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Explore Late Night Exhibitions

Explore late night exhibitions including the National Gallery of Australia’s Renaissance blockbuster and the last weeks of the amazing Handwritten exhibition at the National Library of Australia through to more quirky exhibitions involving moustaches, skateboards, surfboards and adults only fun at Questacon.
 
Memory of a Nation
Memory of a NationFamily friendly, ExhibitionExplore the events and the people – both ordinary and extraordinary – that have shaped this nation.
Big Night Out for Adults
Big Night Out for AdultsExhibitionThere's plenty for adults to see and do at Questacon. For one night only, uncover the mysteries of science through interactive exhibitions....
Making Waves
Making WavesExhibition, Family friendlySurf's up in Canberra. See 12 exquisite wooden surfboards individually handcrafted by Peter Walker incorporating techniques developed...
Impressions: Painting light and life
Impressions: Painting light and lifeExhibition, Family friendlyMarvel at portraits by, and of, artists at the heart of Australian impressionism including Tom Roberts, Arthur Streeton and Frederick...
Skater
SkaterExhibition, Family friendlyNikki Toole has travelled the world to photograph skateboarders. Her highly-focused portraits explore contemporary identity by...
Down South – Australian tradies in Antarctica
Down South – Australian tradies in AntarcticaExhibitionLearn about the intrepid and skilled tradespeople who ventured to Antarctica from 1947 to the 1980s . Photographer Susan Gordon-Brown...
Treasures Gallery
Treasures GalleryExhibition, Family friendlyBrowse a fascinating collection of treasures from the Library’s 10 million items, from James Cook’s Endeavour journal to Edward Koiki...
Political Porcelain: Penny Byrne
Political Porcelain: Penny ByrneExhibitionArtist Penny Byrne takes familiar objects from our mantelpieces, china cabinets and toy boxes and transforms them into powerful works of...
Handwritten: ten centuries of manuscript treasures
Handwritten: ten centuries of manuscript treasuresFamily friendly, ExhibitionExperience this once in a lifetime chance to see rare manuscripts from a who's who of history's greatest thinkers spanning more than 1000...
Antarctic Soundscape
Antarctic SoundscapeFamily friendly, ExhibitionBe transported to the beautiful and stark wonder of Antarctica by the soundscape of Philip Samartzis.
Jo's mo show (with beards)
Jo's mo show (with beards)Family friendly, ExhibitionThis quirky exhibition illustrates changes in beards, moustaches and sideburns from the 1780s to the 1980s.
Renaissance — 15th & 16th Century Italian Paintings
Renaissance — 15th & 16th Century Italian PaintingsExhibition, Family friendlySee 70 early and late Renaissance paintings by some of the most distinguished names in European art, such as Raphael, Botticelli, Titian...
Behind the Lines — The year's best political cartoons 2011
Behind the Lines — The year's best political cartoons 2011ExhibitionLaugh and cry as you follow the year’s twists and turns in politics with Australia’s top cartoonists.