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Ancient and contemporary cultures explored through artworks, artefacts and diverse perspectives
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18 ongoing and temporary exhibitions explore expansive themes across our collections. Entry is free to all exhibitions and booking is not required.
Gululu dhuwala djalkiri
For Yolŋu people, knowledge is shared and demonstrated through their art. Paintings and sculptures embody their spiritual, philosophical and legal foundations.
Object/Art/Specimen
An interdisciplinary exhibition introducing the Chau Chak Wing Museum collections through six evocative themes.
Coastline
Artists have always been captivated by the ocean. In 'Coastline', over 40 artists take on this monumental theme.
Ancient Cultures of the Middle East
From Ice Age villages to the Islamic world, encounter some of the earliest cities, writing, and religion.
Impressions of Greece
Ancient Greek artefacts meet the landscapes of modern Greece captured by William J Woodhouse.
The Human Calculator
JW Power was an Australian artist whose geometry-inspired paintings saw him join the avant-garde scene in 1930s Paris.
Daniel Boyd: Pediment/Impediment
‘Pediment/Impediment’ is Contemporary Art Project #1, the inaugural exhibition in a series of new contemporary art commissions in the Chau Chak Wing Museum's Penelope Gallery.
Roman Spectres
Ghostly faces and names recorded in stone are reanimated through stories of life in the vibrant cities of the Roman world.
Ambassadors
Meet the 'Ambassadors', cultural materials gathered to speak the ancient knowledge of this country. An ongoing First Nations display.
Auspicious: motifs in Chinese art
Discover how auspiciousness permeates Chinese culture and daily life.
Crossroads
Working across clay, stone and metal, Cypriot artists developed rich creative traditions making Cyprus one of the cultural powerhouses of antiquity.
Instrumental
A showcase of the scientific instruments which transformed our ability to do complex calculations, from the 19th century to the beginning of modern computing.
The Egyptian Galleries
Two exhibitions, The Mummy Room and Pharaonic Obsessions, reveal new ideas about life in ancient Egypt and explore our fascination with the land of the Pharaohs.
Natural Selections: animal worlds
The most intriguing bird, mammal, insect, fish and shell specimens from the Macleay Collections.
The Business of Photography
Turning a lens onto the first commercial photography studios in NSW.
Mediterranean Identities
Homer named the Mediterranean ‘wine-dark sea’, its dangers disguised by its beauty.
Animal gods
When taxonomists began to name the thousands of plant and animal species, they drew on Classical myths and legends for inspiration.