Visit a National Collecting Institution this summer and school holidays.
Looking for summer or school holiday activities? Dive into the stories from the deep blue sea, step back in time to Ancient Egypt, relive iconic sporting moments, and more!
Australian National Maritime Museum (NSW)
- Show us the Keel: Winning the America’s Cup in 1983 – ongoing
- Serving Country – Portraits of Indigenous servicemen and women in the Australian Navy by Belinda Mason – ongoing
- Shaped by the Sea – Stories of deep time Australia – ongoing
Kids and family:
- Kids on Deck - Ocean superheroes – 22 December to 29 January
- The Sea Country of Guykuda Munungurr – ongoing
Bundanon (NSW)
- Miwatj Yolŋu – Sunrise People – until 11 February
Kids and family:
- Bundanon Mini – 21 December and 18 January
Museum of Australian Democracy (ACT)
- BEHIND THE LINES 2023 – until early February
- Democracy DNA: The people, the Prime Ministers and the world – ongoing
- Statement: Jack Green's Paintings – ongoing
Kids and family:
- PlayUP – ongoing
- DressUP: Change the World – ongoing
National Archives of Australia (ACT)
- Focus: Australian government photographers – until 10 June
Kids and family:
- School holidays at the Archives – 15 January to 28 January
National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (ACT)
- Australians & Hollywood – until 28 January
Kids and family:
- Visit the Arc Cinema – ongoing
National Gallery of Australia (ACT)
- Emily Kam Kngwarray – until 28 April
Kids and family:
- Art Cart: Leaf Game - Emily Kam Kngwarray – 15 to 29 January
- Art Together – ongoing
National Library of Australia (ACT)
- Grit & Gold: Tales from a Sporting Nation – until 28 January
- William Yang's Mardi Gras – 6 December to 3 November
National Museum of Australia (ACT)
- Discovering Ancient Egypt – 15 December to September
- Australian of the Year – opens 19 December
Kids and family:
National Portrait Gallery (ACT)
- Archie 100: A Century of the Archibald Prize – until 28 January
- This Is My Place – until 21 April
Kids and family:
- Family Space: Summer faces, special places – 21 December to 30 January