Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT)

Set in a scenic location overlooking Fannie Bay, MAGNT Darwin is home to internationally renowned artistic, cultural and scientific collections and research programs.

Each year MAGNT presents a dynamic program of internally-developed exhibitions, carefully curated from the collection, and the best travelling exhibitions from around Australia.

MAGNT Darwin is also home to the annual Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA) —the most significant celebration of its kind in Australia.

Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT)

Conacher St, Darwin NT 0820

08 8999 8264

magnt.net.au

Daily 10am–4pm.

Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT)

Exhibitions

40: Celebrating four decades of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards

Ongoing exhibition

29 Apr

2024 Telstra National Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Art Awards

22 Jun - 27 Jan

Unruly Days: Territory life 1911 – 1921

Ongoing exhibition

29 Apr

Cyclone Tracy

Ongoing exhibition

1 Mar

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

Feature

Jonathan Jones on Country and kinship

bagan bariwariganyan: echoes of country, curated by Jonathan Jones and now showing at Bundanon, highlights a long history of Indigenous art on the New South Wales south coast, with works and installations from Jones, Aunty Julie Freeman, Aunty Cheryl Davison, and Mickey of Ulladulla.

Steve Dow

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

Preview

Emma Phillips on the building blocks of a practice

Emma Phillips has a knack for catching moments of unbridled humanity. In her latest exhibition at ReadingRoom, she shines a light on the breadth of her practice, amalgamating several projects from the last decade.

Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT)