Museums

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 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.

Exhibition review: Beneath the Surface, Behind the Scenes, Heide Museum of Modern Art
A bold exhibition that traverses cultures while highlighting our connections.

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.

'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…

So you want my arts job: Architectural historian and writer
As a child, Peter Andrew Barrett spent endless hours exploring Melbourne's rooftops and alleyways. Now he works to preserve and…

Manchester Museum returns 174 artefacts to Indigenous Australians
The future of museums is in repatriating culturally significant artefacts.

Exhibition review: David Sequeira and Renee So, UNSW Galleries
Commonalities found between the work of David Sequeira and Renee So open our thinking to the role of history, education…

Exhibition review: Atmospheric Memory, Powerhouse Ultimo
This immersive exhibition hides its strengths – nearly too well.

Postcard from Hong Kong
Your cultural guide to Hong Kong with art hubs that offer respite from the busy city filled with creativity from…