Private guided tour of the Impressionists exhibition at Geelong Gallery
HCV members, Harvard alumni and their guests are warmly invited to attend a very special event at Geelong Gallery on Saturday the 1st of August at 4pm. The event will include a private guided tour of the Discovering the Impressionists exhibition for HCV members and guests, led by the Geelong Gallery's CEO, Humphrey Clegg, followed by refreshments.
Discovering the Impressionists: Paul Durand-Ruel, Art Dealer Among the Artists, is the most ambitious international exhibition in the Gallery’s 130 year history. The exhibition flows across five galleries, presenting more than 70 paintings from across two generations of Impressionist artists, the majority from private collections in France and never before seen in Australia. Underpinning it all is the remarkable legacy of Paul Durand-Ruel—the art dealer who staked everything on a movement the establishment refused to accept.
Throughout the Gallery, works by Monet, Renoir, Berthe Morisot, and Camille Pissarro hang in direct dialogue with a second generation of painters long overshadowed by their illustrious predecessors: Albert André, Georges d'Espagnat, Gustave Loiseau, Maxime Maufra and Henry Moret. Championed by Durand-Ruel in Impressionism’s twilight years, these artists are now being rediscovered, and Geelong Gallery is thrilled to offer audiences a rare and overdue encounter with their work. Never before toured outside Europe and the United Kingdom, Discovering the Impressionists is the first of its kind to trace their story alongside the man who made it possible.
Event Details
Date: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Time: 4.00pm-5.30pm
Location: Geelong Gallery, 55 Little Malop Street, Geelong
Cost: Members $40, Non-Members $75
Bookings: Click here to book.
RSVP Deadline: July 24, 2026
