Past exhibitions

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

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…

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

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.

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!

Tom Buckland Bird Machine
Exhibition
19 August 2023—14 January
Tom Buckland Bird Machine

Tom Buckland's Bird Machine is a mechanised tribute to the airborne squadrons of cockatoos that roam the skies of Australia; an ethereal aviary where mechanical birds are brought to life through synchronised movements and a cacophony of fluttering wings.

White-out: upcycled sheets to shirts from CIT Fashion School
Exhibition
12 August 2023—14 January
White-out: upcycled sheets to shirts from CIT Fashion School

Students from the Fashion School at Canberra Institute of Technology showcase their range of innovative, non-gendered garments from discarded white sheets. 

Exhibition
Telopea Park School 100 Years
15 July 2023—1 October 2023

Telopea Park School celebrates its 100-year anniversary on 11 September 2023. Celebrate the school’s anniversary and rich history through the selection of objects and photographs from the school’s archive.

Capturing Canberra - CMAG’s Press Photography Collection
Exhibition
8 July 2023—28 January
Capturing Canberra - CMAG’s Press Photography Collection

Capturing Canberra showcases CMAG's recently acquired Press Photography Collection

Mr Fluffy: Our Voices
Exhibition
8 July 2023—1 October 2023
Mr Fluffy: Our Voices

Canberra Museum & Gallery presents Mr Fluffy: Our Voices, personal accounts by Canberra residents impacted by the events surrounding ‘Mr Fluffy’ loose fill asbestos insulation.

Current exhibitions