Colours of Canberra showcases objects from CMAGs collection to demonstrate how Canberrans embrace colour in everyday life – from businesses and sporting teams to art and fashion choices.
Settled/ Unsettled uses the universal language of visual art to address personal and profound issues faced by Australia’s asylum seekers, refugees and migrants.
Is that a giant wombat at the Canberra Museum and Gallery?
As an extension of Canberra/ Kamberri, Place & People, these design objects from our collection are made by some of the regions’ best-known makers
Wanna Sip is a track on the 2017 album, Plunge, by Fever Ray. For Karena Keys, Wanna Sip’s lyrics resonate as an exploration of the dichotomies of self, such as: love vs loathing, vulnerability vs strength and desire vs protection, as well as the anxieties that can accompany the complexity of these emotions.
In late 2021, local artists were comissioned to make works in response to the care provided to COVID-19 patients by Canberra Health Services
When you think of iconic Australian wildlife, the platypus is high on the list. A unique monotreme that is only found in Australia, the platypus has many endearing qualities (and some venomous ones too)
Delene White presents a sculptural garden of giant cyclamens that sway and bow for CMAG on the Square.
Tom Moore’s Abundant Wonder is part of the JamFactory’s Icon exhibition series and celebrates the achievements of South Australia’s most influential artists working in craft-based media.
Blanche Tilden is an innovative artist forging an international reputation in the dual fields of contemporary jewellery and studio glass
Celebrating 50 years of Craft ACT: Craft + Design Centre makers, showcasing a curated selection of work from five decades…
Influential Australian Chinese artist Lindy Lee explores identity, history, spirituality and our relationship to the cosmos. She creates meditative works using light, shadow and scale across many artforms. Moon in a Dew Drop takes an in-depth look at four decades of extraordinary
After migrating to Australia for the Gold Rush in the 1860s, Braidwood became home for the Chinese Nomchong family in the 1880s
This display showcases works by Dr Danie Mellor, Jennifer Kemarre Martiniello OAM and Paul House - established Indigenous Australian artists working in the Canberra region
John Nixon (1949-2020) was one of Australia’s foremost abstract artists, a prolific creator, experimenter, curator and teacher for over 50 years
Crisp winter days with snowfall on the ground can only mean one thing - get the skis out!
This exhibition showcases Kinloch Kilby's private collection of boomboxes