Tag: Libraries, museums and galleries
Spy expo sheds light on 1941 Soviet plan
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Secret plans to blow up Moscow landmarks if the Nazis occupied the city go on display in an exhibit on Soviet military counter-intelligence.[MORE]
Committee recommends new funding model for cultural institutions
A parliamentary committee has recommended a new funding model be developed for the nation's cultural institutions.[MORE]
Olley donates Degas drawing
Aussie artist Margaret Olley donates a valuable Degas drawing to the National Gallery.[MORE]
National Portrait Gallery opens in new home
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The nation's best portraits given room to breathe in a $87m tailor-made gallery.[MORE]
Architects take NLA to court over storage design
A Canberra architecture firm is taking the National Library of Australia (NLA) to court over claims its storage facility incorporates features of the company's failed tender proposal.[MORE]
Colossal squid stops traffic in Wellington
A giant squid has brought traffic to a standstill in the New Zealand capital of Wellington.[MORE]
Rudd's caricature challenges exhibition cartoonists
Cartoons capturing Kevin Rudd, global warming and the credit crunch go on show in Canberra.[MORE]
Titanic museum gets go-ahead in Belfast
A museum recounting the story of the doomed Titanic will be built in Northern Ireland after ministers gave the green light to a massive funding package.[MORE]
WWI aerial action brought to life
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WWI aerial history is being brought to life with the display of rare aircraft and a short film at the War Memorial.[MORE]
Telescope heading home after 'distinguished history'
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A 140-year-old piece of Australia's astronomical history is heading home to Melbourne. [MORE]
Bendigo hosts stylish exhibition
Dresses are being steamed and adorned with accessories ahead of a world-famous couture exhibition in Victoria's Bendigo.[MORE]
Infamous Renaissance woman subject of mystery portrait
Art sleuths say a portrait bought by the NGV in 1965 is of the infamous Lucrezia Borgia.[MORE]
Colonial coup for TMAG
The cherished possessions of one of Tasmania's first settlers have been donated to the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.[MORE]
Qatar museum aims to show Islam's true values
The new Museum of Islamic Arts in the Qatari capital aims to show that Islam is a religion of "tolerance" and not "terrorism", guests were told at the opening ceremony on Saturday (local time).[MORE]
Darwin exhibition showcases E Timor art, craft
The first international exhibition of art and crafts from East Timor has opened today in Darwin.[MORE]
UK photo show documents death, revolution in Iran
Whether photographing prostitutes in a Tehran brothel or Saddam Hussein's chemical attack against Kurds, Pulitzer Prize-winner Kaveh Golestan wanted to shock viewers "like a slap in the face".[MORE]
GoMA unveils X-rated collection
The Queensland Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) is unveiling its latest major exhibition tonight.[MORE]
NGA receives $2m for Aust artworks
The National Gallery of Australia has received a $2 million bequest to purchase artworks by living Australian artists.[MORE]
Museum to return Indigenous skulls to Australia
A German medical museum will return the skulls of 18 Indigenous Australians that were taken from Australia more than a century ago.[MORE]
Gallery sells Whiteley, Perceval for Cezanne
Art Gallery of NSW to auction two Aussie pieces to help pay for a $16.2m Cezanne.[MORE]
Exhibition explores how shell-shocked Aussies coped after WWI
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A new exhibition at the National Archives in Canberra explores how shell-shocked Australians coped after World War I.[MORE]
Artist prepares for wood work
A controversial artist is preparing for a gruelling performance piece at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery in Hobart next month.[MORE]
Rethink on Perth museum site
The West Australian Premier Colin Barnett says the Government is going back to the drawing board to find a site for Perth's new $500 million museum.[MORE]
National Film Archive helps the world celebrate its heritage
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The National Film and Sound Archives have uncovered some interesting film methods while restoring a collection from the early 1900s.[MORE]
Alan Bennett donates archive to Oxford library
British author and playwright Alan Bennett will donate his literary archive to the Bodleian Library in Oxford, the library says.[MORE]
