Museums
Making a Museum of Happiness
In a world of political polarisation, environmental emergency and inequality, can museums become centres that improve mental health? Tony Butler…
Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson: Step Into Paradise, Powerhouse Museum (NSW)
A great Australian story told through fashion that is a call for us to question our individual sense of identity…
Game Masters, National Film and Sound Archive (ACT)
ACMI’s popular interactive exhibition comes to Canberra, showcasing the diversity and creativity of games.
New cultural precinct model built on social agency
The Parramatta Female Factory Precinct is a site conflicted by trauma, but is now being turned into a cultural venue…
Terra nullius is Australia's unfinished business
Addressing the climate emergency and improving relationships with Indigenous Australians and Pacific Islanders means building people-to-people exchange, according to our…
Library's new exhibition space explores both state and nation
Opening the doors on their new Victoria Gallery, the State Library of Victoria redefines the role of the library to…
ICYMI: A wrap of this week’s arts news
From an online disability art portal, to a new ACMI x RMIT partnership, Womadelaide's 2020 program, DESIGN Canberra highlights and…
The Yin and Yang of Aboriginal Art
What a 60,000 year old concept on kinship is teaching contemporary art.
Judith Neilson versus John Kaldor
Two incredible philanthropists are currently celebrating anniversaries of their collections and patronage – we take a look at their legacy…
Perth Brutal: Dreaming in Concrete, Art Gallery of WA (WA)
AGWA’s latest exhibition inspires newfound appreciation for the gallery’s architecture.