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The Party Show – 5 May 2024

Francesca Fiorani (Art History) appeared on Melbourne, Australia's Triple R Independent Radio's "The Party Show" to discuss the Leonardo da Vinci exhibition at THE LUME Melbourne: The Party Show — 5 May 2024

https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-party-show/episodes/29176-the-party-show-5-may-2024

Five traditional Yolngu bark paintings hang on the white-and-teal walls of the Fralin museum.

Become Enriched in Yolngu Aboriginal Culture Through the Fralin’s “Madayin” Exhibit

A pounding voice chants rhythmically alongside a projection of waves crashing as one enters the Fralin Museum of Art.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2024/02/become-enriched-in-yolngu-aboriginal-culture-through-the-fralins-madayin-exhibit?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_featured

An old, faded book is propped open onto two pages: on the left, an illustration of a man standing on a pedestal; on the right, text that reads "Fables of Aesop and others. Newly done into English with an application to each fable. Illustrated with CUTTS. garrit anniles Ex re Fabellas — hor. The Fifth Edition. LONDON: Printed for J. and R. Tonson, and J. Watts."

“Figure and Fable: Aesop Through the Ages” expands on classics

Infusing the Fralin with captivating illustrations of familiar childhood tales, “Figure and Fable: Aesop Through the Ages” dives into a world of Aesop’s fables — the exhibit is a compelling collection of various authors and artists’ reimaginations of the classic fables throughout time.

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2023/11/figure-and-fable-aesop-through-the-ages-expands-on-classics?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_featured