Exhibition
Martyn Jolly’s Phantasmagoria
10 June 2020—5 September 2020

For artist, art historian and now collector Martyn Jolly, the magic lantern shows that came to prominence in the mid nineteenth century were much more than just the antecedent of today’s PowerPoint presentation

In Conversation: Threads and Connections with Dr Antonino Nielfi
Event
27 February 2020
In Conversation: Threads and Connections with Dr Antonino Nielfi

Discover the visual and poetic influences of French painter Paul Cézanne and poet Arthur Rimbaud on the artist Sidney Nolan

Growing Up Optional
Exhibition
14 December 2019—28 March 2020
Growing Up Optional

Anneka Losik describes her collection as a ‘mishmash of things that she loves’ and what she loves is everything pop culture

National Multicultural Festival Family Spaces at Canberra Museum and Gallery, Civic Library and Glebe Park
Event
22 February 2020—22 February 2020
National Multicultural Festival Family Spaces at Canberra Museum and Gallery, Civic Library and Glebe Park

Visit the National Multicultural Festival’s Family Spaces to play, create and take part in a range of cultural activities. 

Artist’s Talk and Yarning Circle
Event
21 February 2020
Artist’s Talk and Yarning Circle

Join us as we discuss the artistic and collaborative process behind Djinjama: Defying the grid

Emeirely Nucifora-Ryan: Wavelength
Exhibition
9 November 2019—14 March 2020
Emeirely Nucifora-Ryan: Wavelength

Emeirely Nucifora-Ryan investigates the many phenomena of glass through the use of astronomical imagery

NFSA Events: Charlie Chaplin Triple: The Adventurer, The Cure and Easy Street
Event
14 February 2020
NFSA Events: Charlie Chaplin Triple: The Adventurer, The Cure and Easy Street

Friends of the National Film and Sound Archive presents stories that celebrate film

Djinjama: Defying the grid
Exhibition
2 November 2019—22 February 2020
Djinjama: Defying the grid

Budawang (of Yuin Nation) spatial designer Dr Danièle Hromek with mother, Robyn Hromek and sister Siân Hromek, draw on their…

Youth Climate Forum: Working Towards a Sustainable Future
Event
1 February 2020
Youth Climate Forum: Working Towards a Sustainable Future

Are you aged 12 - 25 and passionate about climate activism? Would you like the opportunity to talk, and workshop your ideas with leading political and scientific experts in the field?

Event
In Conversation with Anneka Losik: Pop Culture Obsession
23 January 2020

Join collector Anneka Losik as she discusses her love of pop culture and passion for collecting

Board Game Marathon Drop-In Day
Event
16 January 2020
Board Game Marathon Drop-In Day

Spend a fun family day, or just a lazy half-hour at CMAG these school holidays playing board games!

 In Conversation: Collaboration in Art and Music in Hi-Vis Futures
Event
4 December 2019
In Conversation: Collaboration in Art and Music in Hi-Vis Futures

Join artists Mandy Martin, Alexander Boynes and musician and composer Tristen Parr as they discuss the process of collaboration involved in creating the exhibition Hi-Vis Futures

Kimberley Echoes
Event
3 December 2019
Kimberley Echoes

Kimberley Echoes is a powerful musical celebration of the Kimberley and its people

Panel: Art + Emotion = Action
Event
28 November 2019
Panel: Art + Emotion = Action

Can a deeply emotional experience of art drive a personal response to climate change?

Event
Collection Conversation: Civic Square and the Utopian City Ideal
22 November 2019

Civic Square, designed by Roy Simpson of Yuncken Freeman in 1959, was a confident assertion of utopian Modernist architectural style

Hi-Vis Futures
Exhibition
16 November 2019—1 February 2020
Hi-Vis Futures

From ‘eco’ to ‘FIFO’. From high-value to high-vis. This art installation encompasses the complex political, environmental and fundamentalsocial issues that are occurring right now and for the visible future

NFSA Friends - Lost Australia: Orphan of the Wilderness (1936)
Event
15 November 2019
NFSA Friends - Lost Australia: Orphan of the Wilderness (1936)

Friends of the National Film and Sound Archive presents stories that celebrate film