Event
Finding Art Workshop #1 – Festival of Everyday Art
27 May 2023

HELP turn the city into a giant outdoor art gallery in this 4-hour behind-the-scenes experience with artists Claire and Pablo from PeopleLab.

CMAG on Saturday: Platypus Play
Event
6 May 2023
CMAG on Saturday: Platypus Play

Make a platypus marionette come to life with simple and colourful materials, then put on a puppet show!

PRECINCT TOUR: Canberra’s Mid-Century Modern Heart
Event
Booked Out
29 April 2023
PRECINCT TOUR: Canberra’s Mid-Century Modern Heart
Booked out

Join Senior Curator Virginia Rigney for a tour of Canberra / Kamberri, Place & People before exploring the local precinct

Fly Fly! - Sidney Nolan's Birds
Exhibition
29 April 2023—24 September 2023
Fly Fly! - Sidney Nolan's Birds
Final weeks

An exhibition for children and families in the Nolan Gallery

CREATIVE WORKSHOP: Watercolour with Waratah Lahy
Event
20 April 2023—22 April 2023
CREATIVE WORKSHOP: Watercolour with Waratah Lahy

View Waratah Lahy's work in Canberra/Kamberri, Place & People and Stronger Together then participate in a watercolour workshop with the artist in the CMAG studio. 

CREATIVE WORKSHOP: Drawing in the gallery
Event
12 April 2023
CREATIVE WORKSHOP: Drawing in the gallery

Experience the diverse exhibitions at CMAG in a creative drawing afternoon

CURATOR TALK: Light, Colour, Humanity with Ian Wong
Event
5 April 2023
CURATOR TALK: Light, Colour, Humanity with Ian Wong

Join curator Ian Wong as he discusses his exhibition Light, Colour, Humanity – The Legacy of Alastair Swayn

Light, Colour, COCKTAILS with The Martini Whisperer
Event
17 March 2023—18 March 2023
Light, Colour, COCKTAILS with The Martini Whisperer

Join us for a signature cocktail designed by Canberra’s Martini Whisperer inspired by the stunning new exhibition Light, Colour, Humanity.

Light, Colour, Humanity – The Legacy of Alastair Swayn
Exhibition
11 March 2023—28 May 2023
Light, Colour, Humanity – The Legacy of Alastair Swayn

Through immersive light cubes and augmented reality installations, this exhibition combines the three elements of Light, Colour, Humanity inspired by the architectural legacy of Alastair Swayn and other Australian designers.

Exhibition
Colours of Canberra

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.

CURATORS TALK: Women of Canberra
Event
8 March 2023
CURATORS TALK: Women of Canberra

Official histories are often dominated by many worthy men, but who are some of the women that have shaped Canberra?

The Great Dino Escape: Roving Performance
Event
6 March 2023—10 March 2023
The Great Dino Escape: Roving Performance

Calling all dinosaur lovers. There are dinosaurs loose in the museum! 

CMAG on Saturday: Dino Days
Event
4 March 2023
CMAG on Saturday: Dino Days

Make your own dinosaur costume then roar, stomp and chomp your way through CMAG during the Enlighten Festival! 

Settled / Unsettled
Exhibition
4 March 2023—24 June 2023
Settled / Unsettled

Settled/ Unsettled uses the universal language of visual art to address personal and profound issues faced by Australia’s asylum seekers, refugees and migrants.

Exhibition
Diprotodon: Megafauna @ CMAG
1 March 2023—26 March 2023

Is that a giant wombat at the Canberra Museum and Gallery?

Making Their Mark: Canberra's Excellence in Handmade Design
Exhibition
1 March 2023—1 July 2023
Making Their Mark: Canberra's Excellence in Handmade Design

As an extension of Canberra/ Kamberri, Place & People, these design objects from our collection are made by some of the regions’ best-known makers 

2023 National Multicultural Festival at CMAG
Event
17 February 2023—19 February 2023
2023 National Multicultural Festival at CMAG

Join us at CMAG for the 25th National Multicultural Festival!