Friday Nights at Monet's Garden

Overview

Music, great minds, food and wine are a nice pairing for art, especially exquisite art. Friday Nights at Monet's Garden is doing just that. Monet's Garden is an exhibition that celebrates a collection created from Claude Monet's garden in Giverny, something that was very dear to the man himself. His garden in the north of France was one of his greatest pleasures and he drew much inspiration from this in his work.

To celebrate this unique exhibition, showing in Melbourne only, the National Galley of Victoria are making a party out of it with Friday Nights at Monet's Garden. Each Friday until September 6, different DJs, live bands and pop up talks will take place along side food and drink and of course the exhibition itself. Opening night on Friday, July 5, will see Laurie Benson, curator at NGV, and artist Fiona Hall giving talks while DJ Geoffrey O'Connor will be spinning until 8.30pm when musician Vance Joy will be taking over.

Other people sharing artistic wisdom in pop-up talks will include Max Delany, senior curator of contemporary art; Jason Smith, director at Heide Museum of Modern Art; and Matt Wilkinson, chef from Pope Joan.

Musical sets will see the likes of Robert Forster, blues and garage band rock and roll singer Courtney Barnett, three-piece Sydney band Good Heavens and DJ sets from Simon Winkler and Lauren Taylor.

Food and drink will be served up in the Gallery Kitchen for a light dinner, The Tea Room will be serving up a two-course dinner with wine and coffee, and The Great Hall will be dishing up a French-inspired bar menu. So whatever you're in the mood for, they have got you covered.

Friday Nights at Monet's Garden offers a rare opportunity to make an evening out of an exhibition.