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Three rings with raw lumps of metal stand upright; one silver, one gold and one copper
5–22 Nov 2026

Celebrating Raw and Refined | Phoebe Porter in Conversation with Kevin Murray

Canberra Airport Departures Lounge, Canberra Airport
Next on today from 5:00am to 11:00pm
Artist Conway with artwork on paper
13 Nov – 6 Dec 2026

It's Curtains! By Tango Conway

Platform, Forrest
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Detail of Dusk on Black Mountain by Kate Conrick
4–29 Nov 2026

After, Gold

The Gallery Next Door, Duffy
Next on today from 9:00am to 4:00pm
Christmas tree display in Lanyon Homestead dining room
14 Nov – 13 Dec 2026

Christmas Displays at Lanyon Homestead and Calthorpes House

Lanyon Homestead, Tharwa
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Etcetera Etcetera performing at Fair Day 2026
31 Oct – 1 Dec 2026

Canberra SpringOUT Pride Festival

SpringOUT PRIDE Festival Canberra, Canberra
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An artwork of ceramic objects assembled together to look like bones
5 Nov – 12 Dec 2026

EMERGENCY | Signal, Repair, Adapt | Exhibition

Craft + Design Canberra, Canberra
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A sculptural portrait of a man, depicted several times. One figure sits in a tree and one stands.
5 Nov – 31 Dec 2026

Brainstorm: Inside the mind of Andy Griffiths

National Portrait Gallery, Parkes
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Murrumbidgee Golf Club
1 Nov – 31 Dec 2026

The Longest Day

Various golf clubs, Canberra
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Dennis Golding wearing a red and gold cape
7 Nov 2026 – 30 Jan 2027

Power - The Future is Here

Canberra Contemporary, Parkes
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Winter Weekend Buffet at the Yacht Club edit
2 Sep – 29 Nov 2026

Weekend Buffet at the Yacht Club

Canberra Southern Cross Club Yacht Club, Yarralumla
Next on today from 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Visitors stand on an upper level of Parliament House, viewing a large framed historical painting.
7 Sep – 4 Dec 2026

125 Years of Federation: Our Parliament and its Presiding Officers Display

Australian Parliament House, Canberra
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Woman sits in preppy outfit with her mouth open, pink door in background
1 Sep – 30 Nov 2026

Spring Film Series

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Acton
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Entrance to the galleries with exhibition title on the wall
12 Oct 2026 – 17 Jan 2027

Vietnam - One In, All In

Australian War Memorial, Campbell
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Photo of Cockburn Ranges, Kimberley, taken at Dusk.
12 Oct 2026 – 1 Feb 2027

The Great Kimberley Wilderness Virtual Reality Experience

National Museum of Australia, Acton
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Rosalie Gascoigne landscape made of galvanised iron panels
24 Oct 2026 – 14 Feb 2027

Rosalie Gascoigne

National Gallery of Australia, Parkes
Next on today from 10:00am to 5:00pm
moving boxes with objects in them and family members sitting in some of the boxes
13 Oct 2026 – 14 Feb 2027

Napier Waller Art Prize

Australian War Memorial, Campbell
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RELICS hero image featuring two miniature lego figures interacting with vintage stopwatch
19 Sep 2026 – 31 Jan 2027

RELICS: A New World Rises

Canberra Museum + Gallery, Canberra
Next on today from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Four children relaxing on Bunny Dearest
7 Jul – 22 Nov 2026

Hop In! - An immersive world of play featuring Beci Orpin's Bunny Dearest

Canberra Museum + Gallery, Canberra
Next on today from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Art Gallery
10 Sep 2026 – 28 Feb 2027

Tamara Lalayan Gallery Exhibition

Hyatt Hotel Canberra - A Park Hyatt Hotel, Yarralumla
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A colourful painting of a woman with a pink background.
14 Nov 2026 – 23 May 2027

Maiden Mother Crone

National Portrait Gallery, Parkes
Next on today from 10:00am to 5:00pm
A large collaged portrait of a blonde drag performer.
5 Nov 2026 – 31 May 2027

In Between

National Portrait Gallery, Parkes
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Inke Falkner using the technique of French straw marquetry on her artwork Round and Round
7 Nov 2026 – 13 Jun 2027

Inke Falkner: Round and Round

Canberra Museum + Gallery, Canberra
Next on today from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Yellow and black illustrations of families in the remote Aboriginal community of Papunya
15 Jun 2026 – 31 Jan 2027

Wangka Wakaṉutja: The Story of the Papunya Literature Production Centre Exhibition

National Library of Australia, Parkes
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A sea turtle swimming in blue water with brightly coloured coral
17 Jun 2026 – 2 Feb 2027

Life in the Great Barrier Reef

National Museum of Australia, Acton
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