Exhibition
Elioth Gruner: the texture of light
8 March 2014—22 June 2014

In 2014 the Canberra Museum and Gallery (CMAG) mounted a survey exhibition of the art of Elioth Gruner (1882-1939), one of Australia’s most important painters of landscape.

Lens Love:  the tender gaze of six Canberra region photographers
Exhibition
30 November 2013—23 February 2014
Lens Love: the tender gaze of six Canberra region photographers

Soak up the work of some of Canberra's established photographers in this survey exhibition spanning over thirty years of practice.

2113: A Canberra Odyssey
Exhibition
13 July 2013—3 November 2013
2113: A Canberra Odyssey

Take a journey through time to explore dimensions of Canberra's future and past. A major Centenary exhibition that examines time, place and identity through the interplay of art, science and historical material.

King O'Malley
Exhibition
29 October 2011—12 March 2012
King O'Malley

Few politicians in Australia’s history have been as colourful, and none so enigmatic, as King O’Malley.

Fashioned Here
Exhibition
3 September 2011—22 January 2012
Fashioned Here

Fashioned Here unpacks the wardrobe of Canberra Museum and Gallery (CMAG). The exhibition shows the work of fashion designers and related private businesses that are represented in CMAG’s permanent collection, as well as selected current designers.

Caught in the ACT
Exhibition
19 September 2009—24 January 2010
Caught in the ACT

This exhibition explored the history of crime and punishment in the Canberra region since the early 1800s, exploring the growth of the ACT from rural settlement to capital city and the resulting change in both the types of crime and our methods of coping with it.

How Cities Work
Exhibition
10 June 2023—8 October 2023
How Cities Work

Discover something exciting on every corner in How Cities Work - an interactive family exhibition. 

TOMORROW TODAY:  Innovation and Change in 1960s Canberra
Exhibition
1 February 2010—11 July 2010
TOMORROW TODAY: Innovation and Change in 1960s Canberra

In the 1960s Canberra underwent a metamorphosis, from large country town to thriving national capital. A reinvigorated plan for Canberra…

SOMETHING IN THE AIR: Collage and assemblage in Canberra region art
Exhibition
19 June 2010—10 October 2010
SOMETHING IN THE AIR: Collage and assemblage in Canberra region art

Something in the air is an exciting exhibition showcasing the work of forty artists, thirty-four of them with close ties to the Canberra region.