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Museum lights up with Cerith Wyn Evans neon sculptures

Museum lights up with Cerith Wyn Evans neon sculptures

The first major solo show in Australia by Welsh artist Cerith Wyn Evans sees rooms lit with neon sculptures, and glass flutes that breathe sound.

Australia’s dark past woven through powerful exhibition

Australia’s dark past woven through powerful exhibition

Australia’s dark past woven through powerful exhibition

Australia’s dark past woven through powerful exhibition

An exhibition celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art confronts the dark heart of Australia’s colonial history.

Frans Hals portraits return to Holland after a century

Frans Hals portraits return to Holland after a century

Frans Hals portraits return to Holland after a century

Frans Hals portraits return to Holland after a century

Two paintings by Golden Age master Frans Hals have been brought at auction for $US7.8 million by two museums with support from the Dutch government.

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Roo-tooth headband among artefacts returned from US

Roo-tooth headband among artefacts returned from US

Eleven culturally significant objects are returning to Country after almost a century, ending a "long and emotional journey" to repatriate the artefacts.

Kylie's hotpants among new museum's national treasures

Kylie's hotpants among new museum's national treasures

Performance memorabilia from some of Australia's biggest stars will have a new home at The Australian Museum of Performing Arts, set to open in December.

From a galaxy far, far away, comes LEGO Star Wars show

From a galaxy far, far away, comes LEGO Star Wars show

Billed as the largest LEGO exhibition in the universe, the Star Wars show recreates spaceships, characters, battles and weaponry using tiny plastic bricks.

Trump's order on museums sparks patriotism debate

Trump's order on museums sparks patriotism debate

Historians are warning against a revisionist movement that's distorting American history after Donald Trump ordered a reshaping of the US Smithsonian museum.

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Blanchett to Gaga: four decades of Martin Grant fashion

Blanchett to Gaga: four decades of Martin Grant fashion

Blanchett to Gaga: four decades of Martin Grant fashion

Blanchett to Gaga: four decades of Martin Grant fashion

From tailored coats to monochromatic ball gowns, four decades of fashion by a renowned Australian designer go on display in a new exhibition.

'Cheeky and playful' boy crushed by parking meter

'Cheeky and playful' boy crushed by parking meter

'Cheeky and playful' boy crushed by parking meter

'Cheeky and playful' boy crushed by parking meter

The family of a boy who died in hospital after he was crushed by a falling parking meter at a museum say he was "wise beyond his years, cheeky and playful”.

Architect's hands-on approach reframing museum spaces

Architect's hands-on approach reframing museum spaces

Architect's hands-on approach reframing museum spaces

Architect's hands-on approach reframing museum spaces

Worimi and Biripi architect Jack Gillmer has always had a passion for design but a three-month stint in Paris has helped explore new depths in his craft.

Australian conservator joins Antarctic odyssey

Australian conservator joins Antarctic odyssey

Australian conservator joins Antarctic odyssey

Australian conservator joins Antarctic odyssey

A young Australian conservator is about to head off on an Antarctic expedition, restoring artefacts and retracing the steps of legendary explorers.

Cash shortage forces major gallery to charge $20 entry

Cash shortage forces major gallery to charge $20 entry

Cash shortage forces major gallery to charge $20 entry

Cash shortage forces major gallery to charge $20 entry

The Museum of Contemporary Art has long been free to the public, but it says a lack of government funding means it has to charge $20 entry fees.

Time machine to Pompeii: blockbuster opens in Australia

Time machine to Pompeii: blockbuster opens in Australia

Time machine to Pompeii: blockbuster opens in Australia

Time machine to Pompeii: blockbuster opens in Australia

History-buffs can walk the streets of ancient Pompeii in a multi-sensory summer blockbuster at the National Museum of Australia.

Victorious 'patriarchy smashing' Ladies' Lounge reopens

Victorious 'patriarchy smashing' Ladies' Lounge reopens

Victorious 'patriarchy smashing' Ladies' Lounge reopens

Victorious 'patriarchy smashing' Ladies' Lounge reopens

The Museum of New and Old Art is reopening its notorious and lavish Ladies' Lounge following a court win over a man who claimed the space was discriminatory.

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Promises museum won't shut, despite ditching 2025 slate

A leading university art museum has cut its 2025 program, including a career survey by artist Jemima Wyman. She says she is devastated by the move.

May the 4th brings galaxy-first Star Wars LEGO show

A world-first Star Wars LEGO show is set to premiere in Melbourne - on May the 4th, of course.

Indigenous ancestral remains returned from US museums

Californian museums have repatriated the remains of more than a dozen Indigenous people as discussions continue on collection ethics and colonisation.

The surreal world of René Magritte comes to Australia

The first-ever Australian retrospective dedicated to the influential surrealist René Magritte opens at the Art Gallery of NSW.

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'Rare gold, erotic pottery': ancient life on display

A rare exhibition unpacking the 'secrets' of ancient Peru features the largest collection of Andean gold ever to leave the South American country.

Hub to help Indigenous communities own their history

A community-led research project is fighting for Indigenous digital and archival sovereignty, aiming to empower communities to care for their cultural heritage.

'Flipped universe': legal fight for ladies' lounge

Tasmania's Museum of Old and New Art is appealing a tribunal decision which ruled their ladies-only lounge discriminated against men.

'Paradox of Pompeii' to be told through everyday relics

Casts of volcano victims, detailed frescoes, carbonised bread and other ancient artefacts will help illustrate the story of Pompeii in a new Australian exhibit.

'Completely lost': exhibition captures disaster despair

Photographer Natalie Grono's stirring images of the NSW Northern Rivers floods form a new exhibition that reminds viewers of the enormity of the devastation.

Museum faces fine after child burnt by plasma globe

A science museum has been charged over an incident in which a child was allegedly burned when touching a plasma globe after using hand sanitiser.

Audio, eBook creators to be paid in a funding first

Those who help bring books to life will receive millions in government support to compensate for losses incurred when their works are borrowed from libraries.

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