Canberra Museum and Gallery

22/04/2026

“In Canberra there were definitely no constraints… I had a sense of infinity.”

A new feature in Art Almanac reflects on Enrico Taglietti’s life and work through a striking 1979 photograph by Ted Richards, now on display in Taglietti: Life in Design.

Captured in his Canberra studio, the image offers a rare glimpse into Taglietti’s creative world—surrounded by drawings, models, family photographs and the objects that shaped his thinking. It’s one of many moments in the exhibition that reveal the depth of his practice and the life behind the buildings.

With more than 40 projects across Canberra, Taglietti helped define the city’s architectural identity. This exhibition brings that legacy together for the first time.

Read the story in Art Almanac | https://www.art-almanac.com.au/ted-richards-enrico-taglietti-in-his-studio-1979/

It's this transformative exhibition's final days. Closes 3 May. Don't miss your chance to see it.

⏰ 10am-4pm weekdays
⏱️ 12-4pm weekends
❗️ CMAG will be closed 25-27 April

In 1979 photographer Ted Richards took a picture of architect Enrico Taglietti in his Canberra studio.

22/04/2026

Ever wondered what Canberra was really like in the mid-century?

Think sheep paddocks, no outdoor dining, and flies everywhere.

🎧 The Canberra Flies is the first episode of Mid-Century with a Twist, a new podcast from Canberra Museum + Gallery exploring the stories that shaped the city we know today.

From CSIRO scientists tackling blowflies to the fight for Canberra’s first outdoor café, this episode brings local history to life in unexpected ways.

Listen now and discover a different side of Canberra.

Listen via Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjVYz1wBH_4&t=58s
Listen via CMAG website | https://www.cmag.com.au/blog/listen-to-mid-century-with-a-twist-a-new-cmag-podcast

21/04/2026

Due to building maintenance works CMAG and its cafe will be closed over the Anzac Day long weekend, 25-27 April.

Regular hours resume Tuesday, 28 April.

CMAG is open 10am-4pm weekdays, 12-4pm weekends.

20/04/2026

What a day.

Yesterday, Canberra Quilters turned Civic into a moving, living exhibition. Quilts came off walls and out of homes, worn and carried through the city, sharing fifty years of making with everyone who stopped to look, ask questions or walk alongside.

Thank you to everyone who took part. The quilters who showed their work, the friends and families who came along, and the many people who took the chance to connect. It was a reminder of what this community has built over five decades. Skill, generosity and a genuine openness to sharing it with others.

If you missed it, you can still experience the exhibition at Canberra Museum + Gallery.

Stitching Stories: 50 Years of Canberra Quilters
Free exhibition. On now until 24 May 2026

17/04/2026

Opening tomorrow at CMAG.

Hop In! An immersive world of play featuring Beci Orpin’s Bunny Dearest invites children and families to explore a home turned inside out, with upside-down rooms, oversized furniture and playful spaces designed for climbing, crawling and imagination.

It’s free, hands-on and designed for children aged 3–12 and their families.

Opening day, Saturday 18 April, 12pm
Join us for a free Hop In! treasure hunt. Complete the trail and receive a special gift from Bunny Dearest.

If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, this is an easy, flexible option. Drop in, explore and stay as long as you like.

🎟 Free entry
📍 Canberra Museum + Gallery
🕒 Weekends 12–4pm | Weekdays 10am–4pm
👨‍👩‍👧 Children must be supervised by an adult

Plan your visit: https://www.cmag.com.au/exhibitions/hop-in-an-immersive-world-of-play-featuring-beci-orpin-s-bunny-dearest

16/04/2026

Today marks 100 years since the birth of Enrico Taglietti.

Few architects have left such a distinct mark on Canberra. From the Apostolic Nunciature to Dickson Library and Giralang Primary School, Taglietti helped shape the look, feel and character of this city through buildings that are bold, sculptural and unmistakably his.

Enrico and Franca Taglietti arrived in Canberra in 1955, at a moment when the national capital was still becoming itself, bringing with them a vision of architecture that was deeply human. Light, landscape, geometry and movement mattered. His buildings shape experience, drawing people through space and into a closer relationship with light and the landscape around them.

A century after his birth, Enrico Taglietti’s presence is still felt across Canberra in the spaces he imagined and the ways he helped define the city around us.

On now at CMAG, Taglietti: Life in Design celebrates Enrico’s life, work, and enduring impact. Final weeks, closes 3 May.

📸 Enrico Taglietti, photograph by Mark Mohell

14/04/2026

Limited tickets remain for this exclusive, expert-led architectural tour of Enrico Taglietti’s Canberra.

Guided by architect and Australian Architecture Association President Tone Wheeler, this full-day experience takes you inside some of Taglietti’s most distinctive buildings across the city, with rare access to spaces not usually open to the public.

A standout moment is the visit to the Apostolic Nunciature in Red Hill, one of Taglietti’s most celebrated diplomatic commissions.

Includes Italian lunch at Agostinis and a curator-led tour of Taglietti: Life in Design to bring the day together.

📅 Saturday 18 April, 9.30am to 4pm
📍 Canberra Museum and Gallery
🎫 $189

Book now before it sells out:
🔗 https://www.cmag.com.au/events/heritagefest-26

11/04/2026

Due to unexpected disruptions CMAG will be closed from 2.30pm today and all day tomorrow. Reopening 10am Monday, 13 April.

11/04/2026

Due to unexpected disruptions CMAG will be closed from 2.30pm today, 11 April.

09/04/2026

On Sunday 19 April, Canberra Quilters and members of the public will transform Civic into a moving exhibition, as members step out wrapped in their handmade quilts.

Part of Stitching Stories: 50 Years of Canberra Quilters at Canberra Museum + Gallery, this relaxed Quilt Walk traces a gentle path through Garema Place, City Walk and Civic Square, bringing fifty years of creativity, care and community into the streets.

Expect colour, texture and moments of quiet spectacle as quilts usually seen on walls and beds are worn, carried and shared.

🧵 Sunday 19 April
🕐 From 12.45pm, starting Garema Place
📍 Walk to Canberra Museum + Gallery

Want to take part? Register free: https://www.cmag.com.au/events/tour-quilt-walk-with-the-canberra-quilters

Finish at CMAG and explore the exhibition.

08/04/2026

A work like this transforms a collection.

Wool Clip was created in 1995 in the final decades of Rosalie Gascoigne's life and practice, when her work had become distilled, luminous and unmistakably her own.

Made from weathered timber marked by use, labour and time, it carries the textures of this region and the clarity of the landscape she knew so intimately.

For decades, Canberra Museum + Gallery has told the story of Canberra through the artists who shaped it. Yet until now, CMAG has never held an original work by Rosalie Gascoigne.

Supporting this acquisition means helping us care for an important work of art in the city that formed it and ensuring it remains accessible to the public for generations to come.

If you are able, please consider making a donation to support the acquisition of Wool Clip (1995). Donations over $2 are tax deductible.

Donate here | https://www.cmag.com.au/about/support