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Museums & Galleries of NSW supports museums, galleries and Aboriginal cultural centres in metropolitan and regional NSW.
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The 2025 IMAGinE Awards are now open
These awards recognise the people and projects making a difference in communities through outstanding exhibitions, public programs, partnerships, and collections care.
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IMAGinE Awards - MGNSW
The IMAGinE Awards recognise the people who work in museums and galleries across NSW and the contribution they make.
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July 17, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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The Dobell Exhibition Grant program is now open.
This grant provides financial assistance towards the development of new, curated exhibitions of visual arts at regional and public galleries in New South Wales.
Dobell Exhibition Grant - MGNSW
Supporting the development of innovative curated visual art exhibitions in regional NSW galleries.
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June 20, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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In 2025, Museums & Galleries of NSW will be working with five museums in the New England region as part of our annual Standards Review Program.
Standards Program 2025: New England Region Participants Announced - MGNSW
In 2025, Museums & Galleries of NSW will be working with five museums in the New England region as part of our annual Standards Review Program.
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June 19, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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Closing Soon - Audience Development Fund
The Audience Development Fund offers public galleries in NSW assistance in targeting and developing new audiences. It encourages galleries to create innovative public programs that engage artists and the community.
Closes 27 June
Audience Development Fund - MGNSW
Assistance for galleries to target and develop new audiences.
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June 10, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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In a powerful collaboration with Wodi Wodi Elder Dr Aunty Joyce Donovan, the Pilot’s Cottage Museum in Kiama has undertaken a transformative project to reframe how Aboriginal history is represented and understood within the museum.
INSIGHTS: Living Histories – Sharing Kiama’s Aboriginal History at Pilot’s Cottage Museum - MGNSW
In a powerful collaboration with Wodi Wodi Elder Dr Aunty Joyce Donovan, the Pilot’s Cottage Museum in Kiama has undertaken a transformative project to reframe how Aboriginal history is represented an...
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June 5, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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Exciting news!
We at the Chau Chak Wing Museum are partnering with the Biennale of Sydney again in 2026! @sydney.edu.au

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Chau Chak Wing Museum partners with Biennale of Sydney
The Chau Chak Wing Museum at the University of Sydney is one of five host locations for the 2026 Biennale of Sydney. Rememory.
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May 27, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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The Cultural Grants program, administered by the Royal Australian Historical Society, assists historical research and publication of local, community and regional history projects. Funding of up to $5,000 is available for eligible applicants.
Royal Australian Historical Society NSW Cultural Grant NSW 2025
The Cultural Grants program, administered by the Royal Australian Historical Society, assists historical research and publication of local, community and regional history projects. Funding of up to $5...
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May 16, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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A beautiful view of small museums - which we love
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Australia’s best small museums: celebrating apples, bottles, country music, dinosaurs …
Australia’s best small museums: celebrating apples, bottles, country music, dinosaurs …
Photographer Simone Rosenbauer’s Small Museum project documents rural, community-run museums and reveals a rich, nuanced portrait of Australia * Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email In the small country town of Tingha in northern New South Wales sits a supermarket seemingly frozen in time: the Wing Hing Long and Company Store. Its shelves are lined with old products – canned food from the 90s, shoes from bygone eras, boxes of soap with retro graphics and bottles of spray-on starch. “It’s almost like you’re stepping back in history,” says artist Simone Rosenbauer. “It’s so amazing!” None of the products are for sale: this supermarket, established by storekeeper Ah Lin in 1881 to service the region’s tin-mining boom, is now a living museum – conserved by the local council after it closed in 1998 after nearly 120 years of business. Continue reading...
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May 8, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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We’re proud to announce the program launch for the Volunteer Symposium for NSW Regional and Community-Run Museums taking place on 28 and 29 July 2025.
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Volunteer Symposium for Regional and Community-Run Museums - MGNSW
Museums & Galleries of NSW is partnering with Museums of History NSW to bring you the inaugural Volunteer Symposium for NSW Regional and Community-Run Museums.
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April 30, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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Unearth pieces of Tamworth

Tamworth Regional Gallery is displaying some snippets of the local history at their latest exhibition which features selected items from 12 local museums, archives, and galleries.
Unearth pieces of Tamworth
Tamworth Regional Gallery is displaying some snippets of the local history at their latest exhibition which features selected items from 12 local museums, archives, and galleries.
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April 20, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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Museums & Galleries of NSW is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Jilda Andrews to our Board of Directors.
Dr Jilda Andrews joins the M&G NSW Board of Directors - MGNSW
Museums & Galleries of NSW is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Jilda Andrews to its Board.
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April 17, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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This week, M&G NSW launched our 2024 Annual Review. This document details the outcomes of our year’s activities, programs, and projects.
Annual Review - MGNSW
M&G NSW reports on our year’s activity in our Annual Review. They detail the outcomes of our programs and projects and provide information about our funding and financial position.
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April 15, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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New Disaster Response Service for NSW Cultural Collections
The Collections Response and Safe Storage Unit is here to protect NSW’s cultural heritage in times of crisis.
Collections Response and Safe Storage Unit - MGNSW
The Collections Response and Safe Storage Unit has been launched as a public-private partnership to provide urgent disaster response and conservation support for art, cultural, and heritage collection...
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March 13, 2025 at 11:19 PM