Discover the story of Canberra – the people, places and history that make up this city and region.
The Nolan Collection is an iconic group of paintings from 1945 to 1953 by Sidney Nolan that the artist gifted to the nation in 1974
Celebrate 50 years of Nolan’s cultural legacy with our year-long program of exhibitions, concerts, talks, and a symposium.
50 years…
Philip Agius is a Canberra-based visual artist working in the medium of contemporary jewellery. He is interested in the healing…
Step into a playful, hands-on exhibition designed for children aged 3–12 and their families.
Maria Fernanda Cardoso is internationally renowned for using unconventional and organic materials to consider nature and its links to culture…
Create your own colourful peacock spider on a stick, and then make it jump!
Before television dominated popular media from the early 1970s, colourful magazines were an ever-present fixture on the coffee tables and in canteens and waiting rooms across Australia
It’s not every day that you get to celebrate 50 years on the airwaves but that’s exactly what 2XX is…
Part nostalgia trip, part immersive art experience, RELICS: A New World Rises transforms forgotten…
Inspired by RELICS: A New World Rises, this creative competition invites participants to imagine a future Canberra in the…
The exhibition will be visible 24/7, offering a different experience by day and by night, with creative lighting and dramatic shadows bringing the works to life.
2026 Stimulus Exhibition - Maria Fernanda Cardoso’s: Spiders of Paradise
Entrants were invited to respond to this visually striking exhibition…
Join artist Flutterbry (Bryan Fitzpatrick) for a fascinating lunchtime talk and live demonstration exploring how everyday waste is transformed into intricate sculpture
Join artist Flutterbry (Bryan Fitzpatrick) for a relaxed afternoon of making and experimenting, inspired by the exhibition Worlds Beyond Waste.
Join local citizen scientist Stuart Harris for a special screening and discussion of Maratus
Be among the first to experience RELICS: A New World Rises in Canberra and meet creators, Jackson Harvey and Alex Towler—winners of Channel 9’s LEGO ® Masters (2020)