Event
Nutbush Flashmob @ Civic Square
25 June 2024

It’s time again! Be part of the biggest Nutbush dance flash mob to celebrate the legendary Tina Turner. 

CMAG Secondary School Photography Prize
Event
24 June 2024—7 September 2024
CMAG Secondary School Photography Prize

CMAG has called for ACT students in years 7-12 to submit their photographic work to the 2024 CMAG Secondary School Photography Prize

Shades of Shadows
Exhibition
15 June 2024—17 November 2024
Shades of Shadows

In Shades of Shadows, contemporary glass artist Hannah Gason continues her exploration of light and its ability to both articulate and create an illusion of space.

Jan Brown: A life with art
Exhibition
Jan Brown: A life with art

In the CMAG foyer display, a selection of sculptures from the CMAG collection reflect Jan Brown's journey as a maker of artworks

ARTIST'S TALK: Materiality - Reconciliation Week (Paul House)
Event
29 May 2024
ARTIST'S TALK: Materiality - Reconciliation Week (Paul House)

Join Paul House as he tells stories of the beautiful cultural objects he has created using glass rather than traditional materials

SYMPOSIUM: Backyard Archaeology
Event
25 May 2024
SYMPOSIUM: Backyard Archaeology

The Symposium will appeal to people interested in family history research and creating place history narratives.

Volunteer Open Day - National Volunteer Week
Event
23 May 2024
Volunteer Open Day - National Volunteer Week

Are you interested in volunteering at CMAG or one of our Historic Places sites? Join us to find out more

ARTISTS' TALK: Materiality - Collaboration (Errol Evans, Tanya Singer, Trent Jansen)
Event
3 May 2024
ARTISTS' TALK: Materiality - Collaboration (Errol Evans, Tanya Singer, Trent Jansen)

Join in for a conversation between artists Trent Jansen, Errol Evans and Tanya Singer as they discuss their collaborative sculptural work. 

CURATOR TALK: Materiality
Event
23 April 2024
CURATOR TALK: Materiality

Join Senior Curator Virginia Rigney as she provides insights into the intriguing Materiality - but not as we know it exhibition

Event
CURATOR TALK: Duntroon Estate and It's People - Heritage Festival 2024
18 April 2024

Duntroon Estate has a fascinating history, with equally fascinating characters.

PANEL TALK: Memory, Identity and the Past – Connecting Canberrans to Territory Collections - Heritage Festival 2024
Event
17 April 2024
PANEL TALK: Memory, Identity and the Past – Connecting Canberrans to Territory Collections - Heritage Festival 2024

Curious about the similarities and differences between ACT Government cultural, community and archival collections?

KIDS WORKSHOP: Mintventures - People, Place, Portraits
Event
15 April 2024—26 April 2024
KIDS WORKSHOP: Mintventures - People, Place, Portraits

Explore how these stories can be told in something as grand as a sculpture or as small as a coin.

Change: Stories from your pocket
Exhibition
19 February 2024—31 July 2024
Change: Stories from your pocket

From technical innovation to celebration and commemoration, this special temporary exhibition curated by the Royal Australian Mint explores how the…

Riverbend
Exhibition
13 April 2024—28 July 2024
Riverbend

View Sidney Nolan's monumental nine panel work Riverbend

Exhibition
Backyard Archaeology
16 March 2024—1 September 2024

Backyard Archaeology tells the story of thousands of small objects that Steve Brown collected from around an ordinary suburban house and garden.

CMAG on Saturday: Imagination into the World
Event
9 March 2024—16 March 2024
CMAG on Saturday: Imagination into the World

Children will be inspired by the exhibition The Sphinx Bureau in preparation for an artmaking session in the CMAG studio. 

IN CONVERSATION: eX de Medici for International Women’s Day
Event
8 March 2024
IN CONVERSATION: eX de Medici for International Women’s Day

Join artist eX de Medici and CMAG Senior Curator Virginia Rigney for a special in conversation event for International Women’s Day