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Eugene von Guérard: Nature Revealed features over 150 works, including many of von Guérard's beloved iconic landscapes, several beautifully illustrated sketch books, and some never-before-seen paintings. Explore the magnificent Australian, New Zealand and European landscapes he captured through his  ...

On the first weekend of every month, Canberra Glassworks hold exclusive, intimate classes for those wanting to learn more about this fascinating art and it's medium, glass. Each month there are beginners classes in Engraving, Casting, Fusing and Flameworking. Make a sculpture, a plate, beads,  ...

Les Ballet's Elolle Men In Pink Tights parodies classic and present-day ballet in the most spectacular, talented and hilarious all-male comedy ballet ever. See the best international professional male ballet dancers from thirteen nations. Witness the combination of magnificent dance proficiency,  ...

The National Gallery of Australia has an extensive program of talks and workshops run in conjunction with their current exhibitions. Hear about local and international artists or specific techniques. Be inspired by the greats and create your own artworks. Talks and workshops cater for a range  ...

See the best photographic portraits by the best. The annual National Photographic Portrait Prize intends to promote the very best in contemporary photographic portraiture by professional and aspiring Australian photographers. With the generous support of Visa, the National Portrait Gallery offers  ...

The National Portrait Gallery runs a range of talks and workshops throughout the year. Curators, historians and commentators present free lunchtime talks on the collection on selected Wednesdays monthly. Free gallery-based lectures focussing on exhibitions and key works in the collection are  ...

Visit the Australian War Memorial's "Nurses: From Zululand to Afghanistan" exhibition. Discover the story of nursing in overseas conflicts. This important aspect of Australia's wartime experience is often neglected. Many women served in dangerous conditions. Like other Australian service  ...

For more than 40 years, government bodies dealing with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs built significant art collections, including work by world-renowned artists Rover Thomas, Narritjin Maymuru and Fiona Foley. This exhibition takes you into the world of Indigenous art, and the  ...

The Museum of Australian Democracy is hosting Political Porcelain, featuring a selection of artworks by contemporary artist, Penny Byrne. Byrne utilises objects familiar from mantelpieces, china cabinets and toy boxes to transform vintage porcelain into powerful works of political commentary. Her  ...

The Australian War Memorial is paying tribute to one of Australia's leading modernist painters, Sir Russell Drysdale, in a small exhibition, Russell Drysdale at war, which opens on 7 February 2012, the centenary of his birth. Drysdale is best known for his original interpretations of Australia's  ...

Shane Dundas has done a lot of comedy as half of the Umbilical Brothers (he's the balder half), but he's never done his own solo show. Before, he fell down a lot for your amusement; now he will stand-up. He's travelled the world doing comedy, and now he's going where he's never been. It's a scary  ...

A highly emotional drama, Speaking in Tongues is also a mystery-and the increasingly tangled web of deceit and lies twists in unexpected ways. "Speaking in Tongues is about the right and the wrong of emotional conduct. It is a story about contracts being broken between intimates while deep bonds  ...

The Art of Play celebrates artists who look at the world with a smile. An exhibition for the young and the young-at-heart, come discover a fantastical fountain and a gleeful tower of toys; a wrapped enigma and an invisible bird. See the world afresh, with works by artists including John  ...

Step 1000 years back in time to experience the sights, sounds and stories of the greatest trading route in history in this new exhibition from the American Museum of Natural History, New York. Prepare to embark on a thrilling journey along the greatest trading route in history - the legendary Silk  ...

Discover new treasures as the National Library of Australia reveals more of its 10 million item-strong collection in the Treasures Gallery. See manuscripts from authors and poets such as Christina Stead and Mem Fox; works from the Ducie collection of First Fleet art; and Norman Lindsay's 1918  ...

Are you fascinated by the 2000 year old art of glass blowing? If so, this is your chance to enrol in an exclusive class with only four places offered each month. Learn how to create simple glass objects such as paperweights, flowers, sculptures and vessels. You will be encouraged to work in  ...