What's on

Current exhibitions at the Chau Chak Wing Museum

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

Mungari: Fishing, Resistance, Return

The La Perouse Aboriginal community celebrates the homecoming of the Gweagal Spears, the resistance of their community and holding strong to their cultural fishing traditions.

Until 29 June 2025

DANCE PROTEST, Project Banaba

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

The trace is not a presence ...

Five Australian artists from different Chinese diasporic communities embrace their material histories to celebrate the process of becoming.

Until 14 September 2026

Micro:Macro - models of insight and inspiration

Micro:Macro explores the role of models in exploring our world, and features models from science, mathematics, medicine, engineering, art, and architecture.

Until 29 June 2025

Kerameikos

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 2 February 2026

Student Life: Max Dupain at the University of Sydney

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

Until 2 February 2026

Ongoing exhibitions

All levels

Ambassadors

'Ambassadors' are located throughout the Chau Chak Wing Museum featuring Indigenous cultural materials gathered to speak the ancient knowledge of Australia's First Nations peoples.

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Level 2

Nicholson Galleries

The Nicholson Collection holds almost 30,000 artefacts of artistic and archaeological significance from Egypt, Greece, Italy, Cyprus and the Middle East.

Level 1

Macleay Galleries

The Macleay Collection is the oldest natural history collection in Australia. Discover exhibitions showcasing these invaluable historical, cultural, scientific and photographic artefacts.