Exhibitions in Sydney
April 2027
April at a glance: 0 exhibitions opening, 3 closing, and 6 more on view across the city.
Closing in April
- 200th Anniversary Exhibitions: Amaze Gallery18 Apr 2027
State Library of New South WalesFree
Marking the Library's bicentenary, over 200 items on display including the Endeavour journals and a 1297 copy of the Magna Carta.
Migrating Modernism: The Architecture of Harry Seidler26 Apr 2027Chau Chak Wing MuseumFree
Traces architect Harry Seidler's path from Nazi-occupied Vienna and studies with Gropius and Breuer to a major Australian career, with drawings, models and photographs.
Philippe Parreno: 5 Moons26 Apr 2027Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
Sydney International Art Series 2026-27: a major survey of French artist Philippe Parreno's immersive film, light and sound installations.
Also on through April
Ai Weiwei: Neil Balnaves Tallawoladah Lawn Commission 2026to 3 May 2027Museum of Contemporary Art AustraliaFree
A new large-scale outdoor sculpture commission by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei for the MCA's Tallawoladah Lawn.
Definitive Dupainto 18 Jul 2027State Library of New South WalesFree
A landmark retrospective of Max Dupain's complete body of work, drawn from the Library's archive of over 250,000 negatives and prints.
Takashi Murakami: When the Mountain Is High, the Moon Rises Higherto 18 Jul 2027Art Gallery of New South Wales
Australia's first major Murakami retrospective, spanning three decades of his Superflat paintings, sculpture and installation.
Fibre Optics: First Nations women in fibreto 15 Aug 2027Chau Chak Wing MuseumFree
Celebrates the artistry and technical mastery of First Nations women's fibre works from Arnhem Land, the Torres Strait and Boggabilla, presented as masterworks rather than craft.
Terraforming: Works from the Gene & Brian Sherman Collectionto 15 Aug 2027Chau Chak Wing MuseumFree
Six pioneering Chinese contemporary artists, including Ai Weiwei and Xu Bing, who reshaped China's creative landscape after 1976, from the Sherman family's collection.
Tracey Moffatt: Sorted – a look at her Archiveto 22 Aug 2027Chau Chak Wing MuseumFree
The first archive of its kind donated to an Australian museum, tracing photographer and filmmaker Tracey Moffatt's career since 1985 through photo series, films and ephemera.
Image credits
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- Migrating Modernism: The Architecture of Harry SeidlerPhoto: David James
- Philippe Parreno: 5 MoonsCourtesy of Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
- Ai Weiwei: Neil Balnaves Tallawoladah Lawn Commission 2026Courtesy of Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
- Definitive DupainMax Dupain / Google Art Project, Public domain
- Takashi Murakami: When the Mountain Is High, the Moon Rises Higher©2020 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved
- Fibre Optics: First Nations women in fibrePhoto: Trixie Young
- Terraforming: Works from the Gene & Brian Sherman CollectionPhoto: Trixie Young
- Tracey Moffatt: Sorted – a look at her ArchiveCourtesy of Chau Chak Wing Museum
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