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.

Tartans and Thistles: Burns Club 100 Years
Exhibition
14 September 2024—26 January
Tartans and Thistles: Burns Club 100 Years
Last week

In 1924, there were around 3,000 people living in Canberra, with about half of them involved in construction projects to build the new capital city. Many of those people were Scots.

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…

Nolan: For the Term of His Natural Life
Exhibition
10 August 2024—23 February
Nolan: For the Term of His Natural Life
Final weeks

In August 1978, Sidney Nolan created a series of 31 crayon pastel drawings based on the events of Marcus Clarke’s 1874 convict novel, For the Term of His Natural Life.

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.

That All Just Happened
Exhibition
27 July 2024—26 January
That All Just Happened
Last week

Nathan Nhan's work draws on the material history of ceramics, where vessel forms are imbued with powerful narrative devices.

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

Exhibition
Change: Stories from your pocket
19 February 2024—31 July 2024

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

Backyard Archaeology
Exhibition
16 March—1 September
Backyard Archaeology

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.

Exhibition
Stephen Harrison: The Sphinx Bureau
27 January 2024—26 May 2024

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.

Guns & Flowers. eX de Medici | Sidney Nolan
Exhibition
21 October 2023—31 March 2024
Guns & Flowers. eX de Medici | Sidney Nolan
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.

Current exhibitions