What's on: December 2020
There is something for everyone at our national institutions this summer, whether you visit in person or enjoy a virtual experience from home.
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7 December 2020
Be inspired by our snapshot of exhibitions and activities below:
Museum of Australian Democracy (ACT)
- Peril in the parliament (tour)—Thursdays and Saturdays until 23 January 2021, 6.00pm
- Behind the lines 2020: The year in political cartoons—closes November 2021
Kids and family:
National Film and Sound Archive (ACT)
- Doco of the month: Brazen hussies + Q&A—10 December, 6.00pm
- Season: A very NFSA Christmas—18 and 19 December
- NFSA ghost tour—18 December, 9.00pm
Kids and family:
- The Muppet Christmas Carol—19 December, 10.30am
Online offerings:
- NFSA livestream: Virtual vinyl lounge—17 December, 7.00pm
National Gallery of Australia (ACT)
- Know my name: Australian women artists 1900 to now—until 4 July 2021
- XU ZHEN: ETERNITY VS EVOLUTION—until 14 March 2021
Online offerings:
- Know our names: First Nations women artists—10 December, 12.45pm
National Library of Australia (ACT)
- Australian dreams: Picturing our built world—until 31 January 2021
- Birds of paradise: Ellis Rowan in New Guinea—until 8 March 2021
National Museum of Australia (ACT)
- New acquisitions—until 31 January 2021
- Endeavour voyage—until 26 April 2021
Kids and family:
- Picnic party at the museum—9 December, 10.30am
Online offerings:
- A Taste of History: Wine—9 December, 6.00pm
National Portrait Gallery (ACT)
- I progetti: New day—18 December, 1.30pm
- Pub Rock—until 14 February 2021
- Before hand: the private life of a portrait—until 21 March 2021
For kids and family:
- Little Faces—16 and 17 December, 9.30am to 10.00am
Online offerings:
- Furry faces—8 December, 12.30pm
- Australian love stories—until 31 December
Australian National Maritime Museum (NSW)
- Wildlife photographer of the year—until 28 January 2021
- Sips and strokes by the water—10 December, 6.00pm
Kids and family:
- Kids on deck—until 20 December
- Stroller tours—selected Mondays and Tuesdays until March 2021
Online offerings:
Bundanon Trust (NSW)
- We need to talk about fire—until February 2021
Feature image: Ellis Rowan, most likely ''The Empress of Germany's Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea raggiana augustavictoriae)' or 'Raggiana Intermedia Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea raggiana intermedia)'', c.1917, nla.cat-vn2687227, National Library of Australia.