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Exhibitions and Events

Earthquake House returns to Questacon

Featuring groundbreaking new science and technology, Questacon's famous Earthquake House reopens to the public on Friday 19 July.

Community production warming the heart of Canberra this winter

Warm your body and soul with a rich showcase of local talent in 6th Position’s inaugural The Nutcracker in July Concert.

Canberra has the only priceless Gauguin art in Australia

There is not one single piece of Gauguin artwork in Australia and that is one good reason to go to the latest blockbuster exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia, Gaugin’s World: Tona Iho, Tona Ao.

Science and art collide at National Archives exhibition

Experience the intersection between art and science at the Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize, now showing at National Archives of Australia.

Tony Armstrong’s Extra-Ordinary Things opens at the National Museum

A vintage ute, a novelty cheque, a prestigious boxing trophy, and a memorable letter from former Prime Minister Bob Hawke are just a few of the seemingly ordinary items on display in the new exhibition inspired by the ABC television series "Tony Armstrong’s Extra-Ordinary Things," now open at the National Museum of Australia (NMA).

Winter at the National Film and Sound Archive

The Winter Film Series is on screen at the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) in Acton, with something to draw everyone out of the house in Canberra’s chillier months.  

Ride the Olympic wave at the National Museum

Riding the Olympic Wave: Breakthrough Sports is a co-production between the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, and the National Museum of Australia.

QL2 Dance is Subject to Change

Subject to Change is an unusual title for a dance production, but it’s perfect for QL2 Dance - a local organisation on the precipice of change.

Long-term ‘folky’ hooked on Canberra’s National Folk Festival

When Sharon Casey started volunteering at the National Folk Festival in 1998, she wasn’t into folk and didn’t play an instrument, but 26 years of volunteering later she’s “folkified” and plays a mean fiddle.

Expertise marries experimentation in Divergent at Humble House

An incredible display of expertise and experimentation comes to Fyshwick as the Sydney Printmakers present Divergent at Humble House gallery from Saturday 16 March to Sunday 21 April.

Elemental brings landscapes inside Humble House gallery

The striking beauty of the Northern Flinders Rangers and the Hawkesbury region comes to Canberra in Elemental by Mellissa Read-Devine and Julie Simmons at Humble House gallery between 3 February- 3 March.

Shen Yun Brings 5,000 Years to Canberra

Discover authentic Chinese culture, as Shen Yun Performing Arts, the world’s premier classical Chinese dance and music company, comes to Canberra Theatre Centre in March.

Summer at the National Gallery of Australia: Body Sculpture

A lesson in patience, emotion and the human experience awaits visitors of the unique animatronic piece Body Sculpture.

Discovering Ancient Egypt at the National Museum of Australia

One of the greatest collections from the ancient civilization, Discovering Ancient Egypt, is on display at the National Museum of Australia.

Summer at the National Gallery of Australia: Emily Kam Kngwarray

In a first for the National Gallery of Australia, a First Nations woman fills the coveted summer blockbuster exhibition space as the works of Emily Kam Kngwarray are displayed until 28 April. Regarded...

All fun and games in ‘Behind the Lines 2023’ at MoAD

Cost-of-living pressures, rising interest rates, the Voice referendum, and climate change are serious concerns for many – but they have their lighter, more humorous sides, as the latest Behind the Lines exhibition of political cartoons at the Museum of Australian Democracy (MoAD) shows.

Kngwarray masterpieces on show at National Gallery

Important artworks by one of Australia's foremost painters, Emily Kam Kngwarray, are going on show at the National Gallery of Australia.

Art of the body and heart exposed at National Gallery

An exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia looks at representations of the figure by female artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Canberra artist challenges perceptions of disability in bold exhibition DISCRIMINATE

A blonde young woman in a wheelchair wields a tennis racquet: ‘She’s reaching for the Stars… so why aren’t you?’ asks the poster, purportedly from the Ministry of Greater Efficiency for Disabled People.

Embrace the Colours of the Forest

Believing trees are important for our visual and mental landscapes, ceramicist Josephine Townsend invites you to connect with the Colours of the Forest at Humble House Gallery, from 25 November to 24 December.

Festive Lane Markets coming to Canberra

The Christmas spirit is starting to come alive already and what better way to embrace it than by visiting the Festive Lane Markets on this weekend, 17 to 19 November.

Step into the Metaverse of Magic at Canberra Theatre

In a world-first fusion of theatrical production, jaw-dropping magic, mind-bending illusions, stagecraft, gaming principles and technology that pushes the limits of imagination, audiences are invited into the Metaverse of Magic.

Take 5 with Brent Pace, producer of A Taste of Ireland

After two decades of touring the globe, Irish dance sensation Brent Pace created the Pace Live Entertainment Group. The company brings the showstopping A Taste of Ireland – The Irish Music & Dance Sensation to Canberra Theatre on Saturday 21 October.

Feel the emotions of Canberra’s landscapes at Humble House

During pandemic lockdowns, a love of painting was reignited in Andy Sumner. Not putting the brush down since, the impressionist artist hosts his first exhibition, The Colours I Feel, at Humble House gallery from 21 October.

All the fun of the Fair – Steampunk Victoriana Fair Returns for 2023

It’s time to dust off your top hats and restring your corsets in preparation for one of Goulburn’s flagship events – Steampunk Victoriana Fair – taking place at the Goulburn Historic Waterworks on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 October.

Find a world of treasures on the Queanbeyan-Palerang Arts Trail

Take a peek into the inner workings of the creative minds of makers of our region in the Queanbeyan-Palerang Arts Trail.

Beauty and simplicity intersect in ‘Shadow Play’ at Humble House gallery

Artist Hillary Warren invites Canberrans to see the beauty in the simple in her new exhibition, Shadow Play, at Humble House gallery from 2 September to 1 October.

Australian Wind Symphony brings striking performance to ANU

The third performance of the Australian Wind Symphony’s 2023 season offers an electrifying, colourful and passionate concert of contemporary classical music.

See Heroes, Heroines and Bastards like never before at Humble House

Western Australian expressionist artist Karen Chappelow showcases her new works in 'Heroes, Heroines and Bastards' at Humble House Gallery from 26 August to 24 September.

Lightbulb Improv turns on a killer comedy

Actor and director Ali Clinch has been commissioned by Lightbulb Improv to direct its latest theatre production, The Family Business, showing at the Canberra Theatre Centre from 31 August to 2 September.