From board games to a toy Hills Hoist, this exhibition provides a detailed insight into Australian childhood through the lens of play....
Australian Toys 1880–1965: The Luke Jones Collection
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The Fabric of War: The Annette Gero Collection of Quilts made from military fabrics
This selection of rarely-seen antique quilts from The Annette Gero Collection were handmade by men serving in the military during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries....
Arthur Boyd: The Life of Saint Francis
A selection of Arthur Boyd’s large tapestries illustrating the life of Saint Francis are joined by pastels and lithographs exploring the universal human conditions of love and pain, sacrifice and compassion. ...
National Photographic Portrait Prize 2022
This exhibition draws from entries submitted by aspiring and professional photographers from across Australia. In 2022, 50 finalists were selected from more than 2,400 entries....
Fantastical Worlds
'Fantastical Worlds' showcases some ninety works of art, enriched with pattern and colour and layered with beauty and delightful quirkiness that invite us to contemplate the seemingly bizarre with awe....
Doppelgänger and Zombies
'Doppelgänger and Zombies' presents new artworks created from 3D scans of masterpieces in David Roche’s eighteenth and nineteenth-century collection of decorative arts objects....
Silhouettes: Fashion in the Shadow of HIV/AIDS
A homage to the work and lives of some of the most extraordinary fashion designers, artists, and activists of the late twentieth century, who lost their lives to AIDS-related illness....
Salon des Refusés
The 'Salon des Refusés' – the much loved 'alternative' to the Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) Archibald prize for portraiture and Wynne prize for landscape painting – is making its inaugural debut in Adelaide....
Embroidery: Oppression to Expression
Featuring exquisite embroideries from across four centuries, 'Embroidery: Oppression to Expression' embraces contemporary textile practice in Australia and traditional European styles....
Captain Cook & the Art of Memorabilia
This exhibition unpacks the notion of memorabilia and memorialisation of Captain Cook, and examines how contemporary and First Nations artists have responded to the symbol of Cook and empire to generate change....