Our much-loved annual exhibition highlights outstanding artworks by Year 12 visual arts students from across New South Wales.

The internationally celebrated artist returns to Australia with a major new exhibition.

Dig It! will deliver a rich, multisensory, family-friendly experience that invites you to experience the excitement and challenges of archaeological excavation for yourself.

Opening in December 2025, Unearthed will display a fascinating selection of objects excavated from the site.

This exhibition is the first of its kind in a major Australian museum and is presented as part of the Sydney International Art Series 2025–26.

These works by Australian women artists are both a celebration and a challenge.

Experience an accessible 3D photography exhibition detailing personal stories from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living with disabilities across Australia.

Explore a showcase of Australia’s best established and emerging artists and craftspeople.

See nature in a whole new light in The 2025 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year, a South Australian Museum exhibition.

Mervyn Bishop is one of Australias most important photographers. His extraordinary archive of more than 200,000 images makes a landmark addition to the State Library of NSW’s collection. 

Explores the art and lives of 50 trailblazing women artists

Making young learners and curious visitors on a journey, Same Like Yesterday: Virlkuthalypila and Other Stories from Our Country brings Adnyamathanha culture to life through vibrant illustrations, songs and Dreamtime storytelling.

Design and build your own curious world — a playful architecture workshop inspired by the exciting new exhibition The Curious World of Pamela Allen.

Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf has announced the finalists for the 2025 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize, Australia’s most prestigious award for small-scale sculpture.

Presenting the work of early-career artists living and working in Australia, aged 35 years and under.

Key works from the Kaldor Collection feature in an exhibition space created by Thomas Demand. Read our review.

Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition allows guests to admire Michelangelo's masterpieces up close like never before.

Vintage objects meet miniature LEGO® worlds in RELICS, an extraordinary exhibition created by LEGO® Masters winners. Opening 16 August at the Australian Museum.

The first state art museum retrospective of one of Australia’s great artistic visionaries

Ranging from a robot bull used for cattle herding to a pair of boots worn by Australian costume designer Catherine Martin, Chloe explores her sensory and cerebral obsessions and memories through a collection centred on horses, country life, fashion and the importance of difference.

Discover The Birds of Australia in this unique digital experience, presented on a 3D storytelling cube, inspired by the work of John and Elizabeth Gould.

The art of Yirrkala is inextricably intertwined with its cultural, political and social history.

Cerith Wyn Evans creates epic contemporary environments of light and sound in our major winter exhibition.

Titanic. The Human Story is coming to Sydney after sold-out runs of its twin exhibition in Brisbane, London, New York, and DC. A new, renovated experience that through a selection of original artefacts, including personal belongings, tells touching stories of the ship's passengers and crew.

Photography has the power to inspire change. Wildlife Photographer of the Year not only showcases stunning imagery but also sparks important conversations about conservation, biodiversity, and the future of our planet. Each photo serves as a reminder of both nature’s splendour and its fragility. Read our review here.

Presented with the National Museum of Singapore, this culturally significant collection of watercolours brings to life extraordinary species and captivating stories.

Australia’s most popular annual arts events.

Join us for Architectures of Bankstown, an exhibition following Western Sydney University’s Urban Transformation Summer School supported by Holdmark and Powerhouse.