1001 Remarkable Objects presents an unexpected juxtaposition of objects in 25 rooms that lead us on a journey across time and memory. The selection includes objects that have never been exhibited until now alongside much loved Powerhouse Collection icons.
The 27th Sydney Design Week (2023) offers a platform to the critical research, industries, infrastructure and technologies that underpin design practice in our city, inviting plural perspectives from our local communities. The program enlists six fields of enquiry; Eco Systems, Material Cultures, Communal Cities, Micro Cycles, Connected Threads and Photofields, to explore the complex and… Read More »Sydney Design Week – Amodern
Ten Thousand Suns departs from an acknowledgement of a multiplicity of perspectives, cosmologies, and ways of life that have always woven together the world under the sun. This central life-giving body, like the world it shines light upon, has otherwise been known under thousands of different words in as many languages. But many of these… Read More »24th Biennale of Sydney – Ten Thousand Suns
Experience Frankenstein, an extraordinary tale of creation and humanity, retold in a large-scale theatrical event. Victor Frankenstein, a grieving but brilliantly ambitious young scientist, pushes the boundaries of theory and morality to create a living being from the remains of the dead. But playing God has its consequences… Shunned by society and plagued by an… Read More »Frankenstein
Sculpture by the Sea will return to the Bondi to Tamarama Beach coastal walk as the world’s largest free to the public sculpture exhibition in 2024. The spectacular coastal walk was once again transformed into a 2km long sculpture park over three weeks featuring more than 100 sculptures by artists from Australia and across the… Read More »Sculpture by the Sea
Celebrating the beauty of our blue planet by showcasing the wonders of our oceans and the urgent need to protect them. Featuring 118 extraordinary images, this exhibition celebrates the vision of talented photographers from around the world. From breathtaking wildlife encounters and underwater vistas to compelling scenes of human connection with the ocean, each photograph… Read More »Ocean Photographer of the Year
Created in collaboration with the National Museum of Singapore, Tails from the Coasts: Nature Stories of Singapore debuts at the Australian Museum, sharing a glimpse of this precious and prestigious national collection which showcases natural history, biodiversity and conservation from the Malay Peninsula and Australia. This exhibition explores the common bonds of biodiversity between Australia… Read More »Tails From The Coasts
The first solo museum exhibition by Warraba Weatherall. Kamilaroi artist Warraba Weatherall (b. 1987, Toowoomba, Queensland) considers how knowledge about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and culture is collected and conveyed by institutions. Throughout the 19th and into the 20th centuries, Aboriginal peoples were subjected to widespread and systematic colonial policies of surveillance and… Read More »Warraba Weatherall: Shadow and Substance
"Dreams don't discriminate - they are borderless, ageless and endless. They can be personal or public. When shared, our dreams can become a movement. They can inspire, motivate, spark excitement and connection. The whole world dreams, it is something we have in common, something that unites us. Our human story is embedded ind reams, they… Read More »2025 Vivid Sydney – “Dream”
This year Vivid Sydney invites you to dream—to step beyond the everyday and into a city transformed by light, imagination, technology and creativity. Dive into the 2025 festival program as we transform the city into a vibrant canvas from 23 May to 14 June, with events spanning Light, Music, Ideas and Food. This year's Vivid… Read More »Vivid Sydney
Cerith Wyn Evans creates epic contemporary environments of light and sound in our major winter exhibition. Conceived as if the audience were strolling through a garden, the exhibition will invite visitors to meditate and contemplate their own passage through space and time. Monumental light sculptures will occupy the MCA’s double-height exhibition galleries, including F=O=U=N=T=A=I=N (2020),… Read More »Cerith Wyn Evans …. in light of the visible
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE When two Nobel Prizes prove inadequate armour against a scandalous affair, Marie Curie turns to fellow scientist and trusted confidant Hertha Ayrton for literal and emotional sanctuary. Together they weather the storm of heartbreak, public scrutiny, and self-doubt. Written with heart and humour, Lauren Gunderson — America’s most-produced living playwright — perfectly captures… Read More »The Half Life of Marie Curie
Discover intricate LEGO® civilisations thriving inside treasured objects from our past. A vintage refrigerator becomes a cryogenic health resort, a typewriter transforms into a newspaper headquarters, and a Volkswagen Beetle houses an energy revolution—each with hundreds of hidden stories waiting to be uncovered. Exhibition Highlights: 14 immersive displays combining vintage objects with intricate LEGO® worlds… Read More »RELICS: A New World Rises
Lano & Woodley are all alone on a spaceship. Or are they? Commander Col is focused on their important mission. Co-pilot Woodley…isn’t. One thing is for sure, when Frank and Colin launch into space, the stage will come alive with an hour of sublime, inventive and ridiculous comedy. Filled with their virtuosic physical routines and… Read More »Lano & Woodley In Space