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…
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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…
Why we need a mandatory code for the indigenous art industry
Why we need a mandatory code for the indigenous art industry You are probably aware of the Indigenous Art…
Keep it. Where?
Keep it. Where? Gordon Syron, father of the urban-contemporary Aboriginal arts movement in Sydney and his wife Elaine, have spent…
Eat Your History
With the explosion of Master Chef type reality television making each of us stare into our mashed potatoes and…