Driving around to Cape Donnington Eyre Peninsular SA

PB300003 The Art of Science: Baudin’s Voyagers 1800-1804. Thursday, 30th June till Sunday, 11th December 2016. South Australian Maritime Museum. Baudin’s ships, Géographe and Naturaliste embarked from Le Havre in October 1800 for the southern continent carrying an impressive contingent of scientists and scientific assistants. Lavishly funded by Napoleon Bonaparte, the expedition’s agenda was the discovery and study of natural sciences, underpinned by the emergence of new ideas and philosophies of reason and the rights of man. This exhibition showcases original sketches and paintings created by Baudin’s artists Charles- Alexandre Lesueur and Nicolas-Martin Petit during the voyage of 1800-1804. The artwork will be accompanied by Baudin's chronometer, the copper plate used to print the first complete map of Australia and the fair copy of Baudin's sea log. It will be the first time that Baudin's log will be exhibited anywhere in the world. It brings a fabulous collection of the original paintings and drawings from the Museum of Natural History in Le Havre, France to South Australian audiences for the first time. (A meeting of two extremes) La rencontre entre deux extrêmes: the art of the Flinders and Baudin Voyages. Thursday 20 October at 6:00pm. Tracey Lock, Curator of Australian Paintings and Sculpture at the Art Gallery of South Australia, discusses the rich visual intersections between the art of the expeditions of Nicolas Baudin and Matthew Flinders, two of the greatest voyages of European exploration. Through the expeditions’ watercolours, drawings and prints, Tracey explores the collision of art and science and the clash of cultures. Bookings essential. $10 for Maritime Museum members, $15 for Non-members. For more information or to book, please contact the South Australian Maritime Museum. See www.westprint.com.au/