Museums

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…

Celebrating anniversaries in 2025: the first wave of announcements
Visual arts organisations celebrating milestone anniversaries in 2025.

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.

First Nations curator Nici Cumpston to lead US collection
She will be Kluge-Ruhe's first First Nations Director in its 26-year history.

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.

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 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…

All 7 WA Museum sites free for the summer
For 107 days straight, visitors can check out all seven WA Museum sites with no fee or pre-booking.

Exhibition review: Pompeii, National Museum of Australia
Off the back of new discoveries and a wave of immersive exhibitions globally, Pompeii is the star of an exhibition…

Exhibition title and full artist list announced for the TarraWarra Biennial 2025
All artists have now been announced for next year's TarraWarra Biennial, curated by Kimberley Moulton.