Housing a permanent collection, Reflecting Canberra, and a variety of local, national and international exhibitions, CMAG provides a refreshing insight to the integration of social history and the visual arts.
Exhibitions
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Australia revealed:
Decorative arts
from
The Australiana
Fund
Sat 13 April – Sun 30 June
Gallery 2/3
Familiarise yourself with key moments in Australian taste as revealed by the furniture and decorative art objects from the official residences: The Lodge and Government House in Canberra, and Kirribilli and Admiralty House in Sydney. Supported by the Australiana Fund.
Ashley Eriksmoen
Re-forestation: How to make a tree from a chair
Sat 25 May – Sun 23 June
Gallery 4
Ashley Eriksmoen is Head of Furniture at the Australian National University School of Art. The exhibition is curated by Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre as part of their 2013 program, Designing a Capital: Crafting a Nation.
Gathered Together
Sat 15 June – Sun 15 September
Gallery 5
Gathered together presents CMAG’s important and growing collection of Indigenous art, including works by artists resident in the Canberra region.
Cities Across Borders
Canberra – Queanbeyan: Mon 24 June – Sun 29 September
Ramp Showcase
A series of displays celebrating the important links between Canberra and other cities in the region and across the globe.
Wreck Bay Community:
Window to Wreck Bay
Sat 29 June – Sun 25 August
Gallery 4
Windsongs and Waterlines – where is, what is Wreck Bay? is a Centenary of Canberra project, proudly supported by the ACT Government and the Australian Government. The exhibition, Window to Wreck Bay showcases the cultural survival of the Wreck Bay Community, the traditional owners of Jervis Bay,
and explores the history and culture of the only Aboriginal Community reserve
in the ACT.
2113: A Canberra odyssey
Sat 13 July – Sun 3 November
Gallery 2/3
Museums usually tell of real events, places and people; this exhibition stretches the envelope to explore scenarios of how Canberra might be in 2113 – our bicentennial year. It reflects on time, place and identity through the interplay of art, science and historical material.
2113: A Canberra odyssey is supported by the ACT Land Development Agency and The Village Building Co.
Telephones Forever
Sat 29 June – Sun 1 September
Open Collections Gallery
This exhibition presents the extraordinary telephone collection of Neil Baker, a long-time Canberra resident and former Senior Technician at Old Parliament House. Neil owns over 300 phones with the oldest dating back to 1894 – less than twenty years after the device was invented!
Canberra Stories Gallery: New Chapters
Gallery 1
Artefacts from CMAG's permanent collection tell new stories
about sport, leisure and community in Canberra and
Ginninderra Village.
The Foundation Collection
The Nolan Collection Gallery
Works on display from the Foundation Collection by eminent Australian artist Sidney Nolan. This significant collection was donated to the people of Australia in 1974 and includes the Burke and Wills expedition, Under the pier and works from the Ned Kelly series.
Canberra Museum and Gallery manages the Nolan Collection on behalf of
the Australian Government.
Canberra Museum and Gallery Collection
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