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    From the 'Mona Lisa' to 'Codex Atlanticus': A Look Inside The Lume's Multi-Sensory Leonardo da Vinci Exhibition

    The only 360-degree exact replica of the world's most-famous enigmatic portrait, da Vinci's notebook pages, 40 of his machine inventions brought to life: they're all on display.

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    ACMI's World-Premiere 'Beings' Exhibition Will Feature Installations That Respond Differently to Every Visitor

    The playful winter 2024 showcase explores the work of art and design collective Universal Everything, featuring 13 pieces from its 20-year career.

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    Original Pages From Leonardo da Vinci's 'Codex Atlanticus' Are Set to Display in Australia for the First Time

    Penned by the artist and inventor, the priceless sheets will be on display at The Lume in Melbourne as part of its immersive da Vinci exhibition.

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    A Big Art and Fashion Exhibition Dedicated to Paris in the Belle Époque Period Is Coming to Australia

    We've found your next reason to plan a trip to Bendigo Art Gallery: 'Paris: Impressions of Life 1880–1925'.

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    The Art Gallery of New South Wales Is Bringing a Huge Alphonse Mucha Exhibition to Australia

    AGNSW's exclusive winter showcase will focus on the  Czech-born artist — and it has unveiled the rest of its 2024 lineup, too.

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    A Heap of Huge Australian Art Events Have Teamed Up to Create the Country's First Art Grand Tour

    The Biennale of Sydney, Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art and more want you to make stunning exhibitions your next reason for a getaway — or to play tourist in your own town.

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    Hello 'Mona Lisa': The Lume's Next Massive Multi-Sensory Exhibition Is Dedicated to Leonardo da Vinci

    From March, Australia's permanent digital-only art gallery will showcase the artist and inventor's works in its immersive style.

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    'Italian Renaissance Alive' Is the Next Multi-Sensory Exhibition That'll Give You an Immersive Art Experience

    You've walked through van Gogh's work, then art by Monet and his impressionist contemporaries — now it's time to wander through pieces by Michelangelo, da Vinci, Botticelli and Caravaggio.

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    Louise Bourgeois' World-Famous Spider Sculpture 'Maman' Has Arrived in Australia for the First Time

    The iconic nine-metre-high piece is on display on the Art Gallery of NSW forecourt as part of Australia's largest-ever Louise Bourgeois exhibition.

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    One of Yayoi Kusama's Giant Pumpkins Is Taking Up Permanent Residence in an Australian Sculpture Park

    Victoria's Pt Leo Estate is adding one of the Japanese artist's three-metre-wide gourds to a collection that already includes Jaume Plensa, KAWS, Inge King and Reko Rennie.

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    Cute Shit: Japan's Pastel-Hued Kawaii Poop Museum Experience Is Coming to Australia This Summer

    Melbourne is about to be filled with "max unko kawaii" — the maximum cuteness of poop.

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    Spencer Tunick Will Close Brisbane's Story Bridge to Fill It with Nudes for a New Photography Work in 2024

    The New York-based artist is staging one shoot in the River City in November 2023, and will return again for a larger-scale piece in October 2024.

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    The Biennale of Sydney Has Revealed Its Artists, Venues and First Events for 2024's 'Ten Thousand Suns' Edition

    Here's what you'll be seeing, and where, at next year's three-month-long art celebration across Sydney.

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    From Fairy Tales to Iris van Herpen and APT11: GOMA and Queensland Art Gallery's 2024 Program Is Here

    Works by Judy Watson will also display in South Brisbane next year, while GOMA's Australian Cinémathèque will run a season on mad science films.

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    The King of All Titanic Exhibitions Is Dropping Anchor in Australia with 200-Plus Artefacts

    Coming to Melbourne Museum after selling out its Paris season, the extensive exhibition features items recovered from the ship's wreck site.

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    Sydney's Huge 'Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs' Exhibition Will Feature the Sarcophagus of Ramses II

    The royal coffin rarely leaves Egypt, but it has been given permission to travel Down Under to display at the Australian Museum.

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    Marvel's Huge New Exhibition Celebrates the Company's 85-Year History — and It's World-Premiering in NZ

    If you want to check out 'Marvel: Earth's Mightiest Exhibition', you'll need to head to Wellington.

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    White Bay Power Station Will Open to the Public for the First Time in Over 100 Years as Part of the Biennale of Sydney

    The historic power station has been transformed into an artistic, cultural and community hub which will reopen as part of the Biennale in March next year.

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    GOMA's Enchanting Summer 'Fairy Tales' Exhibition Will Let You Wander Around a Twisted Indoor Forest

    The stunning showcase will also feature one of David Bowie's 'Labyrinth' costumes, 3000 genetically modified blooms by Patricia Piccinini and a heap of fairy tale movies.

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    Artist Spencer Tunick Is Returning to Australia for a New Nude Photography Work Along the Brisbane River

    As part of the Queensland capital's MELT festival, the New York-based artist will celebrate diversity with a new series of nude photography installations called 'TIDE'.

