Exhibitions

Discover ancient and contemporary cultures through artworks and artefacts displayed in our diverse exhibitions. Our ongoing and temporary exhibitions represent expansive themes across our three collections.

Entry is completely free and booking is not required.

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Temporary exhibitions

J.W. Power: Art, war and the avant-garde

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The first comprehensive survey of J.W. Power’s art, Australia’s leading avant-gardist of the inter-war years.

Until 8 February 2026

Big Power Energy

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Big Power Energy celebrates artists. This exhibition includes works that are either physically monumental or conceptually bold.

Until 8 February 2026

DANCE PROTEST, Project Banaba

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Inspired by research in the Chau Chak Wing Museum archives and collections, Katerina Teaiwa presents new work exploring Banaban dance as a form of protest.

Until 25 January 2026

Kerameikos

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This exhibition offers new ways of understanding some of Australia's oldest collections, by challenging historical narratives and pushing the boundaries of ceramic practice today.

Until 25 January 2026

Student Life: Max Dupain at the University of Sydney

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This photographic exhibition introduces Dupain's modernist approach to photography in a brilliant and frequently hilarious series of candid shots.

Until 2 February 2026

Infinite Scroll 荧屏沉溺

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This collaborative exhibition with 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art offers insight into Chinese artistic innovation and celebrates the diversity and dynamism of China and the Chinese diaspora.

Until 26 July 2026

Ongoing exhibitions

Header image: Egyptian Galleries (installation view), Chau Chak Wing Museum. Photo by Stefanie Zingsheim.

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Phone: +61 2 93512812

Email: ccwm.info@sydney.edu.au

Address: Chau Chak Wing Museum
University Place
Camperdown NSW 2050

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