Exhibition
Canberra/Kamberri, Place & People

Discover the story of Canberra – the people, places and history that make up this city and region.

The Nolan Collection
Exhibition
The Nolan Collection

The Nolan Collection is an iconic group of paintings from 1945 to 1953 by Sidney Nolan that the artist gifted to the nation in 1974

Young Nolan Project
Exhibition
Young Nolan Project

The Young Nolan Project is a new initiative where an individual school is invited to work on an extended program and present their resulting art to the public

A Total Work of Art: Sidney Nolan and the Stage
Exhibition
13 March 2025—8 March
A Total Work of Art: Sidney Nolan and the Stage

Sidney Nolan always understood artmaking could transcend the boundaries of a picture frame. Throughout his life, he worked with a wide circle of creative collaborators to produce striking designs for opera, ballet, and theatre.

Nolan50
Exhibition
13 March 2025—27 June 2027
Nolan50

Celebrate 50 years of Nolan’s cultural legacy with our year-long program of exhibitions, concerts, talks, and a symposium.

50 years…

Taglietti: Life in Design
Exhibition
7 June 2025—3 May
Taglietti: Life in Design
Season extended

Discover the world of The Global Architect, Enrico Taglietti (1926–2019), a visionary whose design principles shaped modern Australian architecture and…

Junior Explorers - Taglietti: Life in Design
Event
7 July 2025—22 February
Junior Explorers - Taglietti: Life in Design

Free family fun! Enhance your family's visit to Taglietti: A Life in Design with our free, self-guided interactive kit for…

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

2025 CMAG Secondary School Photography Prize
Exhibition
6 September 2025—26 February
2025 CMAG Secondary School Photography Prize

Each year Canberra Museum and Gallery holds a Photography Prize for Canberra’s secondary students, displaying all entries to the public.It’s…

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…

MAKERSPACE: Moon Love Postcards
Event
1 December 2025—1 March
MAKERSPACE: Moon Love Postcards

Bring your grown up to CMAG this summer to tell and share love stories from your life and theirs.

Nicci Haynes: RGB_.v2
Exhibition
6 December 2025—7 June
Nicci Haynes: RGB_.v2

Nicci Haynes’ installations offer alternative modes of viewing that are designed to disrupt expectations of conventional cinema. Haynes films are…

LOVING: Photographs of Men in Love 1850s-1950s
Exhibition
6 December 2025—5 April
LOVING: Photographs of Men in Love 1850s-1950s

When Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell discovered an old photograph of two men in love at an antique store in…

A Loving City: Queerberra Revisited
Exhibition
6 December 2025—5 April
A Loving City: Queerberra Revisited

In 2017, photographer Jane Duong and producer Victoria Firth-Smith created Queerberra to document the lives of Canberra’s LGBTQIA+ community

Event
YOUTH WORKSHOP: Handmade Movies with Nicci Haynes
28 January

Join artist Nicci Haynes in this hands-on creative workshop where you will make and view a short film by drawing directly onto 16mm film. 

WALKING TOUR: Canberra's WWII Home Front
Event
31 January
WALKING TOUR: Canberra's WWII Home Front

Step back into the 1940s and explore Canberra’s wartime stories

National Multicultural Festival 2026
Event
7 February—8 February
National Multicultural Festival 2026

Celebrate culture, express your creativity — and find your moment of calm at CMAG Sanctuary this Multicultural Festival.

FREE activities…