Museum goes Gangnam style with its Korean Wave show
Arts editor HELEN MUSA previews the National Museum's upcoming burst of K-pop – Hallyu: The Korean Wave.
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Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre – has unveiled its redeveloped early childhood gallery, Mini Q – Where Little Scientists Set Sail.
Among the many things that arts and science have in common is the encouragement of curiosity and creativity. Arts editor HELEN MUSA has an example of that in Questacon's current exhibition ZAP! CLANK! POW!
If you’ve never heard of Skyhooks, it’s obvious that you weren’t living in the '70s, as their song went. Not to worry. The National Library is about to make up for that, says arts editor HELEN MUSA.
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Mr Squiggle and friends step back into the spotlight
The National Museum has hit upon an extraordinary way of celebrating winter with the launch of the newest exhibition, Mr Squiggle and Friends: The Creative World of Norman Hetherington, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
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More than one way to interpret history, says Zhou
The lead creator of Our Story: Aboriginal Chinese People in Australia exhibition, Zhou Xiaoping, tells arts editor HELEN MUSA there are spiritual connections between the two cultures.
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Textile artists celebrate the beauty of mangroves
"Visitors can wander between columns of denim patchwork quilts, beautifully decorated with mangrove plants and creatures." ROB KENNEDY reviews Mangroves – Tales from the Tide, at Questacon.
"This is an exhibition that appeals on many levels giving visitors a dramatic immersive experience through digital technology. It also caters to those who wish to know more about Pompeii and its history," says reviewer KERRY-ANNE COUSINS.
The Lex Factor: from Wagga to the World Stage, is a fun exhibition at the Museum of the Riverina with a poignant touch, its subject is the Wagga-born actor, broadcaster and multicultural advocate, Lex Marinos, reports HELEN MUSA.
This weekend is the last chance to experience the ultimate outdoor dinosaur event, that's been taking Australia by storm, as it roars to a close at Black Mountain Peninsula Park, Acton.
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In a totally transformed exhibition area at the National Museum of Australia, director Katherine McMahon unveiled the new exhibition, Pompeii: Inside a Lost City, to assembled media on Thursday morning.
“Everybody needs to see an exhibition about Pompeii and apart from going to Pompeii itself, our exhibition is the next best thing,” National Museum curator Lily Withycombe tells arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Nobel Laureate and former vice-chancellor of the ANU Brian Schmidt has unveiled the Canberra Museum + Gallery’s latest exhibition, Outer Space: Stromlo to the Stars, marking the 100th anniversary of Mount Stromlo Observatory.
A live audiovisual experience created by Australian artist and composer Robin Fox continues the National Film and Sound Archive’s recent visual and audial attack upon our senses, in the best possible way.
Casts of volcano victims, detailed frescoes, carbonised bread and other ancient artefacts will help illustrate the story of Pompeii in a new Australian exhibit.
The National Film and Sound Archive’s show Ghost Trees is a moving (yes, it moves) exhibit that has to be seen and experienced in the comfort of a beanbag, reports HELEN MUSA.
The National Museum of Australia is rejoicing that its exhibition Discovering Ancient Egypt has smashed all records for previous shows, with, at last count, 196,000 visits, making it the biggest blockbuster in the museum’s 23-year history.
The newest major show opening in the National Library's refurbished exhibition galleries today is one everyone can relate to – a survey of the library’s material relating to migrants, and aren’t we all migrants, asks arts editor HELEN MUSA.
"It's almost impossible to believe it, but the upcoming exhibition, Gauguin’s World: Tōna Iho, Tōna Ao, is the first exhibition in this country dedicated to the famous French post-impressionist artist," writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
