What’s on in October

National Gallery of Australia (ACT)

• Contemporary Worlds: Indonesia – until 27 October 2019
• Tim Fairfax Learning Gallery: Body Language – until 3 November 2019
• Urs Fischer Sculpture – until 10 November 2019
• Lichtenstein to Warhol: The Kenneth Tyler Collection – until 9 March 2020

For the kids:

Mobile Studio: Global Zines – 1 to 13 October

• Little look at art – 29 October 2019   

National Film and Sound Archive (ACT)

• Game Masters: The Exhibition – until 9 March 2020
• Czech and Slovak Film Festival – 4 to 6 October 2019
• Canberra International Film Festival – 25 to 27 October 2019

For the kids:

• Christmas Wish + Short Film – 5 October 2019   

National Library of Australia (ACT)

• In Conversation with Emily Maguire and Zoya Patel – 2 October 2019
• The Art of Storybook Illustration – 10 October 2019
• Stories of Culture – 23 October 2019
• In Conversation with Christos Tsiolkas – 31 October 2019

For the kids:

• StoryTime: Australian Children’s Literature – until 9 February 2020
• Children’s book reading: Trouble in the surf – 13 October 2019

National Museum of Australia (ACT)

• DreamWorks Animation: The Exhibition – until 2 February 2020
• Painting on Country exhibition – ongoing
• DreamWorks Up Late – 11 October 2019

For the kids:

• Animatic Antics – 30 September to 11 October (weekdays from 10am - 1pm)
• Toddler program – 2 October 2019
• DreamWorks pop-up talk – 7 October 2019
• DreamWorks ‘quiet hours’ – 8 October

National Portrait Gallery (ACT)

• Hyperconnected virtual tour – 8 October 2019
• Women in Vogue – from 11 October 2019
• Seamless – 11 October 2019
• Distinguished dressers – 27 October 2019
• Canberra Symphony Orchestra Australia Series – 31 October 2019

For the kids:

• Art cart: Fashion it fierce & fancy – 28 September until 13 October 2019
• Portrait Play: Spring 2019 – 30 September until 11 October 2019
• Story time: Picasso’s Trousers by Nicholas Allan – 9 October 2019
• Little Faces – 15 and 16 October 2019

Australian National Maritime Museum (NSW)

• Sea Monsters - Prehistoric Ocean Predators – until 27 April 2020
• Harbour Cruise: Shipwrecks of Sydney Harbour – 10 October 2019
• The Antarctica VR Experience – until 13 October 2019

For the kids:

• Spring School Holiday Activities – 29 September to 13 October 2019
• Creative Workshop for kids 8 to 14 years – 1 and 2 October 2019
• Under 5s Spring Tours – 1 to 12 October 2019
• Family Torchlight Tour: Pirate Treasure Hunt – 10 October 2019

Bundanon Trust (NSW)

• Talking Place – 5 October 2019