2022 museum shows to spark curiosity

Whether your interest lies in robots or turtles, there are plenty for everyone in Australia’s beloved museums, even without leaving the house.

Museums across Australia are staging shows with a range of themes this year, exploring our natural history and untold stories of the nation alongside spectacular permanent exhibitions and programs.

Ancient Greeks: Athletes, Warriors and Heroes explores competition through sport, politics, drama, music and warfare, illuminated by more than 170 objects from the British Museum and on view until 1 May. In the First Australians Focus Gallery, Inbetween: Cultural connections through design will be presented until 12 June, an immersive filmic experience reimagined from an exhibition in Australia’s pavilion at the 2021 Venice Biennale of Architecture. In development is the Great Southern Land Gallery due to open early 2022, marking the museum’s most significant redevelopment.

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Celina Lei is ArtsHub's former Content Manager. She has previously worked across global art hubs in Beijing, Hong Kong and New York in both the commercial art sector and art criticism. She took part in drafting NAVA’s revised Code of Practice - Art Fairs, and was the project manager of ArtsHub’s diverse writers initiative, Amplify Collective. Celina is based in Naarm/Melbourne. Instagram: @lleizy_