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GuideHow to Get Your Arts and Culture Fix in Tropical North Queensland
Explore beachfront markets, local art galleries and a tropical gin distillery.
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NewsMulti-Sensory Playground 'Imaginaria' Is Keeping Its Immersive Installations in Brisbane Until 2023
'Imaginaria' is keeping its light-filled mazes, inflatable spaces and electronic hall of mirrors at South Bank for another year.
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NewsA Huge Exhibition From the Tate with Art by Claude Monet and Yayoi Kusama Is Coming to Australia
Displaying at ACMI, Melbourne-exclusive showcase 'Light: Works from Tate’s Collection' will feature more than 70 works from the UK galleries, covering the past 200 years in art history.
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NewsTen Brisbane Arts and Cultural Spaces to Check Out This Summer (And Where to Get a Drink Afterwards)
Get your culture fix at one of these leading institutions — then make an afternoon of it at one of these excellent watering holes.
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NewsAustralia's Huge New Bushland Art Museum Is Opening on the NSW South Coast This Month
Sprawling over 500 square metres alongside a 160-metre-long bridge that doubles as a learning centre, the Bundanon Art Museum will showcase contemporary and First Nations art year-round.
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Guide
Ten Sensational Exhibitions to See in and Around Brisbane This Summer
Spend your summer wandering through masterpieces, bouncing around a multi-sensory installation, and embracing the surreal and sublime.
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GuideSpectacular Autumn Events For Culture Vultures Seeking Their Next Fix
Make sure you add these must-do events to your Sydney culture calendar.
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NewsFrom 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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GuideSix 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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GuideAll the Big Exhibitions, Installations and Art Festivals Around Brisbane That'll Dazzle Your 2023 Diary
Fill your year with Warhol pop art, glowing gardens, Monet's water lilies and street art everywhere.
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GuideDay to Night Guide: Ten Standout Brisbane Events No Matter What Time You Want to Visit
Would you call yourself a day-tripper or a night owl? Either way, we've got you sorted.
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GuideTen Must-See Art Exhibitions and Installations to Check Out Around Brisbane Before Winter Ends
Fill the rest of winter with woolly labyrinths, Disney delights, a giant kaleidoscope you can wander through and all the Lego.
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GuideSeven Vivid Sydney Highlights You Need to Add to Your Winter Calendar
With pop-up cabaret bars, thought-provoking conversations and free live music, the 2022 run of Vivid Sydney is set to shine bright.
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Guide
Immersive and Impressive Blockbuster Exhibitions to Look Forward to Around Australia in 2022
Plan trips to dive into all things Disney, peer at Yayoi Kusama's finest in two different cities, scope out Picasso's best and fall in love with Elvis paraphernalia.
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Guide
How to Get Your Arts and Culture Fix in Tropical North Queensland
Explore beachfront markets, local art galleries and a tropical gin distillery.
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Guide
Ten Sensational Exhibitions to See in and Around Brisbane This Summer
Spend your summer wandering through masterpieces, bouncing around a multi-sensory installation, and embracing the surreal and sublime.
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NewsOne of Yayoi Kusama's Pumpkin-Filled Infinity Rooms Is Popping Up in Adelaide in 2022
The vibrant installation is touring from its permanent home at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra.
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NewsQAGOMA Will Display 69 Artworks From 150-Plus Asia-Pacific Artists During Its Huge Tenth Triennial
Running from December till April, it'll feature a participatory shrine installation, a ten-metre-long loom of human hair and a cave-like environment made out of found materials.
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NewsQueensland Art Gallery Is Now Home to a Permanent (and Very Real) Snowman
A hit at GOMA's 'Water' exhibition over the summer of 2019–20, the frosty artwork has now taken up permanent residence in Queensland Art Gallery's sculpture courtyard.
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NewsExtremely Photogenic Pop-Up 'Happy Place' Is Bringing Its OTT Installations to Melbourne This Summer
It's Victoria's turn to explore "world's most Instagrammable exhibit", complete with a confetti dome, ball pit and room filled with 40,000 gold flowers.
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NewsMelbourne's Multi-Sensory Digital Art Gallery The Lume Is Finally Set to Open Next Week
Kicking off with an immersive Van Gogh exhibition that combines moving images, music and smells, the permanent gallery will finally launch on November 1 after being delayed due to lockdown.
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NewsArts-Matter is All About Art in Intimate Settings and We Want in on the Guestlist
Meet the curators who created a new way to experience art (and artists) that was born out of the pandemic.
