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.

 

King O'Malley

Until 12 March 2012
Gallery 2/3

Few politicians in Australia’s history have been as colourful, and none so enigmatic, as King O’Malley. O’Malley was a member of Australia’s first Federal Parliament and a key figure in Canberra’s history.

Museums Assistant's Talk
Tuesday 13 December > 11.00am - 11.30am

Join a Museum Assistant for a tour of highlights from King O'Malley.

Free, all ages.

Old Bones - New Insights

Until 26 February 2012
Open Collection

Old bones, new insights - physics has joined palaeontology at the ANU using 3D X-ray scanning to reveal new evidence of early vertibrae evolution. Over the past 40 years the Wee Jasper area has yeilded
fossil treasures which now showcase a once diverse coral reef - 400
million years ago.