Alice in Antarctica, with a harp
Alice Giles once played her harp in the Antarctic wild. Arts editor HELEN MUSA discovers how that adventure and her explorer grandfather's diaries are coming together at the National Museum.
Exhibitions
The biggest arts fair event in Australia has returned and many of the contemporary artists involved have taken umbrage at the digital era they work in.
Tales of Gold: The Dawn Waterhouse Wattle Collection will see the lifelong passion of one of Canberra’s best-known heritage advocates celebrated in a new exhibition opening at Calthorpes House on August 29, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
The National Museum's winter blockbuster, simply titled Antarctica, promises to take visitors on a journey into a stage set for adventure, reports HELEN MUSA.
Exhibitions
Remembering the car that carried Australia
Public reaction to Australia’s first locally made car in 1948 was extraordinary. Now an aptly titled exhibition at the National Archives, Rear Vision: the Holden Collection, brings to life memories and stories of GMH, reports HELEN MUSA.
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Bling or bust? Cartier winter show sparkles for some
Cartier jewellery promises to dazzle gallery-goers at the NGV with pieces worn by the likes of Elizabeth Taylor and Grace Kelly, but does it succeed?
Exhibitions
Australia’s first locally made car to be celebrated
An aptly titled exhibition at the National Archives of Australia, Rear Vision: the Holden Collection, brings to life the memories and stories of General Motors Holden, reports HELEN MUSA.
The National Museum of Australia has announced both its winter and summer blockbusters for 2026. And first up in July is Antarctica, taking visitors to a frozen world in an exploration of one of the most extreme environments on Earth.
If there’s one thing likely to inspire patriotic enthusiasm in a wide range of Australians, it’s our exceptional talent for invention, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
HELEN MUSA reports on a National Library exhibition that showcases the remarkable, decades-long efforts of the NT's Papunya community to record, preserve and sustain its language and culture.
Leonardo da Vinci – 500 Years of Genius, a huge immersive exhibition is coming to Canberra during the Enlighten Festival in a new outdoor setting and, it is said, some new content, ereports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
The National Library's refreshed Treasures Gallery now feels different yet familiar, with fresh carpets, paintwork, and new digital screens designed to answer the questions visitors always ask, reports HELEN MUSA.
The Canberra-only exhibition, Hallyu! The Korean Wave is now open at the National Museum.
Arts editor HELEN MUSA previews the National Museum's upcoming burst of K-pop – Hallyu: The Korean Wave.
Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre – has unveiled its redeveloped early childhood gallery, Mini Q – Where Little Scientists Set Sail.
Among the many things that arts and science have in common is the encouragement of curiosity and creativity. Arts editor HELEN MUSA has an example of that in Questacon's current exhibition ZAP! CLANK! POW!
If you’ve never heard of Skyhooks, it’s obvious that you weren’t living in the '70s, as their song went. Not to worry. The National Library is about to make up for that, says arts editor HELEN MUSA.
The National Museum has hit upon an extraordinary way of celebrating winter with the launch of the newest exhibition, Mr Squiggle and Friends: The Creative World of Norman Hetherington, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
The lead creator of Our Story: Aboriginal Chinese People in Australia exhibition, Zhou Xiaoping, tells arts editor HELEN MUSA there are spiritual connections between the two cultures.
