Chau Chak Wing Museum

12 November 2024

Leon Paroissien AM | 1937 - 2024

The University of Sydney pays tribute to the vision and leadership of Leon Paroissien in the visual arts in Australia for more than half a century.
14 June 2024

The 7 upcoming exhibitions you can't miss at the Chau Chak Wing Museum

From mind-bending art to a trip back in time, the Museum has something for everyone in its upcoming exhibitions.
13 December 2022

Material connection

Before their journey, delicate loaned works require careful planning and handling. 

09 December 2022

Ömie nioge (barkcloth)

The next exhibition in our Ian Potter Gallery celebrates the unique and dynamic barkcloth art movement of the Ömie people of Papua New Guinea. 

09 November 2022

'Tis death to counterfeit

In the 18th century, innovations in printing, and designs inspired by the complexity of the natural world, helped keep counterfeiters at bay. 

04 October 2022

The eyes have it

Eyes were a potent motif in the ancient world, sometimes used to protect, sometimes used to destroy.

08 September 2022

Intergenerational perspectives

The works of father-and-son artists Victor Vasarely and Yvaral.

28 July 2022

X-ray vision

To celebrate National Science Week, we're travelling back in time to explore the history of X-rays. 

01 July 2022

Hongi's Hikoi

The Museum's Curator of Ethnography, Rebecca Conway, recaps the commemorative event, 'Hongi's Hikoi'. 

06 June 2022

Sites unseen

Personal photographs and albums shed light on another side of colonial Papua under Australian administration in the exhibition Pacific Views