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.
