What’s On
Enjoy a range of innovative exhibitions, tours and public programs that challenge and inspire. There are also special activities and spaces for children to explore.
Current exhibitions
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Open nowBehind the Lines 2017: The year’s best political cartoonsRoll up, roll up! Marvel at the political cartooning spectacle that is The Three-Ring Circus – showcasing Australian cartoonists’ best takes on 2017 - a tumultuous year under the Big Top of politics.
Now openThe Gift: Art, Artefacts & ArrivalsThe Gift challenges us to see the experience of immigration through the lens of contemporary artworks and invites us to write a welcome to Australia on cards that will be given to new Australian citizens.
Now openFinders Keepers: Collectors and their StoriesPeek into the personal collections of five fascinating collectors. Diverse, rich and often surprising, these collections are brimming with stories.
9 am – 5 pm dailyPlayUP: The Right to Have an Opinion and Be HeardStand up, make up, think up and step up at the next evolution of PlayUP!
NOW OPENYes: The Ongoing Story of the 1967 ReferendumThe national referendum on 27 May 1967 was a historic one. An overwhelming majority of Australians – over 90 per cent – voted YES to allowing the federal government to make laws in relation to Aboriginal people and to allowing Aboriginal people to be included in the census.
Now openThe Opening Day: 9 May 1927The Opening Day: 9 May 1927 marks the 90th anniversary of the opening of Parliament House.
Now openonetoeight: Australia’s first prime ministersCanberra-based artist Alison Alder reinterprets and reinvigorates portraits of Australia’s first eight prime ministers in this thoughtful and visually arresting contemporary art project.
Now openDRESS CODE: EMPIRE An old coat rescued. Sir Edmund Barton revealed. In this exhibition you will discover an intriguing tale of power, prestige and Australia’s changing ties to Britain.
Now openMagna Carta—An Australian StoryMagna Carta is one of the most famous and significant documents for democracy and human rights around the world.
