Museums

Symbolism and the human psyche: The meanings behind still life artworks
What do the objects we leave behind say about us? Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery is looking for works for Still:…

Exhibition Review: Wendy Sharpe: Ghosts, Mosman Art Gallery
Wendy Sharpe’s exhibition possesses an undeniable, animal vibrancy, giving breath to shared anxieties, frustrations and ennui.

ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Craft symposium announced, MCA collection rehang, Experimenta Triennial of Media Art news, Mona kids picture book, and more arts news…

So you want my arts job: Library Manager, Museums Victoria
While online material has changed what librarians do, they're specific knowledge and skillset can certainly never be replaced. Library Manager…

How Aboriginal perspectives are transforming archaeological histories
New collaborative work at an Aboriginal cave in eastern Victoria shows the stark difference between contemporary archaeological research and that…

New Australian Galleries and Museums opening in 2021
2021 will see over 14 new galleries and museums appear or extend across Australia, including major refurbishments and a swag…

20x20: Get em young and reap the long-term outcomes
Research has shown that over 60% of recent arts visitors first attended cultural organisations as children. We revisit this topic…

What our galleries and museums collected in 2020, and why
We asked ten of our major collecting institutions nationally what they acquired in 2020, as a document of this incredible…

ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Outcomes from DESIGN Canberra and AGNSW annual reports; Powerhouse Parramatta pop-up; new commissions for NPG, ACMI and Fed Square; Myer…

Museum wins award from the couch
The digital experience, Museum at Home, which reached 18.5 million people online, is celebrated in 2020 Victorian Museums and Galleries…