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    'Pharaoh' Is the Blockbuster NGV Exhibition That's Bringing 500-Plus Ancient Egyptian Works to Australia in 2024

    Covering the time of Tutankhamun, Ramses II, Nefertari, Khufu and even Alexander the Great, this impressive showcase features pieces from the British Museum.

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    An Amy Winehouse Exhibition Focusing on the Singer's Early Career Is Coming to Australia This Spring

    Charles Moriarty was asked to photograph 19-year-old Winehouse before she was a star, then shot the cover art for her first record 'Frank'.

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    A Spectacular World-Premiere Experimental Digital Exhibition About Nature Is Taking Over Melbourne's ACMI

    Art collective Marshmallow Laser Feast will unveil 'Works of Nature', which features five major pieces that muse on the natural world.

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    BBC Earth Is Bringing a Spectacular Immersive Experience with Narration by David Attenborough to Australia

    Melbourne will become only the second city in the world to host the 360-degree walk-through audiovisual event, which draws upon footage from 'Seven Worlds, One Planet'.

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    Louise Bourgeois' World-Famous Spider Sculpture 'Maman' Is Coming to Australia for the First Time

    The iconic nine-metre-high, ten-metre-wide piece will be on display during the 2023–24 Sydney International Art Series.

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    Mighty Exhibition 'Behind The Boosh' Is Touring Its Peek Into the Comedy Troupe's History Down Under

    As well as playing Bollo the Gorilla, Dave Brown has snapped 20 years of 'The Mighty Boosh' antics — and you can take a look.

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    Bondi's 'Sculpture by the Sea' Will Mark Its 25th Year in 2023 with Artists Who Displayed at Its 1997 Debut

    Once again, the Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk will be filled with 100-plus artworks over a two-kilometre trail.

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    A Lit-Up Lumina Night Walk Will Soon Be Dazzling Brisbane's Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens 150 Evenings a Year

    Brisbanites and visitors alike will soon be able to see this patch of greenery in a whole new light.

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    Clever Girl: A Roaming Seven-Foot Velociraptor Just Turned Bondi Beach Into 'Jurassic World'

    A 'Jurassic World' exhibition is bringing lifelike dinosaur replicas to Sydney — and one went for a trip to the beach first.

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    The 2024 Biennale of Sydney Will Explore the Theme 'Ten Thousand Suns' with Help From These First 39 Artists

    As well as a wide-ranging free art exhibition, next year's event will also feature a contemporary music lineup in partnership with Phoenix Central Park.

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    'Jurassic World: The Exhibition' Is Roaring Into Sydney for the Dinosaur Franchise's 30th Anniversary

    Walk through the famous gates and get up close to lifelike dinosaurs to celebrate three decades since 'Jurassic Park' first hit cinemas.

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    Immersive Experience 'Dinos Alive' Is Bringing Its Life-Sized Animatronic Dinosaurs to Australia

    Welcome to... your next date with prehistoric creatures, including replicas of tyrannosaurus rex, stegosaurus and velociraptors.

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    Now Open: Spectacular Michael Zavros and eX de Medici Exhibitions Have Arrived at GOMA

    More than 190 works are currently on display until October across two showcases — one focusing on the Queensland artist, the other on the Canberra talent and tattooist.

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    'Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs' Is Bringing 181 Priceless Artefacts and Treasures to Australia

    The Australian Museum in Sydney will host this Ramses the Great exhibition, which will feature items that've never left Egypt before.

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    Mona's First-Ever Old Art Exhibition and Jónsi's Volcano Simulation Are Your New Excuses to Hit Tasmania

    The Hobart gallery will also display French artist Jean-Luc Moulène's debut Australian showcase.

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    Six Spectacular Art Exhibitions Hitting Sydney in 2023

    Famous Modern masters and significant contemporary artists from Australia and abroad are being celebrated in these unmissable exhibitions.

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    Now Open: A Stunning Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Mexican Modernism Exhibition Has Arrived in Australia

    In an Aussie exclusive — and the nation's most comprehensive Mexican Modernism exhibition — the Art Gallery of South Australia is showcasing more than 150 works.

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    Polaroid Portrait Exhibition 'Instant Warhol' Is Your Next Chance to See the Artist's Work Down Under

    Warhol's art has already popped up in Adelaide and on the Gold Coast this year — now it's Ballarat's turn.

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    A Massive Marilyn Monroe Exhibition Featuring More Than 200 Artefacts Is Coming to Australia

    Sydney Town Hall will host this tribute to the iconic Hollywood star, which heads Down Under for the first time.

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    Now Open: A World-Premiere Pierre Bonnard Exhibition in Collaboration with the Musée d'Orsay Has Hit the NGV

    More than 100 of the iconic French artist's works are now on display at this blockbuster showcase, accompanied by scenography by architect India Mahdavi.

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    Australia's Museum of Underwater Art Off Townsville Just Scored an Impressive New Snorkel Trail

    Located on the John Brewer Reef, 'Ocean Sentinels' features eight sculptures modelled after marine scientists and conservationists.

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