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Shakespeare on the move: Gold rush to Great War at the National Library

Join the National Library for the third illustrated Shakespeare lecture and discover the objects and stories that reveal how Shakespeare…

The outside of a modern looking theatre at dusk. Canberra Theatre Centre.
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‘More than half the town’: Canberra Theatre Centre at 60

For 60 years, Canberra Theatre Centre has been more than just a venue – it’s been a part of people’s…

Workshops

PhotoAccess Incorporated

Introduction to Large Format Photography Workshop

Learn the basics of large format photography in this weekend workshop.

Exhibitions

National Portrait Gallery

In Bloom

A collection of the beautiful, bold and botanical.

First Nations artist Kaylene Whiskey in her studio with wonder woman.
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First institution survey for Kaylene Whiskey announced

The National Portrait Gallery announces major summer exhibition of empowered APY Lands artist Kaylene Whiskey.

Guests assemble at the cake-cutting ceremony for Canberra Theatre Centre's 60th anniversary. Three fair-skinned men in suits, flanked by two ballerinas from The Australian Ballet, stand in a semi-circle around a white cake which has the decorative words 'Canberra Theatre Centre' displayed upon it, and a golden number 60 on top.
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Cake and Carmen as Canberra Theatre Centre celebrates its 60th anniversary

Canberra Theatre Centre opened in 1965, and more than 10 million people have attended its productions in the six decades…

Jenny Kee (an older Asian-Australian woman wearing tight black jeans matched with red shoes, gloves and glasses which echo the vivid designs of her boldly colourful jumper) and Linda Jackson (an older fair-skinned woman with her hair in braids and wearing sandals, red leggings and a vibrantly coloured long-sleeved, knee length dress and matching hat) pose with pieces from the 'Know My Name: Kee, Jackson and Delaunay' exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, 2025.
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National Gallery of Australia acquires key works by Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson

The NGA has acquired significant pieces and ensembles from Jackson and Kee, two of Australia’s most enduring fashion designers.

Workshops

PhotoAccess Incorporated

Eco Darkroom Series: Eucalpytus Developing Workshop

Explore the unique and sustainable methods of plant-based film developing using eucalyptus, salt, and vitamin C!

A colourful cubist artwork of the same woman seen from multiple perspectives, painted in shades of white, yellow, orange and blue. The painting is framed by the blurred bodies of two men who are looking at the artwork: the photo is taken over their shoulders. The painting is part of the exhibition 'Cézanne to Giacometti:' at the National Gallery of Australia.
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Exhibition review: Cézanne to Giacometti, National Gallery of Australia

A highly contextualised, thoughtful, and conversational exhibition which maps out a decades-long conversation of modern ways of seeing.

Two photos of the Visiting Creatives artists collaged together side by side. On the left is Jeff Koons, a white middle-aged man wearing a blue long sleeve collared shirt. On the right is Jeffery Gibson, a middle-aged Native American man with a gray beard, gray hat, blue shirt, standing in front of a work with a diamond shape in psychedelic colours of blue, orange and red.
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Visiting Creatives Program brings Jeff Koons and Jeffrey Gibson to town

The US artists will be in Canberra this year to present public talks and help bring recognition to Australian art.

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