Discover the story of Canberra – the people, places and history that make up this city and region.
The Nolan Collection is an iconic group of paintings from 1945 to 1953 by Sidney Nolan that the artist gifted to the nation in 1974
Celebrate 50 years of Nolan’s cultural legacy with our year-long program of exhibitions, concerts, talks, and a symposium.
50 years…
Step into a playful, hands-on exhibition designed for children aged 3–12 and their families.
Before television dominated popular media from the early 1970s, colourful magazines were an ever-present fixture on the coffee tables and in canteens and waiting rooms across Australia
Part nostalgia trip, part immersive art experience, RELICS: A New World Rises transforms forgotten…
Inspired by RELICS: A New World Rises, this creative competition invites participants to imagine a future Canberra in the…
Create, recycle, and bloom!
Gregory Hodge’s Suspension Painting marked the artist’s first monumental exploration of immersive suspended painting and sculpture
Founded by Thomas Shakespeare as a weekly family newspaper, The Canberra Times became a daily publication in 1928 and grew alongside the city over the next century.
Gregory Hodge returns to Canberra with the presentation of his large-scale painted sculptural installation, Suspension Painting, as part of the 2026 Canberra Art Biennale.
Be among the first to experience RELICS: A New World Rises in Canberra and meet creators, Jackson Harvey and Alex Towler—winners of Channel 9’s LEGO ® Masters (2020)
Meet the creators of RELICS: A New World Rises, Jackson Harvey and Alex Towler
Two Heads presents a series of new and recent paintings by Dean Cross in the Nolan Gallery at Canberra Museum and Gallery.
A play on the old adage that two heads are better than one, Two Heads presents a series of new and recent paintings by Dean Cross in the Nolan Gallery at Canberra Museum and Gallery.
Be inspired by the RELICS: A New World Rises exhibition and create your own RELIC: a miniature artefact from the future
Join young Canberran LEGO® enthusiast Eric Wanigasekara as he takes you behind the scenes of his award-winning creation, A Normal Day at Jurassic Park