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An installation artwork by Nam June Paik of 52 television screens stacked against a wall, each screen is displaying something different, but some are grouped together to form a coherent shape, such as a heart.
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Nam June Paik’s 'Internet Dream' to make Melbourne debut

Nam June Paik predicted the future of telecommunications and understood its repercussions. The National Communication Museum will soon showcase his…

A still life painting of roses.
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Over 150 works from the NGV to be showcased in substantial new exhibition: Floribunda (2025)

Showcasing one of the NGV's largest loans, 'Floribunda' will bring a whole new world of flowers to Narre Warren.

The Eromanga Natural History Museum is home to Australia's largest dinosaur fossil.
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Eromanga Natural History Museum expands to showcase Australia's largest dinosaur fossil

Home to Australia's largest dinosaur fossil, the Eromanga Natural History Museum is committed to housing its collection in the heart…

The entrance of TarraWarra Museum of Art's new Eva and Marc Besen Centre, designed by Kerstin Thompson Architects. A rectangular steel structure framed by green leafy branches with an entrance way into a contemporary education and visible storage centre.
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From visible storage to new photography centre, major builds drive regional traffic

TarraWarra Museum of Art is delivering an education space with visible storage while Ballarat’s National Centre for Photography reveals opening…

Birthday cake with glowing candles in blackened room. Arts anniversaries
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Celebrating anniversaries in 2025: the first wave of announcements

Visual arts organisations celebrating milestone anniversaries in 2025.

Man looking at abstract painting.
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Is it important to read the explanatory labels next to artworks? We asked 5 experts

Five experts offer five reasons to – or not to – read the wall labels to understand the art.

Woman with curly hair wearing black dress with white circles and surrounded by Aboriginal art. Nici Cumpston
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First Nations curator Nici Cumpston to lead US collection

She will be Kluge-Ruhe's first First Nations Director in its 26-year history.

‘Joy’, installation view at Immigration Museum. Photo: ArtsHub. A corridor with neon plastic mobiles hanging overhead that reflect light onto both sides of the walls. The space is lit in purple light with more shaped mirrors at the end of the corridor.
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13 cracker museum exhibitions in 2025

Shift your perspective on the world in 2025, and visit a museum. Here are 13 hot shows for the diary.

Best art. Claire Lambe, ‘Witnessing Bacon’, installation view at Sarah Scout Presents. A large tapestry based on a photo of Bacon’s messy studio, hanging against a violet wall with a saddle shaped seat in front.
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The best art I saw in 2024 across 11 cities and over 200 exhibitions

A note of appreciation to all the artists and artworks that left a mark on my year.

Museum of Contemporary Art Australia at night. A building lit up in pink, blue, purple and orange lights at night.
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Museum of Contemporary Art Australia introduces admission fees, reversing free entry after 25 years

In 2025 Australia’s only public museum dedicated to contemporary art will charge $20 for admission in what appears to be…

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