Event
EXHIBITION OPENING: Spiders of Paradise with Maria Fernanda Cardoso
28 May

Join artist Maria Fernanda Cardoso in-conversation with MCA Associate Curator Manya Sellers, at the opening of  Spiders of Paradise

WORKSHOP: Sashiko and Boro Techniques with Canberra Quilters
Event
Booked Out
2 May
WORKSHOP: Sashiko and Boro Techniques with Canberra Quilters
Booked out

Experience the artistry of tradition in this CMAG floortalk and workshop with Canberra Quilters

Heritage Festival 2026 at CMAG
Event
11 April—10 May
Heritage Festival 2026 at CMAG

Join Canberra Museum and Gallery for the 2026 Canberra and Region Heritage Festival, running 11 April to 10 May.

Responding…

TOUR: Quilt Walk with the Canberra Quilters
Event
19 April—19 April
TOUR: Quilt Walk with the Canberra Quilters

Canberra Quilters - A city wrapped in stories – Quilt Walk

PANEL TALK: Love and Place - Queer Canberra Then and Now
Event
27 March
PANEL TALK: Love and Place - Queer Canberra Then and Now

What does it mean to belong to a city across generations?

The Thursday Book Club - UPSTAGEING Canberra
Event
26 March
The Thursday Book Club - UPSTAGEING Canberra

Event hosted by UPSTAGEING, to be held at CMAG

Richard Osman's series of novels follows the residents of a retirement…

WORKSHOP: Night Photography with your Smartphone - Enlighten Festival 2026
Event
6 March
WORKSHOP: Night Photography with your Smartphone - Enlighten Festival 2026

Discover the magic of night photography in this hands-on workshop where your smartphone becomes a tool for creative expression.

WORKSHOP: Sustainable Wearable Art
Event
4 March
WORKSHOP: Sustainable Wearable Art

Sustainable Wearable Art Workshop for Adults

Stitching Stories: 50 Years of Canberra Quilters
Exhibition
14 February—24 May
Stitching Stories: 50 Years of Canberra Quilters
Last week

Canberra Quilters champions quilting as both an evolving art form and a rewarding hobby

Event
WELLNESS: Mindful of Art - Lunchtime Art Engagement
2 February—16 March

Join us at Canberra Museum and Gallery for some lunchtime art engagement, aimed at decompressing and boosting focus through a creative and mindful break in the middle of the workday.

WALKING TOUR: Canberra's WWII Home Front
Event
31 January
WALKING TOUR: Canberra's WWII Home Front

Step back into the 1940s and explore Canberra’s wartime stories

YOUTH WORKSHOP: Handmade Movies with Nicci Haynes
Event
28 January
YOUTH WORKSHOP: Handmade Movies with Nicci Haynes

Join artist Nicci Haynes in this hands-on creative workshop where you will make and view a short film by drawing directly onto 16mm film. 

KIDS WORKSHOP: Nutcracker Peg Dancer
Event
9 January
KIDS WORKSHOP: Nutcracker Peg Dancer

Create your own Nutcracker ballet dancers by crafting your own tiny peg doll of Clara, the Nutcracker, Sugar Plum Fairy…

KIDS WORKSHOP: Puppy Play Ears
Event
7 January
KIDS WORKSHOP: Puppy Play Ears

Entertain your family's imagination at CMAG during Summer Holiday Fun!

Event
FREE TALK: FashionTech & the Future of Wearable Designs
15 December 2025

Join visionary Dutch FashionTech designer Anouk Wipprecht as she explores how fashion, science, and technology merge to shape the future of wearable design.

Galleries, Museums and Heritage ACT Education Showcase 2026
Event
11 December 2025
Galleries, Museums and Heritage ACT Education Showcase 2026

Meet our education team and discuss how we can bring Canberra's history and vibrant art scene alive for your students.

LOVING: Photographs of Men in Love 1850s-1950s
Exhibition
6 December 2025—5 April
LOVING: Photographs of Men in Love 1850s-1950s

When Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell discovered an old photograph of two men in love at an antique store in…