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IN CONVERSATION: Katherine Bennell Pegg for International Women’s Day
7 March

This International Women's Day, we're celebrating women in STEM with a very special in-conversation event with Katherine Bennell-Pegg, the first person qualified as an astronaut under the Australian flag.

FLOOR TALK: Making a Creative Life with Hiroe Swen
Event
Booked Out
19 February
FLOOR TALK: Making a Creative Life with Hiroe Swen
Booked out

Join Hiroe Swen for a floor talk about her exhibition, Hiroe and Cornel Swen: Making a Creative Life.

Family Sanctuary at National Multicultural Festival
Event
8 February—9 February
Family Sanctuary at National Multicultural Festival

Have fun with free children’s activities at the CMAG and celebrate Canberra’s cultural diversity.

FILM SCREENING: For The Term of His Natural Life (Reconstructed, 4K)
Event
1 February 2025
FILM SCREENING: For The Term of His Natural Life (Reconstructed, 4K)

Australia’s most famous silent film, lost for decades and painstakingly reconstructed from incomplete versions and NFSA stills.

KIDS WORKSHOP: Treehouse Creations
Event
21 January 2025—22 January 2025
KIDS WORKSHOP: Treehouse Creations

Join us for a collage workshop inspired by the 78-Storey Treehouse

KIDS WORKSHOP: Puppy Puppets
Event
21 January 2025—23 January 2025
KIDS WORKSHOP: Puppy Puppets

Join us for a puppet making workshop inspired by Bluey's Big Play

DROP IN: CSO Instrument Petting Zoo
Event
20 January—25 January
DROP IN: CSO Instrument Petting Zoo

Explore the instruments of the orchestra with the Canberra Symphony Orchestra’s Instrument Petting Zoo

DROP IN: Storyteller Sessions
Event
16 January—25 January
DROP IN: Storyteller Sessions

Cozy up for a magical half-hour of captivating storytelling every day during Summer Holiday Fun!

WORKSHOP: Holiday Card Making
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7 December 2024—7 December 2024
WORKSHOP: Holiday Card Making

Join us for a holiday card-making workshop suitable for the whole family to ring in the festive season

Event
MakerSpace
2 December—3 March 2025

Join our celestial celebrations by making a Mt Stromlo sun or lucky star in the CMAG foyer! 

PANEL TALK: Djara and First Nations Sky Stories
Event
Booked Out
30 November
PANEL TALK: Djara and First Nations Sky Stories
Booked out

Join a Nobel Prize winner, artist, educator, and astrophysicist to celebrate the launch of Djara, a new project exploring First…

PANEL TALK: Representing Convict History in Museums
Event
20 November
PANEL TALK: Representing Convict History in Museums

A discussion about the changing perceptions and understandings of Australia's convict past and how museums deal with this confronting history.

WORKSHOP: Eternal Ikebana with Preserved Flowers
Event
10 November
WORKSHOP: Eternal Ikebana with Preserved Flowers
Booking fast

Sachie Terasaki, a Canberra based Ikebana artist and qualified instructor, will help you create a beautiful flower arrangement using traditional techniques. 

WORKSHOP: Basic Ikebana with Traditional Principles
Event
Booked Out
10 November 2024
WORKSHOP: Basic Ikebana with Traditional Principles
Booked out

Sachie Terasaki, a Canberra based Ikebana artist and qualified instructor, will help you create a beautiful flower arrangement using traditional techniques. 

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TALK: Growing Up Modern - Alex Jelinek and Canberra's Round House
6 November 2024
Booked out

Join Professor Roger Benjamin's talk about growing up and later restoring the Round House - one of Canberra's most iconic mid-century buildings

WORKSHOP: Pressing Matters - Plaster Relief with Bruce Reynolds
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Booked Out
2 November
WORKSHOP: Pressing Matters - Plaster Relief with Bruce Reynolds
Booked out

Join artist Bruce Reynolds and learn how to cast a low relief plaster piece from your own design

FLOOR TALK: How Soon Is Now? with Bruce Reynolds
Event
1 November 2024
FLOOR TALK: How Soon Is Now? with Bruce Reynolds

Join Bruce Reynolds for a floor talk about his exhibition, How Soon Is Now?