At first glance artists Ethel Carrick and Anne Dangar seem to have little in common besides gender and career choice, but a new exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia is inviting visitors to take a closer look.
Museums Victoria urges people to be on the lookout for items lost from a flooded storage facility
ABC Melbourne presenter Sammy J stumbled across museum artefacts flowing down the gutter of a street in the city's inner north after a burst water main flooded a storage facility.
Photo shows Sammy J with some rocks and fossils.Merle was one of many who served in WWII. Aged 104, she's seeing her records for the first time
The National Archives of Australia has digitised over a million service records from World War II, many of which haven't been seen for 80 years.
Australians mark 106th Remembrance Day with services honouring the fallen
People across Australia gather to commemorate Remembrance Day and honour those who have died while serving in conflicts and peace-keeping operations.
Photo shows A man stands with a hand on his hip, wearing a uniform and medals, smiling.Burning love for Elvis sparks lifelong music obsession that's taken over one man's world
Harvey Dickson couldn't help falling in love with Elvis Presley when he heard him as a teenager. Now his extraordinary King of Rock and Roll memorabilia fills his house.
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Photo shows A man in a broad-brimmed hat sits in front of Elvis posters and records.'Amateurish' thieves steal two Andy Warhol prints, damage two more in botched Dutch gallery heist
Two Andy Warhol prints are missing from a southern Netherlands art gallery, and two more are damaged after a botched heist.
Photo shows Two screen prints of Queen Elizabeth II on a wall, with a silhouette of a man holding a phone in front.These sacred artefacts were thought lost forever, but one phone call changed everything
When a German researcher arrived in Yuendumu in 1972, the Indigenous community gave him rare access to their customs and culture. Half a century later, an emotional reunion has seen some sacred artefacts he was given returned.
Photo shows A man with a neutral expression looks on.Michael Brand raised $110 million to transform Sydney's major art gallery. He soon leaves the top job
Michael Brand is set to depart the Sydney art gallery in July, less than three years after the completion of the $344 million Sydney Modern project.
Photo shows An older man with grey hair and glasses, wearing a suit, looks into the camera, one hand in his pocketA quiet university library turns into a cosmic playground for two girls in this playful, dreamy film
Us and the Night, by Melbourne-based filmmaker Audrey Lam, is a tender look at libraries, friendship and imagination, showing as part of a "cosmic double feature" at Adelaide Film Festival.
Photo shows A woman pokes her head through a bookshelf in a library.'Celebrating vandals': MPs take aim at WA Museum for acquiring perspex protecting priceless painting defaced by climate activist
The WA Museum is criticised after acquiring a piece of perspex protecting an iconic Australian painting which was graffitied by climate activists.
Photo shows A woman stands next to a painting in a gallery that has been spray painted with the Woodside logo.National Gallery of Australia's single most expensive artwork Ouroboros unveiled to the public
Lindy Lee's sculpture Ouroboros, based on the ancient tale of the same name about a snake swallowing its own tail, is the National Gallery of Australia's largest ever investment in a single artwork.
Photo shows Light beams from a twisting silver sculpture with a wide opening outside an art gallery at night.History faces the future as visitors and volunteers turn their backs on community museums
After hitting peak popularity in the 1960s and 70s many museums have closed or are struggling to keep their doors open. Some blame a generational gap, sparking calls to rethink how to bring history to a younger audience.
Photo shows A collection of printed artifacts.Council rejects call to remove sex education books from public library
City of Albany councillors voted 8-3 not to remove sex education books Sex: A Book for Teens and not restrict access to the award-winning Welcome to Sex at its public library.
Photo shows book ban councilElders bring home sacred Indigenous artefacts held in UK museum for 120 years
Warumungu artefacts, including a famous boomerang, are being returned to country in Central Australia in an emotional milestone for the community.
Photo shows Two Warumungu elders standing at table in UK museum, one picking up a sacred artefact that's abour to be returned.Why this artist is throwing himself at a gallery wall in a small NSW town
Leading art world figure Djon Mundine calls on a rich cultural history in his performance work Always Was, Always Will Be.
Photo shows An Aboriginal man with white hair, wearing a white linen suit, standing in front of a red ochre body print on a gallery wall'Deeply beautiful and unique': Gallery brings largest-ever exhibition of Indigenous art to global stage
Works from the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria will tour to North America from next year, as part of The Stars We Do Not See: Australian Indigenous Art.
Photo shows Noŋgirrŋa Marawili, an Indigenous Elder, sits on a mat in front of a large painting, which features pink figures.Controversial museum 'reimagining' vetoed as SA government promises 'recalibrated' future
A proposed restructure of the South Australian Museum which would have seen 27 full-time positions abolished has been "withdrawn", following a state government review.
Photo shows A display at the South Australian Museum.'I am ready to begin': At 70, Lindy Lee says she's old enough to start having fun with her art
The celebrated artist — who recently delivered the $14 million Ouroboros sculpture to the National Gallery — draws on a lifetime of love, loss and spiritual enlightenment in her work.
Photo shows A woman with black hair tied up in top knot and Mao collar style jacket laughs in lush green outdoor area surrounded by ferns.Heritage listing expanded for Powerhouse Museum Ultimo site
The entirety of the Powerhouse Museum in Ultimo has been heritage listed, preventing any potential future sale or commercial development of the site.
Photo shows Site Heritage Listed: Exterior shot of a large brick building with a 'Powerhouse Museum' sign.Has Video Duration: 1 minute 57 seconds.Future of Sydney Powerhouse Museum secured after heritage listing expanded to cover whole site
A change to the precinct's heritage listing will mean the site must remain exclusively as a museum, preventing any potential sale or commercial development in the future. The site in Ultimo is undergoing a $300 million refurbishment.
Photo shows The front entrance of a complex. A brick wall with a sign that says 'POWERHOUSE MUSEUM'.How two little pennies left in concrete strengthened one man's connection to his home town
Ralph Ohlmeyer has made his mark in Waikerie's history in the form of two pennies. Historians say leaving something for the future strengthens the connection between people and place.
Photo shows an older man with a white moustache in transition glasses sitting on a step with his legs bent at the knee