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ACT Museums and Galleries is an administrative unit of the Cultural Facilities Corporation (CFC).

The latter was established under the Cultural Facilities Corporation Act 1997 for the purpose of managing and developing a number of the ACT’s major cultural assets: the Canberra Theatre; the Canberra Museum and Gallery; the Nolan Collection and ACT Historic Places (Lanyon, Calthorpes’ House and Mugga Mugga). The Corporation’s responsibilities span across the performing arts, the visual arts, social history and cultural heritage management.

Consisting of the Canberra Museum and Gallery, the Nolan Collection and ACT Historic Places (Lanyon, Calthorpes’ House and Mugga Mugga), ACT Museums and Galleries delivers a range of cultural services to the community in providing activities such as exhibitions, public and education programs, and through collecting, conserving and presenting significant aspects
of the ACT’s cultural heritage.

Peter Haynes
Director
ACT Museums and Galleries

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Events

CALTHORPES' HOUSE

Conservation work

Thanks to an allocation of funds from the
Australian Government, announced on the
6 October 2009 by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts,
The Hon Peter Garrett AM (details), extensive conservation work will begin at Calthorpes' House resulting in the House being closed
to visitors for the following periods:

2 November - 4 December 2009
11 January - 12 February 2010
6 April - 7 May 2010

CANBERRA MUSEUM AND GALLERY

Prints and Drawings
from the CMAG Collection

6 November 2009 – 28 February 2010
Gallery 5

A lively selection of prints and drawings from
the CMAG permanent collection showcasing a diverse range of graphic practice from the Canberra region from the 1950s to the present.