Current Exhibition Program

• MAGNT presents permanent exhibitions, temporary and travelling exhibitions.

ReCoil: Change and Exchange in Coiled Fibre Art

28 November 2009 - 2 May 2010

 

Treahna Hamm, Spirit Figure, 2007

Sedge, fabric, wire, gumnuts 200 x 62.1cm

From the quirky to the conventional ReCoil: Change and Exchange in Coiled Fibre Art, developed by Artback NT, features a unique collection of innovative and contemporary forms from fibre artists' across Australia. ReCoil highlights a rich legacy of inter - cultural exchange showcasing the work of 12 Indigenous and 3 non - Indigenous artists' who have worked with their Aboriginal peers. The artists' common love of coiling has resulted in the creation of vibrant, intricate and often fantasy filled artworks.

Presented by Artback NT: Arts Development and Touring and the Northern Territory's visual and performing arts touring agency.

 

The development and tour of the exhibition has been generously sponsored by Visions of Australia, an Australian government program supporting exhibitions by providing funding assistance for the development and touring of Australian cultural material across Australia.

Support has also been provided by the Northern Territory Government through the Department of Natural Resources, Environment the Arts and Sports, as well as by ERA and Rio Tinto.

       

Beautiful Beasts

21 November 2009 - 14 March 2010

Peggy Napangardi Jones, Yellow Bird, Synthetic Polymer paint on canvas, Shell Development Australia Aboriginal Art Acquistion Fund, 15th National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award.

Aly de Groot, Dish Pig, 2007, steel and wire, Museum & Art Gallery Collection.

Rob Brown, Burke + Wills (after Nolan), 2005, oil on board, Museum & Art Gallery Collection.

Drawn entirely from the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory's permanent collection, Beautiful Beasts will surprise and delight all ages with a celebration of the animal world in art. From the bold to the bizarre, Beautiful Beasts features artworks that have rarely been on display at MAGNT featuring Indigenous and non - Indigenous Australian artists, Indonesian and Papua New Guinean artists. Beautiful Beasts creates a conversation not only between artworks but across cultures.

 

A Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory exhibition

Supercrocodilians: Darwin’s ultimate survival story

12 February 2009 – 29 February 2011

2009 marks a significant moment in the history of natural science.  Two hundred years ago, one of the world’s greatest scientists was born, Charles Darwin.  Famous for his theory of evolution, Charles Darwin reshaped the world’s perception on the origin of living organisms. Supercrocodilians: Darwin’s ultimate survival story demonstrates Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution through crocodilians.  Supercrocodilians  will feature an array of crocodilian specimens from ancient fossils to modern examples.  Come face to face with one of the largest crocodilians known to have ever existed, which may have measured over 12 metres in length.  Other displays include Australian fossil species from the last 100 million years, which show a diversity of aquatic forms as well as species apparently better adapted for a life on land.  Modern crocodilians, many from overseas, will be represented as well. Complimenting the exhibition are hands-on displays with interactive elements for a younger audience. What better place to stage such an exhibition than a city named after this most revolutionary scientist. View what's on MAGNT A Museum and Art Gallery Northern Territory exhibition (Detail) MAGNT Curator, Dr Paul Horner with life size repulica skull of the extinct 'Supercroc', Sarcosuchus imperator.

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