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

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…

Hop In! - An immersive world of play featuring Beci Orpin's Bunny Dearest
Exhibition
18 April—22 November
Hop In! - An immersive world of play featuring Beci Orpin's Bunny Dearest

Step into a playful, hands-on exhibition designed for children aged 3–12 and their families.

RELICS: A New World Rises
Exhibition
19 September—31 January 2027
RELICS: A New World Rises
Experience LEGO® worlds like never before

Part nostalgia trip, part immersive art experience, RELICS: A New World Rises transforms forgotten…

COMPETITION: Design Your Own RELIC
Event
16 June—19 September
COMPETITION: Design Your Own RELIC

Inspired by RELICS: A New World Rises, this creative competition invites participants to imagine a future Canberra in the…

MAKERSPACE: Upcycled Flowers
Event
31 August—30 November
MAKERSPACE: Upcycled Flowers
Opening soon

Create, recycle, and bloom!

Gregory Hodge: Suspension Painting
Exhibition
31 August—26 October
Gregory Hodge: Suspension Painting

Gregory Hodge’s Suspension Painting marked the artist’s first monumental exploration of immersive suspended painting and sculpture

Always Canberra: 100 years of The Canberra Times
Exhibition
5 September—21 February 2027
Always Canberra: 100 years of The Canberra Times

Founded by Thomas Shakespeare as a weekly family newspaper, The Canberra Times became a daily publication in 1928 and grew alongside the city over the next century.

Event
EXHIBITION LAUNCH: Gregory Hodge Suspension Painting
17 September

Gregory Hodge returns to Canberra with the presentation of his large-scale painted sculptural installation, Suspension Painting, as part of the 2026 Canberra Art Biennale.

INSIDE RELICS: Preview with the Creators
Event
Booked Out
18 September
INSIDE RELICS: Preview with the Creators
Booked out

Be among the first to experience RELICS: A New World Rises in Canberra and meet creators, Jackson Harvey and Alex Towler—winners of Channel 9’s LEGO ® Masters (2020)

INSIDE RELICS: Meet the Creators
Event
Booked Out
19 September
INSIDE RELICS: Meet the Creators
Booked out

Meet the creators of RELICS: A New World Rises, Jackson Harvey and Alex Towler

EXHIBITION LAUNCH: Dean Cross X Sidney Nolan - Two Heads
Event
26 September
EXHIBITION LAUNCH: Dean Cross X Sidney Nolan - Two Heads

Two Heads presents a series of new and recent paintings by Dean Cross in the Nolan Gallery at Canberra Museum and Gallery.

Dean Cross X Sidney Nolan: Two Heads
Exhibition
27 September—27 June 2027
Dean Cross X Sidney Nolan: Two Heads

A play on the old adage that two heads are better than one, Two Heads presents a series of new and recent paintings by Dean Cross in the Nolan Gallery at Canberra Museum and Gallery.

Event
SCHOOL HOLIDAY WORKSHOP: Make your own RELIC
29 September—1 October

Be inspired by the RELICS: A New World Rises exhibition and create your own RELIC: a miniature artefact from the future

TALK WITH LEGO® BUILDER: A Normal Day at Jurassic Park
Event
1 October
TALK WITH LEGO® BUILDER: A Normal Day at Jurassic Park

Join young Canberran LEGO® enthusiast Eric Wanigasekara as he takes you behind the scenes of his award-winning creation, A Normal Day at Jurassic Park

FLORIADE WORKSHOP: Polish Pająki Chandelier Making with Beci Orpin
Event
10 October
FLORIADE WORKSHOP: Polish Pająki Chandelier Making with Beci Orpin

Join Melbourne-based multidisciplinary artist Beci Orpin, creator of Bunny Dearest in CMAG's Hop In! exhibition, for a relaxed Saturday of slow, satisfying making.