Exhibits, shows and displays

Be transported back to the golden age of radio and records. See Nellie Melba's microphone. Hunt out Peter Dawson's gramophone, war-time radio and outback pedal radio. Learn about valves, bakelite, and woodwork finishes. Dive into radio's greatest era with experts from the Historical Radio Associa...

Call in to Craft ACT to see the Abstract Furniture Exhibition. Abstract is an innovative gallery installation featuring inspired contemporary timber furniture, designed and made by Ian Factor of Factor Design. Be motivated by the new consciousness in furniture design. Abstract examines the fusio...

Learn about sustainability, climate change and the environment at the 2010 Australian Science Festival. Take part in over 50 different science events. Features include An Evening with Dr Karl, a cartoon workshop and a session with two young Australian aerospace engineers who have built satellites t...

Be part of Blueprint for a Better World. This interactive exhibition uses visual art, photography and multimedia to examine the realities of global poverty and the possibilities for change. Visit this exhibition at the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House and write down the contri...

Brighten up your day and get bedazzled at Australia’s number one Craft and Quilt Fair. See breathtaking vibrant displays. Learn from a range of well-known and accomplished artisans. Discover the fantastic new Felting Studio. Take part in a huge program of inspirational workshops and expert instr...

Meet experts with fresh, innovative and exciting ideas to share! Discover hundreds of woodworking products, suppliers and experts. See the latest operating machinery. Test state of the art tools and see the industry’s best in action. Learn more in a single day at the expo with these experts than you...

Step back in time and experience the incredible inventions of Leonardo da Vinci as they are brought to life. See exact replicas of more than 60 of da Vinci’s machines. Be wowed by amazing flying machines, nautical, hydraulic and architectural innovations, and groundbreaking applications of civil e...

Design Media in Australia is an exhibition promoting published design in Australia. See free standing installations that Australia’s premier design magazines have been asked to create in order for people to interact with their product. The maximum allocated space for each title would be 1.8 x 1.8 ...

Witness video and photography used to capture the technology, landscapes and soldiers in Afghanistan. Internationally-renowned artist Shaun Gladwell travelled through Afghanistan and the Middle East for two weeks as an Australian War Memorial official war artist in October 2009. Gladwell saw me...

Elastic Reality celebrates Australia's most prominent creators of animation. The digital age has made a huge impact in film. Animation has developed rapidly with the new technologies. See a collection of images from a variety of animation types. The exhibition includes work from Yoram Gross, Bruce ...

Discover wicked women, seductive sinners and vicious vixens at the National Archives this winter with Femme Fatale: The female criminal. This intriguing exhibition examines the portrayal of the female criminal in popular culture, myth, literature and history. It contrasts stereotypes such as the g...

Unlock your imagination in 2010 with Floriade, Australia’s celebration of spring. See over a million flowers bloom; setting the scene to stimulate your imagination – the theme for Floriade 2010. Be intrigued by the inspired garden bed designs. Get captivated by the artistic entertainment. Take par...

NightFest returns to Floriade with style in 2010! Experience an array of live entertainment and great activities set amongst spectacularly lit garden beds. See breathtaking views of the park and our city at night from the top of the giant ferris wheel. Shop for something special at the bustling ...

Framing Conflict: Iraq and Afghanistan features the work of two official war artists who travelled throughout the Middle East, Afghanistan and the Persian Gulf. Lyndell Brown and Charles Green captured the efforts of Australian servicemen and women serving on operational and military duties in thes...

See a collection of archival and new photographs showing the ongoing work of late Australian eye surgeon, Professor Fred Hollows and his foundation. Be inspired by Michael Amendolia's final of Fred Hollows working in the field, not long before his death in 1993. Other photographs from Brendan Espo...

Enjoy a warm wintery afternoon inside the National Library of Australia watching an old classic for free. See Some Like It Hot (1959, 117 min, PG) This unforgettable comedy classic stars Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis. Gather in Bookplate after the screening to enjoy a delicious Devo...

Football fever has come to the National Museum of Australia! This display, set in the Museum's magnificent hall, coincides with the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The Museum pays tribute to Australian football legend Johnny Warren and takes a look into the evolution of the world game of football in Australia...

Headspace 10 showcases the creativity of Australia's best Year 10, 11 and 12 students through portraiture. The theme is intended to be inclusive, rigorous and engaging. Discover works of art from all media. Underpinning Headspace is the belief that portraiture is a valuable, potent and relevant art...

Marvel at photographs from Australian-born Anton Bruehl from the 1920s to 1950s. Bruehl created inventive and perfectly realised colour photographs for Condé Nast magazines such as Vogue, from his studio in New York. His work ranges across advertising, images of stars of stage, screen and sociali...

Consider the contemporary dilemma of modern society's ambivalent link to nature. Juan Davila is one of Australia's leading painters. In his quest to explore the role of art as a means of social, cultural and political analysis, Davila has produced a body of work that has impelled discussion and c...

Visit this major exhibition to see dramatic sculpture, jewellery and textiles. Discover the power of art made for rituals of life and death from prehistoric to recent times. View the Gallery's renowned collection of Southeast Asian textiles and gold objects. See important new acquisitions of animis...

See the stories of Indigenous Australians from the Pilbara region of northern Western Australia, and reflections of non-Indigenous people who work closely with their communities. They bear witness, in their own words, to momentous historical movements. Discover their reflections on the ongoing work ...

Come and see the MG Car Club Canberra's public display of cars on the Patrick White lawns. View impeccably maintained vehicles from different eras. MG is synonymous with the sports car. In the immediate post World War II period about 60,000 MG T Type and MG Y Type nimble and inexpensive sports car...

This annual event encourages young people to embrace self portraiture and its expressive possibilities. See the insightful and quirky portraits entered the 2010 National Portrait Gallery’s competition. View self-portraits depicted in drawings, printings, paintings, traditional or digital still pho...

Explore the world inside your head. Discover that reality isn’t what it seems. Change size before your eyes. Feel a phantom limb or experience being unable to use your voice to speak. Questacon's latest exhibition Perception Deception will challenge what you think you know! Plan your visit to the Na...