Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh)

The Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh) is dedicated to championing Australian photography and its vital role in Australian culture and society.

As the custodian of one of the most culturally significant collections of Australian photography in the country, MAPh is Australia’s leading public art museum devoted to the collection and exhibition of photography.

As well as gallery exhibitions, MAPh provides community access to our collection through an active touring program, external loans to art museums and galleries across the nation and updating our online resources that encourage engagement with Australian photography.

In landscaped grounds that look to the Dandenong Ranges, MAPh is set within a tranquil park dotted with outdoor sculpture and photographic installations.

Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh)

860 Ferntree Gully Road Wheelers Hill VIC 3150

03 8544 0500

maph.org.au

Tue to Fri 10am–5pm,
Sat & Sun 10am–4pm.
See our website for latest information.

Exhibitions

500 strong

Ponch Hawkes

23 Nov - 16 Feb

Mångata

Amos Gebhardt

23 Nov - 26 Feb

Snakes and mirrors

Petrina Hicks

23 Nov - 26 Feb

Book Reviews

65,000 Years brings truth telling to art history

65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art is an extraordinary account of the unique art of this continent, published alongside a landmark exhibition at the Potter Museum of Art. Necessary and urgent, it tells the story of Indigenous Australian art; a new art history unlike anything we’ve seen. For Jane O’Sullivan, it’s a remarkable and must-read book.

Jane O'Sullivan

Feature

Oslo Davis reimagines art terms

In a new series of illustrated postcards available as a free gift with purchase only at the Art Guide Bookstore, Oslo Davis takes on classic and contemporary art terms and genres and reimagines what they could be referring to.

Oslo Davis

Feature

The major exhibitions open in each capital city this summer

With so much to choose from, we’ve rounded up the major summer exhibitions in each capital city, open all summer long. Spanning Yayoi Kusama, Magritte, the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, and many more.

Art Guide Australia

Book Reviews

‘About Face’ mirrors the alluring world of contemporary portrait painting

About Face is a smart piece of marketing. The new book on portrait painting from Australia and New Zealand has a mission to change buyers’ minds about the field. But as Jane O’Sullivan discovers, any sales pitch wears thin if it’s repeated often enough, and the close attention to how portrait painting is received by the market means that other important conversations fade to the background.

Jane O'Sullivan

In Pictures

Raining cats and dogs

Whether beloved pets or superstitious omens, animals have always existed in art. The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia’s latest exhibition is paying tribute to two of the most beloved animal figures: cats and dogs.

Art Guide Australia

Feature

Self reflections with Jack Ball

In his latest exhibition at Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, Jack Ball challenges the extractive history of the archive while searching for shapes that can articulate the complexity of trans life.

Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh)

Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh)

Exhibitions