Event
CREATIVE WORKSHOP: Celebrate Reconciliation Day
27 May 2023

Celebrate Reconciliation Day with Indigenous artist, Sarah Richards

Finding Art Workshop #1 – Festival of Everyday Art
Event
27 May 2023
Finding Art Workshop #1 – Festival of Everyday Art

HELP turn the city into a giant outdoor art gallery in this 4-hour behind-the-scenes experience with artists Claire and Pablo from PeopleLab.

CMAG on Saturday: Platypus Play
Event
6 May 2023
CMAG on Saturday: Platypus Play

Make a platypus marionette come to life with simple and colourful materials, then put on a puppet show!

PRECINCT TOUR: Canberra’s Mid-Century Modern Heart
Event
Booked Out
29 April 2023
PRECINCT TOUR: Canberra’s Mid-Century Modern Heart
Booked out

Join Senior Curator Virginia Rigney for a tour of Canberra / Kamberri, Place & People before exploring the local precinct

CREATIVE WORKSHOP: Watercolour with Waratah Lahy
Event
20 April 2023—22 April 2023
CREATIVE WORKSHOP: Watercolour with Waratah Lahy

View Waratah Lahy's work in Canberra/Kamberri, Place & People and Stronger Together then participate in a watercolour workshop with the artist in the CMAG studio. 

CREATIVE WORKSHOP: Drawing in the gallery
Event
12 April 2023
CREATIVE WORKSHOP: Drawing in the gallery

Experience the diverse exhibitions at CMAG in a creative drawing afternoon

CURATOR TALK: Light, Colour, Humanity with Ian Wong
Event
5 April 2023
CURATOR TALK: Light, Colour, Humanity with Ian Wong

Join curator Ian Wong as he discusses his exhibition Light, Colour, Humanity – The Legacy of Alastair Swayn

Light, Colour, COCKTAILS with The Martini Whisperer
Event
17 March 2023—18 March 2023
Light, Colour, COCKTAILS with The Martini Whisperer

Join us for a signature cocktail designed by Canberra’s Martini Whisperer inspired by the stunning new exhibition Light, Colour, Humanity.

CURATORS TALK: Women of Canberra
Event
8 March 2023
CURATORS TALK: Women of Canberra

Official histories are often dominated by many worthy men, but who are some of the women that have shaped Canberra?

Event
The Great Dino Escape: Roving Performance
6 March 2023—10 March 2023

Calling all dinosaur lovers. There are dinosaurs loose in the museum! 

CMAG on Saturday: Dino Days
Event
4 March 2023
CMAG on Saturday: Dino Days

Make your own dinosaur costume then roar, stomp and chomp your way through CMAG during the Enlighten Festival! 

2023 National Multicultural Festival at CMAG
Event
17 February 2023—19 February 2023
2023 National Multicultural Festival at CMAG

Join us at CMAG for the 25th National Multicultural Festival!

Artist Talk: Karena Keys
Event
15 February 2023
Artist Talk: Karena Keys

Join artist Karena Keys discuss her new work on display at Canberra Museum and Gallery

CURATOR TALK: An armour of lace and silk - costuming the Kelly Gang
Event
22 February 2023
CURATOR TALK: An armour of lace and silk - costuming the Kelly Gang

Join curators Virginia Rigney and Dr Jennifer Gall in their talk about Alice Babidge’s costumes for Justin Kurzel’s film The True History of the Kelly Gang and parallels with Sidney Nolan’s imagery in his Ned Kelly series.

Event
Art Workshop: Drawing in the gallery
21 January 2023
Booked out

Looking for the perfect Christmas gift for that 'hard to buy for' someone? How about a creative drawing gift package at Canberra Museum and Gallery. 

Free Christmas Concert
Event
17 December 2022
Free Christmas Concert

Get ready for the festive season with Christmas music and carols in the CMAG foyer

In conversation: Tony Clark Buehnenbild, Neil Hobbs and Virginia Rigney
Event
30 November 2022
In conversation: Tony Clark Buehnenbild, Neil Hobbs and Virginia Rigney

Join artist Tony Clark, Canberra Art Biennial Creative Director Neil Hobbs and Senior Curator Virginia Rigney as they discuss the recent commission on display now at the Canberra Museum and Gallery.