MIRKA AND GEORGES: A CULINARY AFFAIR
Presented by Kendrah Morgan

Mirka Mora and husband Georges, were beloved and central figures in the cultural life of Australia. Arriving in Melbourne from Paris in 1951, Mirka captured the public imagination with her distinctive art and inimitable personality. The pair contributed significantly to the local art and restaurant scenes with their celebrated hospitality and intermingling of food, art, love and life – ultimately leading to the city’s gradual transformation into a sophisticated metropolis. The culinary journey is interspersed with fascinating anecdotes, archival photographs, Mirka’s sensuous and colourful artworks.

Kendrah Morgan is Senior Curator at Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne. Since 1998 Kendrah has curated over forty exhibitions, with Charles Blackman, Arthur Boyd and Fiona Hall among her major projects.  She has also co-authored four books on aspects of Heide history, including Modern Love: The Lives of John and Sunday Reed (2015).  Her most recent book, Mirka and Georges: A Culinary Affair, tells the story of the Mirka and Georges Mora’s transformation of Melbourne’s culinary and cultural landscapes.

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