Sex, scandal and politics – is Canberra our Versailles?

In a one-stop global tour, the world’s greatest Palace comes to Canberra with a good dose of pomp and politics – it’s the ultimate coup!
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Sex and politics sell. Add palace antics and a temperamental queen and you have a blockbuster.

Versailles: Treasures from the Palace is a serious coup for the National Gallery of Australia (NGA), the only venue internationally to host priceless objects from France’s infamous Versailles Palace while it is under restoration.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina