Past exhibitions

Exhibition
Wearing Joy: Beautiful Brooches
13 September 2025—1 February

Carla Velting’s brooch collection is colourful, quirky and, according to Carla, just a little bit silly.

Wearing brooches brings joy…

Australia’s Home Front: 1939-1945
Exhibition
9 August 2025—1 February
Australia’s Home Front: 1939-1945

 The story of Australia's Home Front during World War II (1939-1945) is an important one

Maree Clarke: Seeing the Invisible
Exhibition
2 August 2025—23 November 2025
Maree Clarke: Seeing the Invisible

Maree Clarke - Yorta Yorta/Wamba Wamba/Mutti Mutti/Boonwurrung multi-disciplinary artist - presents a group of newly made supersized scale Reed Necklaces…

Dean Cross: Prologue
Exhibition
20 June 2025—29 June 2025
Dean Cross: Prologue

The title Prologue signals a beginning—this new moving image work by Canberra-born, Worimi artist Dean Cross marks the start of…

Celebrating 50 Years of the Australian Honours System
Exhibition
31 May 2025—31 August 2025
Celebrating 50 Years of the Australian Honours System

This year we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Australian Honours system, which was established in 1975 to acknowledge the outstanding contributions of Australians in diverse and wide-ranging fields. 

Beyond Measure: Expanding the Sky
Exhibition
30 March 2025—21 April 2025
Beyond Measure: Expanding the Sky

Broaden your understanding and perceptions of what we considered as ‘outer space’

Conserving Nolan 50|50
Exhibition
Conserving Nolan 50|50

Gifted to the people of Australia by Sir Sidney Nolan in March 1975, this nationally significant group of 24 early…

Resonance: Art as the Voice of Nature (NatureArt Lab)
Exhibition
8 February 2025—27 July 2025
Resonance: Art as the Voice of Nature (NatureArt Lab)

Resonance with nature has a lasting and meaningful effect on individuals and communities

Djara
Exhibition
30 November 2024—20 July 2025
Djara

Djara presents the connections of First Nations people with the stars, sky and Country.

Exhibition
Outer Space: Stromlo to the Stars
16 November 2024—16 November 2025

Outer Space: Stromlo to the Stars celebrates the 100-year anniversary of Mount Stromlo Observatory, bringing to life the groundbreaking discoveries…

How Soon Is Now?
Exhibition
2 November 2024—16 March 2025
How Soon Is Now?

How Soon is Now? brings together a selection of Bruce Reynolds’ exquisite cast relief works with two-dimensional collaged linoleum works.

Hiroe and Cornel Swen: Making a Creative Life
Exhibition
1 November 2024—16 March 2025
Hiroe and Cornel Swen: Making a Creative Life

This exhibition celebrates two of Canberra's most influential artists, Hiroe Swen and the late Cornel Swen who, together, led a uniquely creative life in this region.

Ikebana @ CMAG
Exhibition
1 November 2024—14 November 2024
Ikebana @ CMAG

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 2025
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.

Exhibition
Sneak-a-Peek of the Historic Canberra Hospital Collection at CMAG
13 August 2024—25 September 2024

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 2025
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 2024—3 November 2024
Reefinity: Material Science, Ecology, Ceramic Technology & Design

Reefinity is a transdisciplinary research project investigating material science (ceramic technology), ecology, digital design, and manufacturing.

Current exhibitions