Modern times: the untold story of modernism in Australia
Modern times reveals how modernism transformed life in Australia across five tumultuous decades from 1917 to 1967. The exhibition traces for the first time the impact of modernism on all aspects of Australian culture — from art, design and architecture to advertising, photography, film and fashion. more...

Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne
Until 19 July 2009
State Library of Queensland
August to November 2009

contact: Ross Clendinning , Exhibitions Coordinator, on
(02) 9217 0206 or email: rossc@phm.gov.au

FRUiTS: Tokyo street style - photographs by Shoichi Aoki
This exhibition showcases a vibrant and engaging collection of photographs taken in Tokyo between 1997 and 2002. The images capture a radical Japanese fashion subculture that has inspired fashion designers worldwide. more...

Port Macquarie Hastings Gallery
8 October – 16 November 2008
Albury Library Museum
12 December 2008 – 1 February 2009
Griffith Regional Art Gallery
30 April – 7 June 2009
VENUE TBC - Exhibition available
Mid June to Mid September, 09
Lismore City Library
25 September - 10 January 2010
Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery
22 January - 07 March 2010

contact: Rebecca Bushby, Exhibitions Coordinator, on
(02) 9217 0215 or email: rebeccab@phm.gov.au

Great Collections
Great Collections is an exhibition that brings together iconic treasures from the Powerhouse Museum, Art Gallery of NSW, Australian Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, State Library of NSW, State records NSW, Botanic Gardens Trust and Historic Houses Trust of NSW presented by Museums and Galleries NSW. more...

Campbelltown Arts Centre
11 December – 19 January 2009
Tweed River Art Gallery
6 February – 15 March 2009
Western Plains Cultural Centre, Dubbo
3 April – 10 May 2009
Albury Library Museum
29 May – 5 July
Ballarat Fine Arts Gallery
24 July – 30 August 2009

contact Joanne Delzoppo, Exhibition Coordination & Regional Services, on 02 9217 0239 or email: joanned@phm.gov.au

Greening the Silver City: seeds of bush regeneration
This exhibition tells the remarkable story of how the denuded landscape of Broken Hill was repaired by a bush regeneration scheme in the 1930s. more...

Lismore City Library
22 November 2008 - 22 March 2009
Port of Yamba Historicty Society
28 March – 24 May 2009
Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra
4 June – 26 August 2009

contact Ross Clendinning, Exhibitions Coordinator, on
(02) 9217 0206 or email: rossc@phm.gov.au

Winning sky photos: the David Malin Awards
With modern equipment amateur astronomers are taking increasingly spectacular images of the sky. In this exhibition visitors can view the winners and selected entries in an astrophotography competition open to amateur astronomers and photographers from around Australia.

Cosmology Gallery, Perth
1 November 2008 – 18 January 2009
Scienceworks, Melbourne
31 January – 2 April 2009
Museum of the Riverina, Wagga Wagga
11 April – 17 May 2009
Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium, Brisbane
| 30 May - 12 July 2009

image: ‘Windswept stars’ by Gary Hill Winner of the Open theme - Star trails in the landscape Photo copyright: Gary Hill.

contact Joanne Delzoppo, Exhibition Coordination & Regional Services, on 02 9217 0239 or email: joanned@phm.gov.au