The Novotel Canberra is proud to be the official accommodation partner of the Turner from the Tate: The Making of a Master exhibition that opened on 1 June 2013 at the National Gallery of Australia.
To celebrate Canberra’s winter blockbuster exhibition, Accor hotels in Canberra – including Novotel Canberra, Mercure Canberra, ibis Styles and ibis Budget – are offering guests special Turner from the Tate accommodation, breakfast and ticket packages. Visit www.accorhotels.com/canberra-art to find out more.
At Novotel Canberra, Turner from the Tate package rates start from just $189* per night. Travellers to the national capital can enjoy overnight accommodation at Novotel Canberra in a standard room along with buffet breakfast for two people in One Restaurant and two untimed tickets to see Turner from the Tate, on show until 8 September 2013. Enjoy a cultural getaway with your family (up to two adults and two children) and receive a family pass to the exhibition, as well as free buffet breakfast and accommodation for your children*.
If you are feeling indulgent, upgrade to the Winter Escape Package at Novotel Canberra for $265* per night in an Executive King room. The package includes buffet breakfast for two in One Restaurant, two untimed tickets to the exhibition, plus a $50 food and beverage voucher.
J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851) is one of Britain’s greatest artists and a key figure of the Romantic period. Turner from the Tate includes 110 works, including 40 oil paintings and 70 works on paper and will convey how Turner established himself as a master of the European landscape tradition. It offers fresh perspectives on an artist who was valued as a master in his own time and whose impact was felt as far away as Australia.
In celebration of the exhibition and the artist’s British heritage, Executive Chef of Novotel Canberra’s One Restaurant , Steven Fraser, has put together a new English-themed winter menu featuring some of his favourite meals from his upbringing in England. Some of the standout dishes include the Gippsland (VIC) beef fillet with boulangere potatoes, carrots and garden peas, and the upside down apple and honey cake with warm custard. Steven has been in Australia for 11 years and, having cooked for President George Bush, Her Majesty the Queen and His Holiness the Dalai Lama before, has led One Restaurant to be one of the best hotel restaurants in the nation’s capital.
The Turner exhibition is just one of the many must see experiences in the capital this winter. For a food and wine experience with a difference, try a truffle hunt or degustation dinner at the Canberra & Capital Region Truffle Festival which is celebrating its fifth year with more than 40 venues involved. During August, the Fireside Festival offers a plethora of gourmet food and wine experiences mixed with musical entertainment, arts and outdoor fun like a trail ride on horseback. For some frosty outdoor fun, try ice-skating in the city at Garema Place during July – there’s even discos on Friday and Saturday nights.
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Novotel Canberra: for bookings and further information, please visit http://novotelcanberra.com.au or contact the hotel directly on 02 6245 5000 or email [email protected]
Accor Hotels in Canberra exhibition packages: Visit www.accorhotels.com/canberra-art for details and bookings.
National Gallery of Australia: Visit www.nga.gov.au
Visiting Canberra: visit www.visitcanberra.com.au
*Accommodation packages are available until 8th September and are subject to availability. Family offer based on one or two children under the age of 16 staying in the same room with parents using existing bedding. Terms and conditions apply – please visit the website for details.
Image: J.M.W. Turner, Regulus, exhibited 1828 Photo: © Tate, 2013
