There’s also a terrific display from the gallery’s own permanent collection and a fun holiday program to keep the kids busy.

Highlights include:

FRIDA KAHLO, HER PHOTOS – until February 10

Drawn from the extensive archive of the Casa Azul (Blue House) this exhibition includes highlights from the personal collection of Frida Kahlo.

The interests and obsessions that Kahlo grappled with throughout her life are reflected in this series of photographs: her family, her fascination for Diego Rivera and other loves, her crippled body and medical science, her friends and enemies, political struggles and art, the pre-Columbian past and her great love for Mexico and its traditions.

The exhibition reveals Kahlo’s passion for collecting historical photographs as reference material for her work, as well as the photographs of contemporaries including Man Ray, Martin Munkácsi, Edward Weston, Tina Modotti, Pierre Verger, and Lola and Manuel Álvarez Bravo.

Exclusive to Bendigo Art Gallery in Australia, this exhibition draws from the Frida Kahlo Museum and Diego Rivera Museum, is curated by Pablo Ortiz Monasterio, and toured by Terra Esplêndida. Banco de México is the fiduciary of the Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo museums.

GOTHIC BEAUTY: VICTORIAN NOTIONS OF LOVE, LOSS AND SPIRITUALITY – until February 10

Explore how thrilling stories from Gothic literature and gothic ideals have inspired a range of artists over the years.  

From the ritual of mourning in the Victorian era to the metaphysical through art and literature, this exhibition traces the Victorian gothic into contemporary art, bringing together the work of a variety of artists including: Bill Henson, Jess Johnson, Jane Burton, Janet Beckhouse and Julia deVille.

DAMON MOON: SUBJECT/OBJECT – until 21 January 2019

Developed across the Collections of Shepparton Art Museum, Bendigo Art Gallery and La Trobe Art Institute, artist Damon Moon presents a series of exhibitions that respond to these unique Victorian regional collections.

Moon has selected collections of vessels or pots that are specific to each institution, history and context.

Using slip cast multiples and repetitive forms, Moon explores the subtle shifts in technique and materiality between his work and the selected ceramics.

These inspirations include the utilitarian vessels of early Chinese migrants, domestic-ware made by Bendigo Pottery and a series of works selected to respond to a building’s architecture.

Bendigo Art Gallery is open daily from 10am to 5pm (except December 25).

For further information please go to www.bendigoartgallery.com.au