Mar 20, 20191 minCongratulations to EX!T ART People's Choice WinnerThe Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) is delighted to announce the recipient of this year’s Exit Art 2018 NT Year 12 Student Exhibitio...
Feb 1, 20193 minEX!T ART AWARD WINNERSCongratulations to all of students exhibiting in this year's EX!T ART. This year's exhibition features the work of 51 selected 2018 Year 12 students from 14 ...
Nov 8, 20182 min35TH TELSTRA NATSIAA PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCEDFreda Brady, Maringka Tunkin, Sandra Ken and Tjungkara Ken and Yaritji Young (Ken sisters collaborative) Seven sisters Synthetic polymer paint on linen 20...
Sep 21, 20181 minFranck Gohier Ad Wins at Capricornia Film Awards!Congratulations to Alexandra Edmondson and MAGNT who were awarded best TVC / Corporate Award in the Capricornia Film Awards for 2018 as part of the Darwin In...
Jul 16, 20181 minSALTWATER CAFE - NOW OPENAfter much anticipation, MAGNT'S Bullocky Point location welcomes the new Saltwater Cafe! Soft opening from Monday 16 July, the Saltwater Cafe will be open M...
May 11, 20181 minCONGRATULATIONS TO THE EX!T ART PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD WINNER!Ayla Thorbjornsen, Co-existence, graphite pencil, watercolour and white gel ink pen on paper Taminmin College student Ayla Thorbjornsen has taken out the EX!...
May 3, 20182 minCONSERVATION ADVENTURES IN NINETEENTH CENTURY TEMPERAIn May MAGNT’s paintings conservator Lisa Nolan attended a conference and two workshops in Germany and the Netherlands. The conference titled ‘Tempera painti...
Apr 19, 20181 minNEW FIELD GUIDE TO THE FRESHWATER FISHES OF THE KIMBERLEYThe Kimberley region in north-western Australia is world renowned for its rugged natural beauty, remoteness, waterfalls, and aboriginal culture. It is home t...
Mar 18, 20181 minMAGNT DARWIN LOCATIONS CLOSED FOR CYCLONE CLEAN UP, OPENING TUESDAY 20 MARCHIn the wake of Tropical Cyclone Marcus, MAGNT Darwin facilities including Bullocky Point and Fannie Bay Gaol will remain closed until Tueday 20 March. Please...
Mar 9, 20182 minFEELING FOR PATTERN: 50 YEARS OF TIWI POTTERYIn 1969, six Aboriginal men from Milingimbi, Port Keats (Wadeye) and Bathurst Island began their traineeships at Bagot Pottery: a ceramic and clay processing...
Mar 6, 20181 minGOANNAS AND THE SECRET LIVES OF ARMPIT TICKSDid you know that many medium to large goannas are host to the blood-feeding arachnids we know as ticks? The Northern Territory is home to more species of go...
Feb 22, 20181 minSHOW, TELL, TOUCH, FEEL: MEGAFAUNA FUN AT THE MCAEver seen a paleontologist play a game of duck, duck, goose? This Sunday at the Museum of Central Australia in Alice Springs, Curator of Earth Sciences, Adam...
Dec 10, 20171 minCORNUCOPIA CLOSES, NEW CAFÉ COMING SOONPreparations for the exciting new café at MAGNT have begun. Unfortunately that also means that the Cornucopia has closed. However, fear not all you coffee lo...
Dec 6, 20171 min34TH TELSTRA NATSIAA PEOPLES CHOICE AWARD WINNER ANNOUNCEDThe Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) is pleased to announce the 2017 People’s Choice Award winner, Anniebell Marrngnamarrnga. Marrngn...
Nov 23, 20171 minNEW CAFÉ COMING SOONDarwin residents should prepare themselves for a new dining experience at the iconic Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory at Bullocky Point. The ...
Nov 8, 20171 minVIRTUAL BARU SKULLMAGNT staff are hard at work preparing content for display at the new Todd Street Mall Facility in Alice Springs which will display MAGNT’s collection of fos...
Oct 17, 20171 minMARITIME GALLERY UPGRADEStanding tall, alongside some of Darwin's best sweeping views of the Arafura Sea is the Maritime Gallery. Completed in 1992 the building, named in honour of ...
