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This installation weaves together historical collections from the National Gallery of Australia with contemporary works from the SaVĀge K'lub collective.
Following a national and international tour, Ever Present: First Peoples Art of Australia returns to Kamberri/Canberra for its final showing at the National Gallery.
Lindy Lee is one of Australia’s most accomplished contemporary artists. To complement the unveiling of Ouroboros, Lee’s major new public art commission for the National Gallery, this exhibition brings together highlights from across the artist’s career as well as a monumental new installation and works on paper.
Kulata Tjuta is an ongoing cultural maintenance project that shares the skills of carving and making the punu kulata (wooden spear) across generations. It started as a project involving a small group of men in Amata and has grown to include over 100 Aṉangu men across the Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands.
Ethel Carrick (1872–1952) was a pioneering artist who forged new ground in the early twentieth century with her bold and vibrant post-impressionist works. She was a truly transnational artist who was born in Britain and lived and worked primarily in France and Australia.
Anne Dangar (1885–1951) occupies a unique position in art history as one of Australia’s most important, yet underacknowledged modern artists.
Step inside Pompeii and discover life in the ancient city before the fateful eruption of Mount Vesuvius almost 2,000 years ago.
Find the hidden letters to discover the name of one of our unique forests at the National Arboretum.
Drop in to the family space these school holidays for free creative activities to enjoy together.
This January we invite you to step back in time 66 million years, to an age when dinosaurs roamed the earth!
Join us in Pompeii for a quiet hours session with reduced noise and sensory experiences, on the first Tuesday of each month.
Let your little ones take over Questacon for a fun-filled adventure designed just for kids aged 0 to 6!
This empowering and uplifting Broadway sensation arrives in Australia for the very first time.
DreamWorks Animation, Universal Destinations and Experiences and TEG Life Like Touring are delighted to announce the World Premiere season of GABBY'S DOLLHOUSE LIVE! opening Down Under in 2025. The Australian tour will play Melbourne’s Princess Theatre ahead of tour dates in Perth, Canberra, Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide and Hobart from March to April 2025.
(Swash) buckle in for an epic voyage as the Hayes Theatre Co harness the irreverent, genre-busting spirit of a sprawling, satirical, musical masterwork, and bring it to raucous new life for a 21st-century audience.
This brand-new, boisterously joyful adaptation is brought to life by just four bold performers.
Traditional Choreography by Marius Petipa to Tchaikovsky’s timeless score and re-staged by Michelle Sierra.
Cézanne to Giacometti: Highlights from Museum Berggruen / Neue Nationalgalerie marks the first time works from this internationally significant collection will be seen in Australia. The exhibition presents a journey through the dynamic changes in European and Australian art in the twentieth century.
No Love Songs brings alive the joys and struggles of Jessie (Joyce) and Lana (Maunder) as they navigate the challenges of their new lives as parents.
The National Indigenous Art Triennial brings together commissioned work by established and emerging First Nations artists from across Australia, creating an important platform for art and ideas.
Following four sell-out Australian tours and two smash hit seasons in London’s West End, Dr Chris and Dr Xand are back with the epic Quest for the Jurassic Fart!. Join the twins on a dino-mite adventure to unearth the most dangerous, most powerful, most important fart in history—the Jurassic Fart!!
For over a decade the award winning Listies have toured the world doing shows for literally gazillions of kidults (that’s kids and their adults). Now it’s your turn.
Celebrate the final days of our Hopes and Fears: Australian Migration Stories exhibition, with our drop-in art and craft school holiday activity.
Andy and Terry’s treehouse just keeps on growing. With yet another 13 levels, it’s now got a Scribbletorium, a high-security potato chip storage facility (guarded by one very angry duck!) and even an open-air movie theatre.
When Dad feels like a little bit of Sunday afternoon time out, Bluey and Bingo have other plans! Join them as they pull out all of the games and cleverness at their disposal to get Dad off that bean bag.
Embark on a journey of light and imagination in the illuminating interactive installation by Patch Theatre.
Be enchanted by The Sleeping Beauty, an interactive Storytime Ballet experience for children aged three years and older.
Do your warm-ups and put on your jersey... Open Air PlayUP is back for the school holidays!
Travel back in time and explore the artwork of ancient Pompeii in our drop-in art sessions these school holidays.
Join us for craft, cartooning and book making this summer school holidays.
The Wiggles, Wiggle & Learn BIG SHOW! is an interactive and engaging live show experience, inspired by the hit YouTube series. An unforgettable musical extravaganza, Wiggle & Learn BIG SHOW! is set to spark creativity, curiosity and a love of learning through The Wiggles’ signature mix of education & entertainment.
Peter and the Starcatcher, the smash hit Broadway production and winner of 5 Tony Awards, will have its Australian premiere, coming to Canberra in 2024.
Get ready to kick some serious putt when Pixar Putt arrives in Canberra for a 4-week run from Friday 20 September to Sunday 18 October at Civic Square. Australia’s most exciting open-air mini golf experience is inspired by some of Pixar’s most adored films and takes guests to infinity…and beyond!
