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Portrait of photographers under the Milky Way
3 May – 25 Oct 2025

Milky Way Workshop Canberra By Ari Rex

Wildbark, Throsby
Next on
Battling boats
20 Dec 2025 – 1 Feb 2026

Model Boat Hire

Kingston Boat Harbour, Kingston
Next on today from 10:00am to 2:00pm
A child wearing a Matildas jersey jumps on an indoor soccer footwork activity.
19 Dec 2025 – 1 Feb 2026

Matildas: Make and move

National Portrait Gallery, Parkes
Next on today from 10:00am to 4:30pm
Orienteering
19 Dec 2025 – 2 Feb 2026

School Holiday - Family Orienteering

National Arboretum Canberra, Molonglo
Next on today from 9:00am to 4:00pm
Late Afternoon, Wanniassa (detail) by Andy Sumner
5 Dec 2025 – 1 Feb 2026

Dialogue with Dissonance

Pivot Gallery, Belconnen Arts Centre, Belconnen
Next on today
A collection of vibrant textile artworks with a combination of symbols.
5 Dec 2025 – 1 Feb 2026

Disclosed Impressions

Window Gallery, Belconnen Arts Centre, Belconnen
Next on today
Fantasy Garden (detail) by Barbara Hodgson
5 Dec 2025 – 1 Feb 2026

The Art of Celebration: Reflecting 50 years plus of Canberra Art Workshop

Generator Gallery, Belconnen Arts Centre, Belconnen
Next on today
A painting of a smiling young person with long hair, jeans and t-shirt, crowd surfing on many hands
5 Dec 2025 – 1 Feb 2026

subcultures

West Gallery, Belconnen Arts Centre, Belconnen
Next on today
Still from Heaven's Gate by Marco Brambilla
12 Dec 2025 – 9 Mar 2026

Beyoncé, DiCaprio, Hepburn: Heaven’s Gate Brings Star-Studded Video Art to Canberra

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Acton
Next on today from 10:00am to 3:00pm
Contemporary art exhibition consist of sculptural objects which look like tables
18 Oct 2025 – 24 Jan 2026

Inheritance by Phuong Ngo

Canberra Contemporary, Parkes
Next on today from 11:00am to 5:00pm
A wide shot of the Dismissal exhibition in King's Hall at Old Parliament House.
8 Nov 2025 – 28 Feb 2026

The Dismissal: Words that made history

Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House, Parkes
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
A vibrant acrylic artwork depicting artist Kaylene Whiskey soaring surrounded by colourful elements.
15 Nov 2025 – 9 Mar 2026

Super Kaylene Whiskey

National Portrait Gallery, Parkes
Next on today from 10:00am to 5:00pm
Mangroves - Tales of the Tide exhbition space at Questacon
26 Dec 2025 – 1 May 2026

Mangroves: Tales from the Tide

Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre, Parkes
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Brown African drum with white feathers which have been attached with wire
18 Oct 2025 – 24 Feb 2026

Masked Memory by Rosalind Lemoh

Canberra Contemporary, Parkes
Next on today from 11:00am to 5:00pm
A man standing in a gallery space with indigenous poles
6 Dec 2025 – 26 Apr 2026

5th National Indigenous Art Triennial

National Gallery of Australia, Parkes
Next on today
South Korean girl group Aespa group photo.
12 Dec 2025 – 10 May 2026

Hallyu! The Korean Wave

National Museum of Australia, Acton
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
A man teaches women how to throw a boomerang in 1957.
21 Nov 2025 – 17 May 2026

In real life: inventors, innovators and opportunists

National Archives of Australia, Parkes
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Photo of Australian Parliament House in the evening.
4 Sep 2025 – 28 Feb 2026

The New Parliamentary Handbook Website - Display

Level 1, Parliament House, Capital Hill
Next on today from 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Constable Kenny Koala
19 Sep 2025 – 18 Mar 2026

50 Years on the Beat: The Legacy of Constable Kenny Koala

National Capital Exhibition, Parkes
Next on today
Photo of Cockburn Ranges, Kimberley, taken at Dusk.
3 May – 29 Dec 2025

The Great Kimberley Wilderness Virtual Reality Experience

National Museum of Australia, Acton
Next on today from 10:15am to 3:15pm
Gears exhibit in Questacon Presents: ZAP! CLANK! POW!
31 May 2025 – 1 Feb 2026

Questacon Presents: ZAP! CLANK! POW!

Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre, Parkes
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Icons of Canberra
11 Dec 2025 – 31 Aug 2026

Canberra: A Monumental Vision

National Capital Exhibition, Parkes
Next on today
Australian honours and awards medals on display at the exhibition
26 May 2025 – 15 Feb 2026

Australian Honours System Exhibition at the Mint

Royal Australian Mint, Deakin
Next on today from 8:30am to 5:00pm
Pandanus mat
17 Apr 2025 – 27 Jan 2026

Our Story: Aboriginal–Chinese People in Australia

National Museum of Australia, Acton
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
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