Exhibition
LOVING: Photographs of Men in Love 1850s-1950s
6 December—5 April 2026
Opening soon

When Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell discovered an old photograph of two men in love at an antique store in…

Galleries, Museums and Heritage ACT Education Showcase 2026
Event
11 December
Galleries, Museums and Heritage ACT Education Showcase 2026

Meet our education team and discuss how we can bring Canberra's history and vibrant art scene alive for your students.

FREE TALK: FashionTech & the Future of Wearable Designs
Event
15 December
FREE TALK: FashionTech & the Future of Wearable Designs

Join visionary Dutch FashionTech designer Anouk Wipprecht as she explores how fashion, science, and technology merge to shape the future of wearable design.

KIDS WORKSHOP: Puppy Play Ears
Event
7 January 2026
KIDS WORKSHOP: Puppy Play Ears

Entertain your family's imagination at CMAG during Summer Holiday Fun!

KIDS WORKSHOP: Nutcracker Peg Dancer
Event
9 January 2026
KIDS WORKSHOP: Nutcracker Peg Dancer

Create your own Nutcracker ballet dancers by making your own tiny peg doll of Clara, the Nutcracker, Sugar Plum Fairy…

YOUTH WORKSHOP: Handmade Movies with Nicci Haynes
Event
28 January 2026
YOUTH WORKSHOP: Handmade Movies with Nicci Haynes

Join artist Nicci Haynes in this hands-on creative workshop where you will make and view a short film by drawing directly onto 16mm film. 

WALKING TOUR: Canberra's WWII Home Front
Event
31 January 2026
WALKING TOUR: Canberra's WWII Home Front

Step back into the 1940s and explore Canberra’s wartime stories

Public Impressions: Sidney Nolan in Popular Media
Exhibition
21 March 2026—23 August 2026
Public Impressions: Sidney Nolan in Popular Media
Opening soon

Before television dominated popular media from the early 1970s, colourful magazines were an ever-present fixture on the coffee tables and in canteens and waiting rooms across Australia

Nolan: The Backstory
Exhibition
10 July 2027—13 February 2028
Nolan: The Backstory
Opening soon

The backs of Sidney Nolan’s paintings reveal an intriguing body of historical information