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.
Official histories are often dominated by many worthy men, but who are some of the women that have shaped Canberra?
Calling all dinosaur lovers. There are dinosaurs loose in the museum!
Make your own dinosaur costume then roar, stomp and chomp your way through CMAG during the Enlighten Festival!
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
Reel McCoy Film Society presents bi-monthly film screenings of classic cinema
Join us at CMAG for the 25th National Multicultural Festival!
Join artist Karena Keys discuss her new work on display at Canberra Museum and Gallery
Reel McCoy Film Society presents bi-monthly film screenings of classic cinema
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.
Join curators Virginia Rigney and Dr Jennifer Gall in their talk about Alice Babidge’s costumes for Justin Kurzel’s film The True History of the Kelly Gang and parallels with Sidney Nolan’s imagery in his Ned Kelly series.
In late 2021, local artists were comissioned to make works in response to the care provided to COVID-19 patients by Canberra Health Services
Looking for the perfect Christmas gift for that 'hard to buy for' someone? How about a creative drawing gift package at Canberra Museum and Gallery.
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)
Get ready for the festive season with Christmas music and carols in the CMAG foyer