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News'Lost Dogs Disco' Is the Free Installation Bringing Towering Inflatable Canines to the Gold Coast
For ten days in October and November, 16 large-scale inflatable and interactive dog characters will pop up at HOTA, Home of the Arts.
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NewsA Huge Sculpture of Homer Simpson and Ancient Greek Poet Homer Has Popped Up on the Gold Coast
The five-metre-tall inflatable artwork is on display in Helensvale as part of this year's Swell Sculpture Festival.
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NewsSwell Sculpture Festival Is Turning a One-Kilometre Stretch of Beach Into a Free Outdoor Art Gallery
More than 65 sculptures will be dotted across Currumbin Beach for ten days.
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NewsSydney Is Now Home to a Giant Mural of Bob Hawke Drinking Beer to Encourage Vaccinations
Hawke's Brewing Co has emblazoned its namesake across its wall, teaming up with renowned mural artist Scott Marsh.
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GuideNine Dazzling Brisbane Exhibitions and Installations to Put in Your Diary for the Rest of the Year
See everything from iconic artworks to giant birds — or wander through glowing arches while floating down the Brisbane River.
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NewsMeet the Seven Winners of This Year's Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards
Find out who won — then vote for your faves in the Telstra People's Choice Award.
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EventBrisbane Gin Festival
Fri, 4 Apr - Sun, 6 Apr 2025
Brisbane Showgrounds, Bowen Hills
This boozy festival is bringing 50 craft gin distillers from around the country to Brisbane Showgrounds for three days of masterclasses and tastings.
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EventNew Year's Eve in Brisbane
Tue, 31 Dec, 2024
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane
They don’t call it Bris-vegas for nothing.
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EventLes Misérables: The Arena Spectacular
Wed, 28 May - Sun, 1 Jun 2025
Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondall
You'll hear the people sing when this arena spectacular version of Victor Hugo's famous 1862 novel hits Brisbane.
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EventRhys Darby: The Legend Returns
Wed, 30 Apr, 2025
Princess Theatre, Woolloongabba
The New Zealand comedian is bringing his first stand-up show in almost a decade to Brisbane.
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EventLifeline Bookfest — Summer
Sat, 18 Jan - Mon, 27 Jan 2025
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane
It's time to stock up on soap opera-themed cookbooks and other treasures you didn't know you needed — again.
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EventFestive High Tea
Fri, 1 Nov - Sun, 29 Dec 2024
Living Room Bar, Brisbane City
'Tis the season to build your own gingerbread house over festive-themed cocktails at Brisbane's W Hotel's Christmas high tea.
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Event$2 Summer Dips
Sun, 1 Dec 2024 - Fri, 28 Feb 2025
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane
You can enjoy a swim in Brisbane City Council's 22 public pools for just $2 all summer long.
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EventBrisbane Comedy Festival
Wed, 23 Apr - Sun, 25 May 2025
Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm
Get ready to laugh: Rhys Darby, Ross Noble and Boozy Shakespeare are on the lineup when Brisbane's annual comedy festival returns for 2025.
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EventChristmas in Brisbane
Fri, 22 Nov 2024 - Fri, 31 Jan 2025
Various locations across Brisbane, Brisbane
From a festive maze to a free light and sound experience, here's how Brisbane's CBD and South Bank is celebrating Christmas in 2024.
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EventMoonlight Cinema Brisbane
Thu, 21 Nov 2024 - Sun, 16 Feb 2025
Roma Street Parklands, Brisbane
Catch 'The Fall Guy', 'Gladiator II', 'Challengers' and a heap of Christmas movies under the stars in Roma Street Parklands.
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NewsThis Multi-Sensory Playground Is Bringing Its Light-Filled Mazes and Inflatable Spaces to Brisbane
'Imaginaria' is heading to town for this year's Brisbane Festival following a busy stint in Melbourne since late 2020.
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NewsHuge Multi-Sensory Exhibition 'Van Gogh Alive' Is Coming to Brisbane This Spring
The immersive exhibition allows you to step into artworks such as 'The Starry Night' and 'Sunflowers'.
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FeatureAn Explorer's Guide to Hong Kong
From verdant, mountainous peaks to secluded, sandy beaches, a different side of the harbour city awaits.
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FeatureA Luxury Guide to Hong Kong
As one of the world's great financial hubs, it's probably no surprise that Hong Kong has long been a playground for the wealthy.
