Museums

Sleepless in Hobart: MONA's summer shoutout
Australia's contemporary art mecca, Hobart’s Museum of Old and New Art, has announced the dates for summer festival MOFO.

NGA receives largest gift by an artist
A suite of Dale Frank works, valued at $4 million, were unveiled today by the National Gallery of Australia.

Regional galleries proved to add value
A recent report by M&G NSW confirms that cultural venues in Evocities have bolstered regional domestic product and household income…

$1.5 million pledge for regional museum
A large donation has been pledged in support of improving a regional museum in Victoria.

Staff cuts loom at Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery as budget bites
Financial issues are forcing TMAG to reduce its opening hours and cut staff numbers, the Board of Trustees has announced.

Australian animation giants converge on ACMI
The best of Australian animated film exports will be featured at ACMI, bringing back some of Australia's most-loved characters.

Files can’t wait: the future of the National Film and Sound Archive
The NFSA has been conducting a fence-mending exercise with stakeholders after its recent restructure drew an angry reaction.

Celebrating Governor Phillip’s Bicentenary
200 years on and the memory of Governor Phillip is shaping a cultural program that reaffirms a sense of nation.

Is this the exhibition of the future…or just a web page?
How Vegemite-loving flies prompted the thong dress is just one of the stories in the NFSA’s first online exhibition.

Advertising Art: breaking out of the gallery
Billboards that usually spruik soft drinks or runners will display art in a massive US program bringing art to new…