Iltja Ntjarra, meaning ‘many hands’ in Aranda language, is an Aboriginal owned and directed arts centre. For more than two decades, Iltja Ntjarra has been a place for artists to come together to paint, share and learn new techniques and ideas. This tradition of passing on knowledge through watercolour is grounded in the legacy of Albert Namatjira and continues an important expression of kinship obligations. Compared to a Western style family tree, Namatjira kinship connections are complex. To Il

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Our upcoming program of exhibitions is here In 2024–25, the National Gallery presents Ever Present: First Peoples Art of Australia which opens next week. Ethel Carrick and Anne Dangar retrospectives open this summer and Cézanne to Giacometti: Highlights from Museum Berggruen / Neue Nationalgalerie featuring international modern art from Museum Berggruen, Berlin opens in the winter of 2025. The 5th National Indigenous Art Triennial opens late 2025, and you'll find new displays showcasing the dept

Monet: Impression Sunrise is an unmissable opportunity to see a masterful painting that became emblematic for Impressionism. | National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

🚸ROAD SAFE WITH SIR DON BRADMAN (1948) From the Film Australia Collection. Made by The National Film Board 1948. Directed by Jim Pearson. As a contribution to the cause of road safety Sir Donald Bradman world famous cricketer, played the lead in this film for children. The theme is cricket played in casual suburban small boy fashion, with a narrow street for the oval and a petrol tin for the wicket. Sir Donald comes on the scene and demonstrates the virtues of safety first as a must for those w

Our exhibition line up for 2026... And a little reminder that our permanent Collection is for everyone and is free to visit. Our opening times are below. Open daily: 10.30 – 18.00 Friday & Saturday: 10.30 – 21.00 🎨 Girl in Bed, 1952 by Lucian Freud © The Lucian Freud Archive/Bridgemen Images; private collection; on loan to the National Portrait Gallery, London 📸 Divinity Fudge, 1997 by Catherine Opie © Catherine Opie. Courtesy of the artist, Regen Projects, Los Angeles and Thomas Dane Gallery

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