Museum and Art Gallery News

ReCoil Concludes National Tour at MAGNT - 25 November

A national touring exhibition ReCoil: Change and Exchange in Coiled Fibre Art featuring works in fibre will conclude at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) with the exhibition set to open this Saturday, 28 November 2009 and remain on display until Sunday, 2 May 2010. View media release (pdf 29Kb)

Beautiful Beasts on Display - 20 November
The Northern Territory Government is proud to present a new exhibition at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory. View media release

WA Artist Wins Inaugural Telstra Art Award Online People’s Choice - 28 October
West Australian Indigenous artist Shane Pickett has won the inaugural online people’s choice in the 26th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award for his painting To Stand in a run off fresh water stream. View media release (pdf 54Kb)

Historic WWII Papers Purchased - 29 September

Chief Minister Paul Henderson announced the Territory Government has acquired a significant piece of World War II history. View media release

Queensland Artist Wins People’s Choice Award - 17 September

This year’s 26th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award has attracted almost 25,000 visitors since the exhibition opened five weeks ago. View media release

MAGNT Farewells Geologist on Last Fossil Excavation - 4 September

The recent annual fossil excavation at the Alcoota Scientific Reserve, located 105 kilometres north east of Alice Springs, was the last excavation for the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) Curator of Geology, Dr Dirk Megirian. View media release (pdf 35Kb)

Rock Art Fellowship Announced - 20 August

The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) has announced the recipient of the inaugural $25 000 George Chaloupka Fellowship, Victorian Aboriginal rock art expert Robert (Ben) Gunn. View media release (pdf 36Kb)

ACT Artist Danie Mellor Wins National Telstra Art Award - 14 August
Canberra based artist Danie Mellor has been awarded Australia’s prestigious Indigenous art prize – the national Telstra Art Award, at the 26th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award for his work titled From Rite to Ritual. View media release (pdf 53Kb)

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