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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!
19 Jul 2016
Gina Fairley
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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

Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina

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