EXHIBITIONS

ART GALLERY OF NSW
Art Gallery Road, The Domain, Sydney; 9225 1744 www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au

-Alfred Stieglitz: the Lake George years
From 17 June
This is the first Stieglitz exhibition in Australia and will include his famous cloud photographs plus portraits of wife Georgia O’Keeffe.

-Paths to abstraction 1867-1917
From 26 June
See the works of Cézanne, Seurat, Gauguin, Picasso, Kandinsky, Klee and more.

AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM
6 College Street, Sydney; 9320 6000
www.australianmuseum.net.au

-Alive
Until 19 September
A display of more than 200 specimens from the Museum’s vast collection plus talks by Australian Museum scientists and activities.

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM
2 Murray Street, Darling Harbour;
9298 3777 www.anmm.gov.au

-Intertwined Journeys: Tu Do and the Lu family
From 16 June
The Lu family arrived in Australia in 1977 on a Vietnamese refugee boat. Learn about their story through photographs and see their
boat Freedom.

HYDE PARK BARRACKS MUSEUM
Queen’s Square, Macquarie Street;
8239 2311 www.hht.net.au

-Citizen Soldiers: ongoing
Featuring rare photographs, uniforms, regalia, rifles, bayonets and memorabilia.
-Convict hulks: Life on the prison ships: ongoing
The fascinating history of convict hulks.
-Irish Orphan Girl: ongoing
The poignant stories of Irish orphans who came to the Hyde Park Barracks between 1848 and 1850.

JUSTICE AND POLICE MUSEUM
Corner Albert & Phillip streets, Circular Quay;
9252 1144 www.hht.net.au

-Sin City: crime & corruption in 20th century Sydney
Get an insight into the criminal elements of Sydney from the 1940s to the 1980s.
-Walter Tuchin – police photographer
Walter Tuchin documented both banal and shocking criminal investigations.

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
140 George Street, The Rocks; 9245 2400
www.mca.com.au

17th Biennale of Sydney
Until 1 August
Showcasing the work of 94 Australian and international contemporary artists as part of the Biennale. Artists include Louise Bourgeois, David Noonan and Bill Viola.

We Call Them Pirates Out Here: MCA Collection selected by David Elliott
Until 29 August
David Elliott, Artistic Director of the Biennale of Sydney, has selected works from the MCA’s collection and relics from the Museum of Jurassic Technology in Los Angeles.

MUSEUM OF SYDNEY
Cnr Bridge & Phillip streets, Sydney;
9251 5988 www.hht.net.au

-Up the Cross: Rennie Ellis & Wesley Stacey
Until 8 August
A fascinating photographic portrait of Kings Cross at a unique moment in time: the summer of 1970–71.

-Skint! Making do in the Depression
Until 25 July
The Great Depression was a time of great hardship but also a time when people showed ingenuity to survive.

-Painting the Rocks: the loss of Old Sydney
From 7 August
See paintings and government-commissioned photography, reports and plans that document Sydney during the early 1900s.

POWERHOUSE MUSEUM
500 Harris Street, Ultimo; 9217 0111
www.powerhousemuseum.com

-Creating the look: Benini and fashion photography
From 31 July
Get an insight into the creative processes involved in styling and designing the eye-catching fashion photographs created by Bruno Benini and his wife Hazel Benini.

-Frock stars: inside Australian fashion week
Until 29 August
From backstage to front row, discover the stories, highlights and controversies behind the staging of this major annual fashion show.

-The 80s are back
Revisit a decade known for its excess, over-the-top fashion and pop music.