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Frida Khalo Museum exterior. Image: Wikimedia Commons. A blue rectangular building shown from street view where people are gathered outside.
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Famous artist homes that are now museums

Creativity starts at home – well it did for these famous artists. Their homes are now museums you can visit.

close-up of gold miner's brooch held by blue-gloved hands and woman's eyes peering through.
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Gold, glitz and history on show in the State of Victoria gold jewellery collection

Fifteen highlighted pieces of newly acquired goldfield jewellery are on display in a glittery pop-up exhibition at the Melbourne Museum.

Powerhouse. Designer's view of green courtyard.
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Powerhouse Ultimo announces three-year closure

Powerhouse has released the concept designs for its Ultimo site, a key factor of which is reorienting the museum to…

Pacific art. Image is of a person with dark curly short hair, folded arms and grey shirt looking askance at the camera and standing in front of an ochre coloured wall hanging.
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Swelling interest in Pacific arts

Seven concurrent exhibitions and initiatives turn the spotlight on Pacific art – and offer a deep dive into greater connection.

Powerhouse. Image is a portrait of a Victorian era woman, Ada Lovelace, created by AI generated text
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New Powerhouse commission places writers in museums

In the first of a new writing series linked to its collection, Powerhouse focuses on pioneering computer programmer Ada Lovelace,…

Adopt an Artwork. Jennifer Taylor, Registrar and Collections Manager at NERAM among some of the adopted artworks that are part of the 'Adopt An Artwork' exhibition currently on at NERAM. Photo: Supplied.
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Adopt an Artwork raises $30,000 for preservation at regional museum

NERAM's Adopt an Artwork program shows symbolic ownership and direct connection are key to driving donations for preservation.

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Largest loan of Egyptian artefacts from British Museum to land in Australia

NGV’s 2024 winter blockbuster ‘Pharaoh’ will showcase ancient Egypt’s creative ambition and those who helped realise it.

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'Everybody Had a Name': Holocaust Museum to reopen

With two museums in one facility, the Melbourne Holocaust Museum caters to audiences of all ages in telling powerful survivor…

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Manchester Museum returns 174 artefacts to Indigenous Australians

The future of museums is in repatriating culturally significant artefacts.

Powerhouse Ultimo renewal concept design
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Minister for the Arts back-pedalling on promises

Is the 'revitalisation' of plans for Powerhouse Ultimo a sign of the NSW Government's dwindling commitment to the arts?

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