Museums
It’s time for a new museum dedicated to the fighters of the Frontier Wars
Australia's most important war was fought for 140 years between Aboriginal peoples and the colonists who wanted their land. It's…
TMAG’s Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal People
In a landmark move, Tasmania Museum and Art Gallery, and Royal Society of Tasmania, jointly apologises to the Aboriginal people…
Lisa Havilah on programming for the future
Climate change innovation. Studio ceramics. Eucalyptus. Persian artefacts. Diversity is the key to Powerhouse’s 2021 program, as it steps into…
Rebooting the museum of the moving image
After closing for a major make-over (and pandemic postponement) the Australian Centre for the Moving Image is re-opening with a…
Soft politics or celebration? How the arts promote diversity at Lunar New Year
Is it just a calendar date, or is it opportunity to promote acceptance and diversity via the arts? We speak…
First Nations-led design concept for Australia’s newest Aboriginal gallery
Concept design revealed for Adelaide’s Aboriginal Art and Cultures Centre, created by architects Woods Bagot in consultation with Aboriginal leaders,…
50th anniversary of dot painting finds fresh connections at Parrtjima
With a 300-million-year-old tradition of storytelling turning to the latest light projection technology and youth vernacular, Australians can find renewed…
14 'must see' Museum shows in 2021
From dinosaurs and ancient Egypt to Aboriginal Songlines, Australian museums this year will deliver a diverse and energised suite of…
GLAM Peak’s call to get digitisation project back on track
Recent survey results identify top needs for museums, galleries and historical societies working through COVID-19, and it all rests on…
ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Survey by 92-year old artist, mentoring to new stage works, Gertrude Contemporary kicks off its year, deadly narratives, new feminist…