Museums
20x20: Fighting the slaughter of arts journalism
We visit the state of art criticism, and ask have things worsened or is there hope yet for diverse Australian…
Largest Aboriginal art exhibition travels to Europe, despite pandemic mahem
Despite international borders remaining closed, it is the Aboriginal arts sector that is demonstrating how to work around the barriers,…
ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
New festival for Ballarat, Bleach returns, Aust Museum announces reopening, rare Kaurna shield returns home, audio theatre in your home,…
ICYMI: the week's top news in the arts
Youth Theatre Festival goes international, art sales up for auction, in-gallery teen programming back for AGSA, Story Week Festival celebrates…
Can a mining state be pro-heritage?
Vital steps need to be taken to avoid another Juukan Gorge in a state heavily reliant on mining, by adding…
Glendyn Ivin's Hotel Quarantine: a strange sense of freedom
We asked the prolific Australian director and photographer about his two weeks alone in a room with a camera, his…
Exit Interview: Michael Rolfe, CEO Museums & Galleries NSW
After 10 years in the role, and more than 30 advocating for the arts, Michael Rolfe is stepping down as…
Regional excellence won’t take second place to a pandemic
Regional art doesn’t exist; rather art practice that happens in other places does. It is about excellence and diversity, and…
We need to talk about colonialism and our museums
Should museums be made to give back their marbles? Must Rhodes fall? In her book The Whole Picture, Alice Proctor…
Ten Australian niche museums
Have you ever viewed a sculpture 40 feet underwater? Or taken a peek into the bedrooms of Russia's aristocracy? Australia’s…