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Cost
$50 Adult / $44 Concession/ $24 Child
+ $5.50 Booking Fee
Booking required
When
13 March 2026
Auslan Tour: 6-7pm
Friday Nights event including access to the exhibition: Until 10pm
Where
NGV International, Saint Kilda Road, Melbourne VIC, Australia
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Join us for a tour of Westwood | Kawakubo in Auslan, led by Elizabeth Reed. Following the tour, we welcome you to stay, connect with other Auslan users and enjoy the NGV Friday Nights event bars and dining. No English interpretation will be provided.
About the Presenter
Elizabeth Reed (sign name: Lizard) is an artist and Teacher of the Deaf living and working on Wurundjeri and Bunurong lands. She grew up with fond memories of attending NGV exhibitions frequently with her parents. Today, Elizabeth is dedicated to deaf advocacy, working at the only surviving primary to secondary deaf school in Australia with deaf children to overcome their learning and social barriers. Elizabeth also unpacks issues affecting deaf people through her art, challenging general perceptions of deafness as “less able”.
About Westwood | Kawakubo exhibition
This major international exhibition pairs the work of two of the most influential fashion designers in recent history, Vivienne Westwood and Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons.
Beginning their careers in the 1970s working in different countries and cultural contexts, British-born Vivienne Westwood (1941–2022), and Japanese designer Rei Kawakubo (b.1942), introduced a rule-breaking radicalism to fashion by challenging the status quo.
Accessibility
Event Access
An Exhibition Access Guide and Sensory Guide is available via the NGV website for the exhibition: https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/exhibition/westwood-kawakubo/#access
Venue Access
Westwood | Kawakubo is on display on the Ground Level of NGV International. The entrance to NGV International is on street level and has an automatic door. There is a lift from the Arts Centre Melbourne car park to the NGV International entrance. The exhibition and all public areas in the NGV, including the Gallery Kitchen, Garden Restaurant and NGV design store, are wheelchair accessible.
Please see NGV website for further information.
Event type
Other accessible and inclusive event
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Location
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