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Authors question State Library over cancelled workshops

Authors question State Library over cancelled workshops

Prominent authors have signed a letter to the State Library of Victoria, protesting against the postponement of teen writing workshops by pro-Palestine writers.

Da Vinci exhibition illuminates Renaissance era genius

Da Vinci exhibition illuminates Renaissance era genius

Da Vinci exhibition illuminates Renaissance era genius

Da Vinci exhibition illuminates Renaissance era genius

Pages from Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Atlanticus will be displayed at an exhibition dedicated to the Renaissance-era genius and painter of the Mona Lisa.

Bus Stop a route to remembering Holocaust atrocities

Bus Stop a route to remembering Holocaust atrocities

Bus Stop a route to remembering Holocaust atrocities

Bus Stop a route to remembering Holocaust atrocities

A new installation at the Melbourne Holocaust Museum invites people to reflect on how to remember Nazi atrocities from the other side of the world.

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Property developer offers lifeline to Griffith gallery

Property developer offers lifeline to Griffith gallery

A university art gallery which was facing closure has been thrown a financial lifeline from an unexpected benefactor, which has given it a 12-month reprieve.

Mummies among rare Egyptian treasures on show

Mummies among rare Egyptian treasures on show

The Discovering ancient Egypt exhibition, from the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities, features more than 200 objects spanning 3000 years of history.

Jobs on the line as uni considers gallery closure

Jobs on the line as uni considers gallery closure

Griffith University may close an art museum that hosts visiting exhibitions, to make room for students from its film school.

Smithsonian returns Indigenous remains to Australia

Smithsonian returns Indigenous remains to Australia

The remains of 14 Indigenous ancestors will be returned to Australia for repatriation by the Smithsonian Natural History Museum.

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Holocaust Museum's important lessons for the future

Holocaust Museum's important lessons for the future

Holocaust Museum's important lessons for the future

Holocaust Museum's important lessons for the future

The refurbished Melbourne Holocaust Museum has opened its doors after three years of construction, sharing first-person accounts from survivors.

Treasures from the doomed Titanic come to Melbourne

Treasures from the doomed Titanic come to Melbourne

Treasures from the doomed Titanic come to Melbourne

Treasures from the doomed Titanic come to Melbourne

For those still fascinated by the sinking of the massive ocean liner, a new exhibition featuring a touchable piece of the Titanic's hull is coming to Melbourne.

Ramses blockbuster to showcase mummified lion cub, cats

Ramses blockbuster to showcase mummified lion cub, cats

Ramses blockbuster to showcase mummified lion cub, cats

Ramses blockbuster to showcase mummified lion cub, cats

A mummified lion cub is amongst some of the more curious ancient artefacts coming to Australia as part of a major exhibition of Egyptian antiquities.

Museums probe commissions after moat art gig dries up

Museums probe commissions after moat art gig dries up

Museums probe commissions after moat art gig dries up

Museums probe commissions after moat art gig dries up

Museums of History NSW will review its art commissions after deciding to axe a $530,000 moat art project at a historic Sydney landmark.

Barracks moat drained as arts project funding dries up

Barracks moat drained as arts project funding dries up

Barracks moat drained as arts project funding dries up

Barracks moat drained as arts project funding dries up

An artist's vision of a installing a moat around a centuries-old landmark will no longer come to life after the $530,000 project was mothballed.

Book giveaway opens NAIDOC Week in Melbourne

Book giveaway opens NAIDOC Week in Melbourne

Book giveaway opens NAIDOC Week in Melbourne

Book giveaway opens NAIDOC Week in Melbourne

A pop-up library in the CBD of Melbourne is giving away books written by Victorian First Nations authors to celebrate NAIDOC Week.

First jobs and losing athletes: memories on display

First jobs and losing athletes: memories on display

First jobs and losing athletes: memories on display

First jobs and losing athletes: memories on display

Images showing the beauty of trying and the difficulty in having a go feature in a new showcase of famed contemporary artists' works.

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Father's Port Arthur grief shaped Australian history

Letters between a grieving father and the prime minister that proved pivotal in Australia's modern history will go on display at the national museum.

Deadly silica dust contaminates museum collection

Part of the National Museum of Australia's collection has been stored next to a concrete factory and contaminated with deadly silica dust.

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