‘This is for all Australians’:Invaluable Aboriginal cultural collection reunited at Melbourne University

‘This is for all Australians’:Invaluable Aboriginal cultural collection reunited at Melbourne University

At a time when petty theft and grave robbery were rife in anthropology,Donald Thomson was distinctly respectful. His UNESCO inscribed collection is the result.

  • byWill Cox

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‘We don’t want to be too stuffy’:New Powerhouse boss on what we can expect
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‘We don’t want to be too stuffy’:New Powerhouse boss on what we can expect

The new trust president overseeing delivery of the Parramatta Powerhouse says the two million visitors can expect an “unpretentious” museum experience.

  • byLinda Morris
Michael Leunig,master of weaponised whimsy,found community in aloneness

Michael Leunig,master of weaponised whimsy,found community in aloneness

For 55 years,Michael Leunig’s illustrations helped make sense of a sometimes crazy world. Now he is gone.

  • byKarl Quinn
Gallery:Michael Leunig’s life in cartoons
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Gallery:Michael Leunig’s life in cartoons

An overview of Mr Curly and his ducks from The Age cartoonist’s celebrated,decades-long,sometimes controversial career.

‘Gauntlet moment’:Major Sydney art gallery introduces $20 admission fees

‘Gauntlet moment’:Major Sydney art gallery introduces $20 admission fees

The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia’s new entry fee will send shockwaves through the arts sector.

  • byLinda Morris
Haven’t visited a museum for a while? You’re in for a shock

Haven’t visited a museum for a while? You’re in for a shock

Museums worldwide are lifting their game as they compete for attention from a public with endless choices.

  • byNick Galvin
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Curious about sex? The Museum of Desire is for you

Curious about sex? The Museum of Desire is for you

Correne Wilkie and her partner Dave Strong have traded the music business for a new form of entertainment,focused on sex and sexuality in all its glory.

  • byKarl Quinn
Art Gallery of NSW’s newest artwork is revealed – and it’s alive

Art Gallery of NSW’s newest artwork is revealed – and it’s alive

Sydneysiders have their first chance to walk into Jonathan Jones’ living “hanging gardens” atop the land bridge of the Eastern Distributor.

  • byLinda Morris
Phalluses,dots and songs about antidepressants:A true blockbuster has landed at NGV

Phalluses,dots and songs about antidepressants:A true blockbuster has landed at NGV

A sprawling new exhibition explores the storied career of Yayoi Kusama – where,despite all the fun and colour,melancholy beats at its heart.

  • byTiarney Miekus
NSW wants all ‘reasonable ideas’ on ditching taxes for artists

NSW wants all ‘reasonable ideas’ on ditching taxes for artists

Win the $100,000 Archibald prize and you’ll pay a sizeable chunk in tax. But bet on the winner and you’ll keep the lot. The NSW arts minister hopes to change that.

  • byLinda Morris
Who’s in,who’s out as Labor figures head cultural leadership shake-up
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Who’s in,who’s out as Labor figures head cultural leadership shake-up

ALP veterans head a list of 10 new prestigious appointments to the state’s leading galleries and museums.

  • byLinda Morris