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    Indigenous Artist Archie Moore Just Became the First Australian to Win the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale

    The First Nations talent's winning exhibition 'kith and kin' is a hand-drawn genealogical chart that spans back 65,000 years.

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    A Huge Banksy Exhibition Filled with 180-Plus Artworks Is Coming to Melbourne This Winter

    District Docklands is getting a temporary Banksy makeover, complete with original art, sculptures, an infinity room and a Dismaland Bemusement Park simulation.

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    Meet Naala Badu: The Art Gallery of NSW Has Finally Named Its $344-Million Extension That Opened in Late 2022

    AGNSW's original building, which boasts a sandstone facade dating back to the 19th century, also has a new moniker: Naala Nura.

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    Australia's Biggest-Ever Yayoi Kusama Retrospective Is Coming to the NGV with a Brand-New Infinity Mirror Room

    Summer 2024–25 in Melbourne means dots, pumpkins, a world-premiere mirror room and 180-plus Yayoi Kusama works.

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    One of the Biggest and Most Complete Tyrannosaurus Rex Fossils in the World Is Coming to Australia

    This interactive exhibition features the skeleton of a T. rex called Victoria — and, fittingly, it'll be on display at Melbourne Museum.

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    Immersive Installation 'Fire Gardens' Is Returning to Australia This Winter to Light Up Illuminate Adelaide 2024

    The Adelaide Botanic Garden will be transformed into a garden of fire for the city's annual midyear arts festival.

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    Wall to Wall Festival Is Hitting Melbourne in 2024 in the City's First Official Street Art Precinct

    Smug, Adnate, Celeste Mountjoy, George Rose and Zoer are among the artists who'll paint the streets of Mordialloc at the end of April.

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    An Interactive Multi-Sensory Experience That's All About Making You Feel Happy Is Coming to Australia

    Heading Down Under from London, Dopamine Land features ball pits, mirror rooms and pillow fights — and it'll enjoy its Aussie debut in Brisbane.

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    The River City Will Become a Canvas for Mesmerising Murals When Brisbane Street Art Festival Returns for 2024

    More than 20 featured artists will literally paint the town red — and plenty of other colours — during the citywide public art festival's ninth year.

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    'Dark Spectrum' Is Returning to Vivid to Turn Wynyard's Railway Tunnels Into a Lit-Up Labyrinth for a Second Year

    This year, the one-kilometre trail will feature eight chambers, 300 lasers and strobe lights, 500 lanterns, 250 search lights and 700 illuminated arrows.

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    Hiromi Tango Wants You to Help Fill Museum of Brisbane's Adelaide Street Pavilion with Flowers

    The interactive public installation is part of the Japanese Australian artist's five-month-long residency at the CBD gallery.

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    One of the Historic Brick Kilns at Sydney Park Is Being Opened Up for Arts Events and Community Gatherings

    Expect to see more arts events hitting the Saint Peters side of Sydney Park thanks to this community-minded restoration project.

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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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    Dazzling After-Dark Festival Lightscape Is Returning to the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney for Vivid 2024

    Wander through a new 1.8-kilometre trail filled with light and colour, all while walking through nature, when this luminous event makes a winter comeback.

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    Here's Why You Should Hit up The Big Picture Fest, Frankston's Biggest Street Art Festival

    Eleven artists from around the world are coming to Frankston and there'll be live music and free events to celebrate.

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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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    GOMA Is Throwing a Couple of Enchanted After-Hours Parties Inside Its Stunning 'Fairy Tales' Exhibition

    Wander through an indoor woodland, peek into mirrors and spy otherworldly creatures with a drink in your hand.

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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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    Melbourne Art Fair Is Returning in February with a Packed 2024 Program Featuring 100-Plus Artists

    Over 50 events are on the program, including six performances, two major new commissions and four large-scale installations.

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    Life Has Found a Way to Bring 'Jurassic World: The Exhibition' to Melbourne in 2024

    Filled with lifelike dinosaurs, the celebration of the 'Jurassic Park' franchise first came to Melbourne in 2016 — and it's returning.

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    Eight of the Best Sydney Festival 2024 Events You Can Hit Up for Under $50

    Discover waterfront gigs, much-hyped art exhibitions, free fashion installations and overwater sculptures.

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    A Huge Banksy Exhibition Filled with 150-Plus Artworks Is Coming to Sydney This Summer

    Sydney Town Hall is getting a temporary Banksy makeover, complete with original art, sculptures, an infinity room and a Dismaland Bemusement Park simulation.

  • News

    Dazzling After-Dark Festival Lightscape Is Returning to Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne for Winter 2024

    Wander through 2.2 kilometres of light and colour, including a cathedral made out of glowing globes, all while walking through nature.

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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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    'Rearranged: Art of the Flower' Is the Vibrant New Floral Exhibition That's Blooming at the Museum of Brisbane

    The King George Square's free showcase heroes paintings, textiles, sculptures, ceramics and new media works that feature floral motifs and explore Brisbane's landscape.

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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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    Bargain Alert: Affordable Art Fair Will Make Its Brisbane Debut with a Four-Day Event in 2024

    The global art market will feature thousands of works for sale, with prices starting at $100.

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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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    Dance in the Rain Without Getting Wet When Melbourne's 'Rain Room' Returns for Its Third Season

    The immersive Instagram-fave 'Rain Room' returns for another season, offering a rainstorm experience that won't mess up your hair.

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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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    A Lego Exhibition That Recreates 'Jurassic World' with Six-Million-Plus Bricks Is Coming to Brisbane

    Lego finds a way, with more than 50 dinosaurs, props and scenes from the movie built out of the popular plastic bricks.

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