Manly Art Gallery & Museum

Located in the heart of Manly Cove, Manly Art Gallery & Museum presents innovative, distinctive and creative cultural programs alongside its extensive collections of Australian visual art and beach ephemera.

Established in 1930, MAG&M is the oldest metropolitan regional gallery in NSW and the centre for the visual arts on the Northern Beaches.

Manly Art Gallery & Museum

West Esplanade Manly NSW 1655

02 8495 5036

northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/arts-and-culture/manly-art-gallery-museum

Tues to Sun 10am – 5pm. Closed - Mondays and Public Holidays.

Exhibitions

Lost in Palm Springs

Group Exhibition

8 Dec - 25 Feb

Collection 100: Gifted

8 Dec - 25 Feb

Surface Effect: Ceramics Collection Stories

8 Dec - 28 Jul

Adam Cullen: Art is Pain Relief

13 Oct - 3 Dec

Preview

Unboxing the cultural impact of sneakers

Sneakers are a cultural phenomenon made up of paradoxes. Some see them as an accessible and inclusive force in fashion that serve as an outlet of self-expression for many; yet to others they are a symbol of out-of-control consumerism. Two Queensland exhibitions are embracing these dualities, though from contrasting angles: Sneakers Unboxed: Studio to Street at HOTA on the Gold Coast, and Torsion at Brisbane’s Metro Arts.

Barnaby Smith

Feature

Betty Muffler on ways of healing Country

For Betty Muffler art making and healing are indistinguishable. Evoking Country through the view of the eagle, she’s now showing in the NGV Triennial alongside a host of international names.

Maya Hodge

Preview

The spirit of Emily Kam Kngwarray’s Country

A comprehensive new survey at the National Gallery of Australia pays tribute to Emily Kam Kngwarray and the Country she loved.

Andrew Stephens

Preview

Tarnanthi returns to South Australia

Adelaide’s annual Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art festival returns, and this year includes the first-ever survey exhibition by Vincent Namatjira, as well as artworks by over 1500 Indigenous artists.

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

Feature

Where are textiles heading next? New Exuberance finds out

New Exuberance at Benalla Art Gallery centres how textiles permeate our lives, from clothing to design to art. Encompassing fashion house collaborations to First Nations cultural practices, the show canvasses textile practices today—and where they’re heading next.

Briony Downes

In Pictures

The strength and struggle of Iranian women

In a new show at the Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ramak Bamzar pays tribute to the women Iran has lost to a brutal regime.

Manly Art Gallery & Museum

Manly Art Gallery & Museum

Exhibitions