Past exhibitions

Exhibition
Ikebana @ CMAG
1 November—14 November

Seven contemporary artists each create a group of ceramic vessels that can display flowers but challenge the idea of a vase.

2024 Secondary Students Photography Prize Exhibition
Exhibition
7 September—20 October
2024 Secondary Students Photography Prize Exhibition

Each year Canberra Museum and Gallery holds a Photography Prize for Canberra’s secondary students, displaying all entries to the public…

Sneak-a-Peek of the Historic Canberra Hospital Collection at CMAG
Exhibition
13 August—25 September
Sneak-a-Peek of the Historic Canberra Hospital Collection at CMAG

Witness the unfolding of Canberra’s healthcare history in this unique project at Canberra Museum and Gallery (CMAG).

In collaboration with…

Reefinity: Material Science, Ecology, Ceramic Technology & Design
Exhibition
3 August—3 November
Reefinity: Material Science, Ecology, Ceramic Technology & Design

Reefinity is a transdisciplinary research project investigating material science (ceramic technology), ecology, digital design, and manufacturing.

Growing up Modern: Alex Jelinek and Canberra's Round House
Exhibition
27 July—10 November
Growing up Modern: Alex Jelinek and Canberra's Round House

This exhibition is a first-hand account of how one of Canberra's best loved examples of mid-century modern architecture, the 'Round House' came to be designed, built and made into a home.

Shades of Shadows
Exhibition
15 June—17 November
Shades of Shadows

In Shades of Shadows, contemporary glass artist Hannah Gason continues her exploration of light and its ability to both articulate and create an illusion of space.

Jan Brown: A life with art
Exhibition
Jan Brown: A life with art

In the CMAG foyer display, a selection of sculptures from the CMAG collection reflect Jan Brown's journey as a maker of artworks

Change: Stories from your pocket
Exhibition
19 February—31 July
Change: Stories from your pocket

From technical innovation to celebration and commemoration, this special temporary exhibition curated by the Royal Australian Mint explores how the…

Riverbend
Exhibition
13 April—28 July
Riverbend

View Sidney Nolan's monumental nine panel work Riverbend

Exhibition
Backyard Archaeology
16 March—1 September

Backyard Archaeology tells the story of thousands of small objects that Steve Brown collected from around an ordinary suburban house and garden.

Materiality…but not as we know it
Exhibition
2 March—20 October
Materiality…but not as we know it

What does the adage ‘truth to materials’ mean today? When does a sculpture become a functional design object?

Duntroon Estate: Work with all your might
Exhibition
2 March—14 July
Duntroon Estate: Work with all your might
Last week

This exhibition brings together never-before-seen objects and images from the house, families, woolshed and dairy that made up this extensive early estate.

Stephen Harrison: The Sphinx Bureau
Exhibition
27 January—26 May
Stephen Harrison: The Sphinx Bureau

The sphinx bureau is an installation based on the Stephen Harrison's studio and 40 years of art practice.

On the Move
Exhibition
28 October 2023—28 January
On the Move

Planes, trains and automobiles - all manner of transport is the theme of On the Move, a new interactive children's exhibition.

Exhibition
Guns & Flowers. eX de Medici | Sidney Nolan
21 October 2023—31 March
Final weeks

In Guns & Flowers, on display in the Nolan Gallery uncovers an apparently unlikely pairing of artists, and their shared language of symbol and metaphor.

Nara – Canberra : 30 years of friendship
Exhibition
7 October 2023—17 December 2023
Nara – Canberra : 30 years of friendship

On 26 October 1993, the ACT Chief Minister Rosemary Follett, and the Mayor of Nara, Japan, Yasunori Ohkawa, agreed to establish a sister city affiliation.

Madonna40: A Celebration
Exhibition
14 October 2023—3 March
Madonna40: A Celebration
Final weeks

Whether she’s Madonna, Madge, M, Dita, Madame X or the Queen of Pop, she is celebrating her 40th year in the business…and so are we!

Current exhibitions