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Women with blonde hair and white shirt standing in museum exhibition. Katherine McMahon.
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Shaking up the past: Katherine McMahon tells how

Katherine McMahon is shapeshifting how we engage with museums - from under six-year-olds to now tapping international engagement.

Three people looking inside cardboard box structure in Museum. Models.
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Teaching models for physical learning in our digital world

From giant eyeballs to inedible fungi and architectural models – this exhibition looks at the history of teaching models.

Photograph of Australian bush with white birds and artwork in landscape.
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$1.2 million boost for public art recognising women

The Victorian Government has committed funds to public art focused on women in Victoria.

Red coloured photographic portrait of a man from mid 19th century. Gauguin
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Everything other than Gauguin: addressing the dilemma

We listen, we learn, we ponder, we argue with ourselves and, hopefully by the end of it, we gain a…

Exterior of old building with contemporary mirror entry. The Potter.
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The Potter announces reopening exhibition for 2025

The Potter Museum of Art will reopen in 2025 with an epic rewriting of art history.

Video still Cao Fei. Woman in astronaut suit looking into a window with her likeness inside.
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Sydney summer blockbusters announced

Surrealist legend RenĂ© Magritte, cyber futurist Chinese artist Cao Fei and US painter Julie Mehretu – all head to Sydney…

Installation in dark room with paper floating over a pool of water and chalk on walls. Archie Moore.
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Australian Pavilion wins Golden Lion Award at Venice Biennale

In a first, the Australian Pavilion wins the celebrated international award with an installation by First Nations artist Archie Moore.

White Night returns to Ballarat. Photo: Supplied. Floral projections cast onto a building during the night, featuring vintage portraits that have flowers as eyes. A crowd gathers outside.
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Limited-time projections to cast city into the unexpected

White Night returns to Ballarat for the first time since 2019, offering a night of free activities.

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Italian heritage group decries 'biennalisation' of Venice

Italia Nostra says a new sculptural display in Venice’s public square distracts from the city’s existing cultural heritage and infrastructure…

Image is a sarcophagus in a display of Egyptian artefacts.
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Museum takes a stand on displaying body parts

The University of Sydney’s Chau Chak Wing Museum has chosen to remove mummified body parts from display.

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