over the course of five months. Melbourne Museum’s chief executive, Dr. Patrick Greene, told the Herald Sun that the exhibition, which consisted of objects from the British Museum, had drawn a “great response”. School holiday activities related to ancient Mesopotamia took place as part of the museum’s farewell to the exhibition.
The quality of the catalogue printing from both exhibitions was to the high standard the public expects from such prestigious institutions. Usually, Catalogues from these kinds of events are kept as souvenirs, and make effective advertising for the printing companies concerned. The poster printing for the Mesopotamia exhibition was also outstanding, making use of images from the exhibition and creative typography.Get a Free Quote for Catalogues