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FeatureAn Art Lover's Guide to Hong Kong
Once best known as one of the world's major financial hubs, the harbour city has now made a name for itself thanks to a booming creative scene.
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NewsPeter Wegner's Portrait of Fellow Artist Guy Warren Has Just Taken Out the 2021 Archibald Prize
Fittingly, and in an unanimous decision by this year's judges, 'Portrait of Guy Warren at 100' has won the prestigious award in its 100th year.
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NewsMelbourne's Multi-Sensory Digital Art Gallery The Lume Is Finally Set to Open This Spring
The permanent gallery will launch with an immersive Van Gogh exhibition using moving images, music and smells.
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NewsThe Art Gallery of NSW's Prestigious Archibald Prize Has Announced Its 2021 Finalists
An equal number of male and female artists have made the shortlist for the first time in the award's history.
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NewsThe Gold Coast Is Now Home to a Colourful New Six-Level Art Gallery with a Rooftop Bar
Showcasing local art, the city's 4400-piece collection and touring exhibitions, it's the largest public gallery outside a capital city in Australia.
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NewsThe First Three Installations of Vivid's 2021 Program Have Been Revealed
Two luminous clocks in The Rocks and Barangaroo are currently counting down to this year's launch.
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NewsWhite Night's New All-Regional Iteration Will Take Over Bendigo and Geelong This Spring
Across two nights, the two cities will come alive with an after-dark program of illuminations, projections, music and more.
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NewsWhite Rabbit Gallery's 'Lumen' Exhibition Takes a Dazzling Journey Through Light-Based Artworks
The Chippendale gallery is exhibiting more than 30 luminous works until August.
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NewsThis 100-Metre-Tall Artwork Is Set to Tower Over Melbourne (But You'll Need Your Phone to See It)
The augmented reality design envisions the future of an imagined child, which'll age from zero to 100 years — all based on input from 14,400 locals.
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NewsHuge Multi-Sensory Exhibition 'Van Gogh Alive' Is Touring Australia This Year
The immersive exhibition allows you to step into artworks such as 'The Starry Night' and 'Sunflowers' — and it's now coming to Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth, Canberra and Newcastle.
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NewsIlluminate Adelaide Is the Latest Huge New Winter Arts Festival Making Its Debut This Year
The South Australian event will deliver 17 jam-packed days of music, art, light projections and performance, including everything from The Avalanches to Van Gogh.
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NewsMelbourne's New Winter Arts and Culture Festival Rising Has Announced Its Huge 2021 Program
Across 12 nights, more than 750 Victorian artists will help reawaken the city in a big way.
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NewsThe Gold Coast Will Soon Be Home to a Huge New Six-Level Art Gallery with a Rooftop Bar
Opening in May, it'll be the largest public gallery outside a capital city in Australia.
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NewsDark Mofo Has Cancelled the Controversial First Artwork Announced for Its 2021 Festival
Understandably, the decision to display a British flag immersed in the blood of First Nations peoples received instant backlash.
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NewsTeamlab's New 'Sakura Bombing Home' Artwork Will Fill Your TV Screen with Cherry Blossoms
Travelling to Japan is off the cards at the moment — but you can watch and participate in this kaleidoscopic project at home.
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GuideSeven Immersive and Impressive Art Exhibitions to Visit Around Australia This Autumn
Plan trips to walk over giant Monet artworks, visit Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' and explore decaying rooms filled with street art.
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NewsMore Than 100 French Impressionist Masterworks by Monet, Renoir and Degas Are Coming to the NGV
The Victorian gallery has announced a jam-packed lineup of exhibitions and programs for 2021.
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NewsA Huge Exhibition of Korean Buddhist Statues Is Coming to Sydney's Powerhouse Museum
They're part of the site's hefty 2021 lineup, alongside exhibitions dedicated to tiny automobiles, gum trees, Australian ceramics, and Persian arts and crafts.
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NewsPatricia Piccinini's 'Skywhale' Has Returned to the Skies with Its New Companion 'Skywhalepapa'
'Skywhale' and 'Skywhalepapa' floated in front of the National Gallery of Australia over the weekend and will soon tour the country together.
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NewsA Multi-Sensory Impressionist Exhibition Featuring Works by Monet and Renoir Is Coming to Sydney
It's from the same team as 'Van Gogh Alive' — and you'll be able to step through a heap of famed 19th- and early 20th-century artworks.
