Exhibition
Wearing Joy: Beautiful Brooches
13 September—1 February 2026
Opening soon

Carla Velting’s brooch collection is colourful, quirky and, according to Carla, just a little bit silly.

Wearing brooches brings joy…

COLLECTOR TALK: Wearing Joyful Brooches
Event
13 September
COLLECTOR TALK: Wearing Joyful Brooches

Join collector Carla Velting as she shares the quirks and colours of her wonderful and extensive brooch collection.

FORUM: Visual Art + Design for the Stage
Event
19 September
FORUM: Visual Art + Design for the Stage

Explore the rich intersection between visual art and theatrical design in Australia

FLORIADE WORKSHOP: Crepe Paper Native Flower Making
Event
1 October
FLORIADE WORKSHOP: Crepe Paper Native Flower Making

Celebrate Floriade and native flowers from the Canberra region, in this crepe paper flower workshop.

WORKSHOP: Feathered Flock with Mariana Del Castillo
Event
11 October
WORKSHOP: Feathered Flock with Mariana Del Castillo

Join Marianna Del Castillio in creating your own sculptural bird figure

TOUR: Italian Language Bilingual Tour of Taglietti: Life in Design
Event
25 October
TOUR: Italian Language Bilingual Tour of Taglietti: Life in Design

Parli Italiano? Join this exhibition tour in Italian of Taglietti: Life in Design.

DESIGN TOUR: Explore Taglietti's Architecture
Event
8 November
DESIGN TOUR: Explore Taglietti's Architecture

Not to be missed, this exclusive bus tour celebrates the extraordinary architectural vision of Enrico Taglietti, one of Australia's most…

TALK: Canberra the Capital at War
Event
11 November
TALK: Canberra the Capital at War

Join militaria collector, Rohan Goyne, in this Remembrance Day floor talk where he describes Canberra at War

WORKSHOP: Make a Christmas Gift Brooch with LLL Designs
Event
15 November
WORKSHOP: Make a Christmas Gift Brooch with LLL Designs

Join Amanda from LLLDesigns for an afternoon of festive colour to create a bespoke brooch, a perfect personal gift for Christmas

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