Canberra Museum and Gallery, Nolan Gallery, Lanyon, Calthorpes' House and Mugga-Mugga are managed by the Cultural Facilities Corporation. Through our community and school programs, exhibitions and special events, we aim to provide you a better understanding of our local history, heritage and the visual arts.

Welcome

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 Gallery @ CMAG 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.

CHILDREN’S ART WORKSHOP SERIES: CREATE YOUR OWN BOOK

Sat 5, Sat 12, Sat 19, Sat 26 May: 12.00-1.30pm

Led by the fun-loving book artist Caren Florance (Ampersand Duck) and friends, children will develop text and art and learn bookbinding
techniques to create their own books across four workshops in the CMAG Studio, inspired by works in the Look! and Mirror exhibitions.

For 9 to 12 year olds, $100 ($80 members),
payment due by Friday 4 May

THE NOLAN COLLECTION

Works on display in the Nolan Collection Gallery at Canberra Museum and Gallery taken from
the Foundation Collection by renowned Australian artist Sidney Nolan.

This Collection of iconic works by Sidney
Nolan was donated to the people of Australia and includes fifteen works from the Kelly
series and the first of the artist’s
Burke and Wills paintings.