Exhibition
Aviary
22 May 2017—30 July 2017

Aviary presents a gaggle of bird sculptures, paintings, prints and drawings drawn largely from the CMAG collection, which will be flocking into the gallery and nesting for several months

Artist Talk: Kirstie Rea
Event
18 May 2017
Artist Talk: Kirstie Rea

Join award-winning and highly respected Canberra artist, Kirstie Rea, as she provides an insight into her practice and reflects on her work and teaching career over the past 30 years

KIRSTIE REA the land : a 20 year survey
Exhibition
13 May 2017—20 August 2017
KIRSTIE REA the land : a 20 year survey

Exploring the separation between our increasingly urbanised lives and the experience of the rural environment.

Precision: CMAG survey equipment
Exhibition
13 May 2017—20 August 2017
Precision: CMAG survey equipment

A display of theodolites from the CMAG Collection which is part of a larger holding of equipment used to survey the ACT.

NGA COLLECTION VIEWING: Works on Paper by Sidney Nolan
Event
21 April 2017
NGA COLLECTION VIEWING: Works on Paper by Sidney Nolan

Mark Sidney Nolan’s 100th birthday anniversary with an exclusive opportunity to view works on paper in the NGA’s collection

Hannah Quinlivan: Anatomy of a Drawing
Exhibition
13 April 2017—13 August 2017
Hannah Quinlivan: Anatomy of a Drawing

Using the glass-walled space of the gallery, Hannah Quinlivan dissects the elements of a drawing in an inversion of classic anatomical drawing

TEMPORARY CLOSURE : Canberra Museum and Gallery
Event
27 March 2017—12 May 2017
TEMPORARY CLOSURE : Canberra Museum and Gallery

CMAG will be closed to the public Mon 27 March - Fri 12 May 2017 to allow for replacement of our building’s heating, ventilation and air conditioning system.

FLOOR TALK: Preservation and Access
Event
16 March 2017
FLOOR TALK: Preservation and Access

Access to collections is crucial for communities and researchers to ensure historical evidence is preserved and available to deepen our understanding of our past.

FLOOR TALK: Significance
Event
9 March 2017
FLOOR TALK: Significance

The significance of items included on the UNESCO Memory of the World Australian Register list gives us insight into our history and heritage.

Event
CMAG ON SUNDAY: Cycling through CMAG
5 March 2017

Marvel at Pete Taylor’s bike collection in the Velocity exhibition then design and race your own model bike around the CMAG Studio.

PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP: Repeat repeat
Event
Booked Out
25 February 2017
PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP: Repeat repeat
Booked out

Discover the decorative qualities in the work of Sidney Nolan, then head to the CMAG Studio to explore printed repeat patterns on paper and fabric.

Children’s Sanctuary at Canberra Museum and Gallery
Event
18 February 2017—19 February 2017
Children’s Sanctuary at Canberra Museum and Gallery

A partnership between CMAG, West Belconnen Child & Family Centre, ACT Community Language Schools Association in association with the Multicultural Festival 2017

COLLECTOR TALK: Peter Taylor and Stephen Hodge
Event
4 February 2017
COLLECTOR TALK: Peter Taylor and Stephen Hodge

Join vintage racing bike collector, Pete Taylor and Stephen Hodge, former professional cyclist from 1987 to 1996 in conversation

BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR: Noel Butlin Archives Centre
Event
Booked Out
2 February 2017
BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR: Noel Butlin Archives Centre
Booked out

Join University Archivist, Maggie Shapley, for an exclusive opportunity to tour the repository situated over the Parkes Way tunnel

Exhibition
Nah, It's Canberra

Nah, It’s Canberra features images of Canberra shot from uncommon angles. Framed in a new way Canberra’s familiar sites reveal unlikely other lives.

CMAG on Sunday: Something to remember
Event
4 December 2016
CMAG on Sunday: Something to remember

Join us for an afternoon of structured workshops, led by local artist Jacqueline Bradley

Velocity : Vintage Racing Bikes
Exhibition
1 December 2016—23 March 2017
Velocity : Vintage Racing Bikes

Highlights from the collection of Peter Taylor, ranging from rare Post World War II European bikes to an Australian bike raced at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics