Canberra Museum and Gallery is an art gallery and museum in Canberra. It is located on London Circuit, in Civic in the centre of the city. The gallery was opened on 13 February, 1998. Among other things the exhibition includes works on display about the Canberra bushfires of 2003. There are several galleries located on two floors of the building, which have different exhibitions of paintings, photography or other works of art and the social history of Canberra. In its first five years the gallery had held 158 exhibitions. Entry to the gallery is free. Consisting of the Canberra Museum and Gallery, the Nolan Collection and ACT Historic Places (Lanyon, Calthorpes’ House and Mugga Mugga), ACT Museums and Galleries delivers a range of cultural services to the community in providing activities such as exhibitions, public and education programs, as well as through collecting, conserving and presenting significant aspects of the ACT’s cultural heritage.

The Canberra Theatre Centre is the Australian Capital Territory’s central performing arts venue and Australia’s first performing arts centre, the first Australian Government initiated performing arts centre to be completed, that opened on Thursday 24 June 1965 with a gala performance by the Australian Ballet. The Centre is sited in the heart of Canberra's City Centre, beside the ACT Legislative Assembly and backing onto City Hill, one of the apexes of the Parliamentary Triangle. Originally the complex was two separate buildings: the Canberra Theatre and the The Playhouse, which were linked by a covered walkway. The Canberra Theatre was built as a 1200 seat lyric theatre to house national and international touring companies; The Playhouse had 310 seats and was designed for local arts companies and for smaller scale touring companies. The Playhouse also contained a small visual art gallery, a meeting room and a restaurant.

Dendy Cinemas are also located in central Canberra. This chain of multiplex cinemas has theaters all over the Australian continent. Here you can enjoy the latest blockbusters in the best 3D quality, in very comfortable surroundings.

The Drill Hall Gallery is situated on the grounds of the Australian National University, or ANU. Built in 1940, the building that now houses the gallery originally served as an army drill hall. Today the gallery aims to promote young and talented artists from all over the world. The Drill Hall Gallery has four separate exhibition spaces where you'll find several great exhibitions on at any one time.

The Street Theater is a great venue with a cozy and friendly atmosphere. It is a multifunctional place with live music performances, theater, comedy and more all held here. The theater also plays a role in supporting young artists by staging challenging works on a regular basis here since it opened in 1994.

The National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) is Australia’s audiovisual archive, responsible for developing, preserving, maintaining, promoting and providing access to a national collection of audiovisual materials and related items. The collection ranges from works created in the late nineteenth century when the recorded sound and film industries were in their infancy to those made in the present day. The National Collection includes more than 1.3 million items. In addition to discs, films, videos, audio tapes, phonograph cylinders and wire recordings, the Collection includes supporting documents and artefacts, such as photographic stills, transparencies, posters, lobby cards, publicity, scripts, costumes, props, memorabilia and sound, video and film equipment.