Exhibitions

'Barbara McGrady: Australia Has a Black History' showcases McGrady's best works from a 30-year photographic archive, capturing significant social, political, and historical moments, portraying powerful Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals.

The Chau Chak Wing Museum is pleased to present Nyctinasty, by Gunditjmara and Djabwurrung artist Hayley Millar Baker, originally commissioned by the National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra for the 4th National Indigenous Art Triennial

'Tidal Kin' reclaims the stories of eight Pacific Islander visitors to Sydney during the 18th and 19th centuries. Alongside cultural objects, a soundscape of voices of present-day compatriots and descendants recount their ancestors’ stories in their own languages.

A microcosm that manifested in a lost Chinese sartorial tradition

Celebrating the unique and dynamic barkcloth art movement of the Ömie people of Papua New Guinea.

Meet the 'Ambassadors', cultural materials gathered to speak the ancient knowledge of this country. An ongoing First Nations display.

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.

An exhibition exploring the intersection between photography and performance.

Ancient Greek artefacts meet the landscapes of modern Greece captured by William J Woodhouse.

From Ice Age villages to the Islamic world, encounter some of the earliest cities, writing, and religion.

Ghostly faces and names recorded in stone are reanimated through stories of life in the vibrant cities of the Roman world.

Exploring measuring and mapping, this is the third display in our ongoing series featuring scientific instruments from the Macleay Collections.

The most intriguing bird, mammal, insect, fish and shell specimens from the Macleay Collections.

This exhibition presents staged photographs taken between the mid-19^th and early 20^th centuries, illuminating the popular culture of the time.

Working across clay, stone and metal, Cypriot artists developed rich creative traditions making Cyprus one of the cultural powerhouses of antiquity.

Homer named the Mediterranean ‘wine-dark sea’, its dangers disguised by its beauty.

Explore the labours of Hercules through the animals, art and cultural artefacts that have carried his name through the ages..