What’s on in September
In need of some culture and creativity? Our national institutions have got you covered this September.
National Gallery of Australia
- Contemporary Australian Architects 2017 Speaker Series—6 to 27 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Lecture 1: Fergus Scott Architects—6 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Lecture 2: Silvester Fuller Architects—13 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Lecture 3: Tridente Architects—20 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Lecture 4: Kevin O'Briend Architects—27 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Art for lunch—7, 14, 21, 28 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Senior students study day: Art + Activism—9 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- In conversation: Angelica Mesiti—9 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Rendezvous with art—11 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Out of the box—12 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Lecture: Mexican Modernism—16 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Art appreciation for carers—19 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Coffee with the curator: Australian Impressionism—21 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- FASHFEST vs Hyper Real—23 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Monet: The flowers of war concert—29 and 30 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Frank Stella The Kenneth Tyler Print Collection—until 22 October 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Australian Impressionism—until 31 October 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Namatjira: Painting Country—until 19 November 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Mexican Modernism—until 26 November 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
Kids and family:
- Drawesome—17 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Little look at ART—20 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Sketchy Tuesday—26 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Art Explorer: Stella Prints—28 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- NGA Play: Reko Rennie – until 3 December 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
For more information visit the National Gallery of Australia's website.
National Museum of Australia
- New members welcome tour—9 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters—From 15 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Sensory objects: Australian gardens through thyme—18 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Tjanpi Desert Weavers demonstrations—21 to 23 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Time Traveller's Book Club: The Colony—26 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Kanalaritja: An Unbroken String—until 3 October 2017(Canberra, ACT)
- A Change is Gonna Come—until 30 January 2018 (Canberra, ACT)
Kids and family:
- David Attenborough's VR Experiences—September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO Bricks—until 8 October 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
For more information visit the National Museum of Australia's website.
National Portrait Gallery
- Evensong—2 and 3 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Weave, hustle and halt—3 and 9 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Portrait encounter: Robyn Davidson—14 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Art and dementia - 19 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Identity and Transnationalism in Australian and Global Art—28 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Dempsey's people highlights—until 22 October 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Collections highlights tour—until 24 December 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
Kids and family:
- Little Faces: Spring Series—5 and 6 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Portrait play—25 to 29 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- StoryTime—27 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
For more information visit the National Portrait Gallery's website.
Australian National Maritime Museum
- Aurora—until 30 September 2017 (Sydney, NSW)
- Wildlife Photographer of the Year—until 9 October 2017 (Sydney, NSW)
- The Hartog Plate—until 29 October 2017 (Sydney, NSW)
- Treasures of the American Collection—ongoing (Sydney, NSW)
- Behind the Scenes Tour—ongoing (Sydney, NSW)
Kids and family:
- Kids on Deck – ongoing (Sydney, NSW)
- Cabinet of Curiosities—ongoing (Sydney, NSW)
- Family Fun Sunday—ongoing (Sydney, NSW)
- Mini Mariners—ongoing (Sydney, NSW)
For more information visit the Australian National Maritime Museum's website.
National Film and Sound Archive
- Arab Film Festival Australia 2017—1 to 2 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Mahbas—1 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Gaza Surf Club—1 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Ali, The Goat and Ibrahim + Ayny—2 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- I Still Hide to Smoke + Wintry Spring—2 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Love and Anarchy: The Films of Lina Wertmüller—6 to 16 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Love and Anarchy—6 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- The Seduction of Mimi—13 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- All Screwed Up—13 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Seven Beauties—16 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Swept Away—16 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- NFSA Ghost Tour—8 and 15 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Dario Argento: Horror Maestro—20 September—4 October 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- School Holiday screenings – 26 September—6 October 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Roald Dahl's the BFG in 3D—28 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr Fox—29 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
For more information visit the National Film and Sound Archive's website.
National Library of Australia
- Waving the Red Flag: Chinese Posters 1949—1976—until 2 February 2018 (Canberra, ACT)
- Book Launch: Seeing Through Snow—6 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Using Microform Readers—7 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Author Talk with Judy Horacek—7 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Portuguese Embassy Recital—8 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- On War—11 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Getting started @ the Library—12 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- 2017 Seymour Biography Lecture—12 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Fellowship Presentation—13 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- 2017 Kenneth Myer Lecture—13 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- A Month of Saturdays—16 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Felon in the Family—19 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- 2017 Ray Matthew Lecture—21 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Dombrovskis: Journeys into the Wild—from 21 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Curator Talk: Dombrovskis—27 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
- Book Launch: International Treasures—27 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
Kids and family:
- Book Launch: Yakanarra Song Book—8 September 2017 (Canberra, ACT)
For more information visit the National Library of Australia's website.
Museum of Australian Democracy
- Transcibe-a-thon: Revealing the real face of White Australia—9 and 10 September (Canberra, ACT)
- Yes: The Ongoing Story of the 1967 Referendum—ongoing (Canberra, ACT)
- The Opening Day: 9 May 1927—ongoing (Canberra, ACT)
- Finders Keepers: Collectors and their Stories—ongoing (Canberra, ACT)
- Onetoeight: Australia's First Prime Ministers – ongoing (Canberra, ACT)
- Behind the Lines 2016: The Year's Best Political Cartoons – ongoing (Canberra, ACT)
- Dress Code: Empire – ongoing (Canberra, ACT)
- Magna Carta: An Australian Story – ongoing (Canberra, ACT)
- Happy and Glorious – ongoing (Canberra, ACT)
Kids and family:
- Play Up – ongoing (Canberra, ACT)
- Mystery Tour Party Games—ongoing (Canberra, ACT)
For more information visit the Museum of Australian Democracy's website.
Bundanon Trust
- Siteworks 2017—23 September 2017 (Bundanon, NSW)
- Nolan 100—1917-2017—until 28 January 2018 (Bundanon, NSW)
- Bundanon Open Days—every Sunday (Bundanon, NSW)
For more information visit Bundanon Trust's website.
