Exhibitions
Titanic scholar on James Cameron, the Titan submersible disaster and dedicating your life to a 112-year-old tragedy
He has been on salvage expeditions at the wreck site, met James Cameron, and written 20 books, but says: “The more I read, the less I know”. Now his show has steamed into Brisbane.
- by Nick Dent
Latest
We cross these roads every day, but what lies beneath the bitumen?
A new exhibition at ACMI follows long-hidden Indigenous pathways to create the ultimate Australian road movie.
- by Andrew Stephens
Think selfies started with the iPhone? Pharaohs beat us by 5000 years
A new exhibition reveals that the heavily filtered Instagram crowd has nothing on Ancient Egyptians.
- by Richard Jinman
The plan to save the Mona Lisa from crass crowds and Instagrammers
Jostling crowds have made viewing Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece one of Europe’s most disappointing experiences. Now there are moves to protect her from the hordes.
- by Rob Harris
Out of Egypt
British Museum curator Marie Vandenbeusch examines objects from the National Gallery of Victoria's Pharaoh exhibition, opening on June 14.
Perspective
Retail
Bury me in a ballpit, retail has made a good call here
Queen Street Mall hasn’t been the same since it lost Myer, but this immersive experience could bring a bit of joy back to the CBD’s struggling precinct.
- by Courtney Kruk
‘Documenters of our time’: Exhibition celebrates Herald photography
The Photos1440 Exhibition showcases the artistry of the Herald’s photography at the NSW State Library.
- by Josefine Ganko
To beat the crowds at the Louvre all you need to do is exercise
The museum had not yet opened, and I was following instructions to catwalk, hip bump and point in the grand room where Louis XIV once held plays and balls.
- by Catherine Porter
Want to know what happens in ACMI’s playful new show? It’s up to you
Visitors need only keep moving to experience their own animated world inside ACMI’s Beings exhibition.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
Opinion
Arts
Why I won’t go to the NGV’s perplexing and problematic Pharaoh blockbuster
When Indigenous artefacts are being returned, and there is global recognition of the sanctity of the dead. Why do we make an exception for Egyptian rulers?
- by Alan Attwood
From Donald Trump to MONA’s David Walsh: Our soaring anxiety about status
Widening inequality, shifting fortunes and social media neediness are lifting our anxiety about status to new heights.
- by Luke Slattery