The tourists are coming!
Destination NSW recently released a whole lot of information on 2012 tourists. They do this on a regular basis and…
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NSW Government announces funding for museums
The Hon. George Souris, Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Hospitality and Racing, and Minister for the Arts announced today that the…
New Monies: New Partnership
With new funding from the NSW Government though Arts NSW, the Regional Museum Networking Grants are a way to help a…
The Land of Lewers
Way out west and wondering where to take the kids on the weekend? Take them to the Land of Lewers! Poised…
Art Market: Artspace’s Pozible Campaign
As part of their exhibition The Financial Report, Artspace ran a successful Pozible campaign to get funding for additional talks…
Sydney Contemporary
For three and a half days in September, Carriageworks was overtaken by the inaugural Sydney Contemporary; coined as Australia’s…
On murdered muses
To celebrate History Week 2013, the History Council of NSW selected five historical muses who attended the famous Artists’ Balls, an event…
In-Habit: A collaboration of kids, community and cardboard
Recently M&G went to Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery to interview a bunch of enthusiastic kids working with In-Habit artists…
Legends of Lithgow
Capturing the Lithgow Community, is one of the exhibitions on show during the recent History Week which unpacks some…
The Flat-pack Portable Cell
The Cooma Correctional Services Museum is one of those fascinating little museums with a big collection. And central to their…
Museums for kids–rain, hail or shine!
With NSW school holidays starting next week, eyes quickly turn to museums for entertainment and education options to occupy the…
The essential line
When looking at the face of someone we know well it’s possible to recognise the essential likeness of a…
Sounds not Silence
The Old Court House Museum in Batemans Bay explores the history of this coastal area and tells the stories of…
Hidden Gems
You might think that being amongst the world’s most researched and least understood cultures, there would be few stone flints…
Museums Australia call out for abstracts
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS IS NOW OPEN! You are invited to submit an abstract for the eighteenth Museums Australia annual conference…
Who’s judging?
For the past 20 years the Dobell Prize for Drawing has been an annual event at the Art Gallery of NSW,…
Love Lego?
Then this is art for you! It’s both fun and amazing. What’s more—your parents will love it when you ask…
Meet mini Marion!
She’s the brand new guide at the Lithgow State Mine and has recently taken up a position to talk to you…
Let’s remember
With the sad news of the death of lead singer of the great Australian band Yothu Yindi, we were reminded…
The significance of the Yirrkala Bark Petitions
You might have heard that this year’s NAIDOC Week theme was We value the vision: Yirrkala Bark Petitions. But do you…