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Install shot, Stitching Stories
5 Mar – 24 May 2026

Stitching Stories: 50 Years of Canberra Quilters

Canberra Museum + Gallery, Canberra
Next on today from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Woman with two swords
5 Mar – 31 May 2026

From Truth to Fantasy: NFSA’s Autumn Film Season

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Acton
Next on today
A painting of a man with a grey beard and a green bowtie who stands in front of a hanging portrait.
3 Apr – 19 Jul 2026

John Brack x Noel McKenna

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
A photograph over the shoulder of an elderly person drawing gum leaves from real ones on the table
6 Feb – 19 Jun 2026

Art and Dementia: At the Gallery

National Gallery of Australia, Parkes
Next on today from 10:30am to 12:00pm
Installation view of large and colourful first nation's works
11 Apr – 23 Aug 2026

Ngura Puḻka – Epic Country

National Gallery of Australia, Parkes
Next on today
5th National Indigenous Art Triennial: After the Rain, installation view, National Gallery
6 Dec 2025 – 26 Apr 2026

5th National Indigenous Art Triennial:  After the Rain

National Gallery of Australia, Parkes
Next on today
Hugo Curtis coldworking at Canberra Glassworks.
19 Feb – 12 Jul 2026

Good Neighbour

SLA Display Village and Innovation Precinct, Whitlam
Next on today from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Exhibit with mannequins in red jumpsuits, surrounded by neon lights and displays.
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
Yellow and black illustrations of families in the remote Aboriginal community of Papunya
4 Apr – 11 Oct 2026

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

National Library of Australia, Parkes
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Kids Design Comp Previous Winners
20 Feb – 11 Sep 2026

Canberra Glassworks Kids’ Design Competition

Canberra Glassworks, Kingston
Next on today
Ethos
11 Dec 2025 – 31 Aug 2026

Canberra: A Monumental Vision

National Capital Exhibition, Parkes
Next on today
Child enjoying the Illuminate exhibition
20 Feb – 22 Nov 2026

Illuminate: How Science Comes to Light

Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre, Parkes
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Leafy Light Catchers WIP
7 Jan – 9 Oct 2026

Canberra Glassworks School Holiday Program

Canberra Glassworks, Kingston
Next on today from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Two adults embracing on a bed of roses.
2 Jul 2025 – 19 Apr 2026

In Bloom

National Portrait Gallery, Parkes
Next on today from 10:00am to 5:00pm
Photo of a group of people sitting in a gallery listening to someone talk
6 Feb – 27 Nov 2026

Friday Art Talks

National Gallery of Australia, Parkes
Next on today from 12:00pm to 12:45pm
Enrico Taglietti holding a pen at his desk in his studio, photo taken in 1985
7 Jun 2025 – 3 May 2026

Taglietti: Life in Design

Canberra Museum + Gallery, Canberra
Next on today from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Ravenclaw trying on the hat
5 Feb 2026 – 3 Jan 2027

Sorting Hat Ceremony

Quizzic Alley, Fyshwick
Next on today from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Colourful butterflies on a black background.
25 Oct 2025 – 1 Oct 2026

Animals in the Parliament House Art Collections exhibition

Australian Parliament House, Canberra
Next on today
Band
2 Jan – 18 Dec 2026

Straight, No Chaser

Molly, Canberra
Next on today from 9:30pm to 11:59pm
Two women view artwork in gallery.
5 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2026

Behind the Lines

Museum of Australian Democracy, Parkes
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Woman walking towards man wearing 1980s style clothing, sunnies and big hair bow
21 Nov 2025 – 11 Dec 2026

Cult Classics with Venus Mantrap at the NFSA

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Acton
Next on today from 8:00pm to 10:00pm
BACKBAR
6 Feb 2025 – 6 Jun 2026

Blackbird Live Music

Blackbird Bar - Live Music - Cocktails - Nightclub - Underground Speakeasy, Canberra
Next on today from 7:30pm to 11:59pm
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