Canberra Museum and Gallery, Canberra (must see)

Canberra Museum and Gallery is an art gallery and museum in Canberra. It is located on London Circuit, in Civic in the center of the city. The gallery was opened on 13 February, 1998. Among other things the exhibition includes works on display about the Canberra bush-fires 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.