CALENDAR
GENERAL ADMISSION
You can buy admission tickets online. Pick a date and time to visit the Museum. Timed-entry slots are released generally one-month prior. All sales are final and payments cannot be refunded.
- No events scheduled for Jul 18, 2022.
- No events scheduled for Jul 19, 2022.
- No events scheduled for Jul 20, 2022.
- No events scheduled for Jul 21, 2022.
Week of Events
Happy Feet
Happy Feet
Directed by George Miller (Babe, Mad Max: Fury Road) and choreographed by Tony-winner Savion Glover, Happy Feet is a delightful, funny musical adventure that also carries an environmental message.
For Love or Money: A History of Women and Work in Australia
For Love or Money: A History of Women and Work in Australia
This feminist essay classic was five years in the making, with contributions from hundreds of women and over 200 Australian films. It is an investigation and celebration of women's work from colonial settlement to the present, a story told by women: Aboriginals, migrants, convicts, and a variety of others.
Sweetie
Sweetie
Jane Campion’s debut feature film portrays—with lurid and unabashed vitality—the perilous relationship between two sisters, one repressed and anxious, the other unhindered and reckless, after the latter, nicknamed Sweetie, returns to their Sydney suburban home.
The Cheaters
The Cheaters
The only surviving feature film of the filmmaking trio the McDonagh sisters—with Paulette billed as director, Phylis as producer, and Isabel the lead actress. The original silent version remains the only intact version, and has been fully restored by the NFSA.
Night of the Living Dead
Night of the Living Dead
George A. Romero’s seminal, independent zombie movie, which laid the groundwork for the indie horror film, as part of our series Films of the Dead: Romero & Co.—next screening on July 9.
My Brilliant Career
My Brilliant Career
Based on Miles Franklin’s celebrated feminist book of the same name, this Australian New Wave classic launched the careers of actors Judy Davis and Sam Neill, as well as director Gillian Armstrong.
Jim Henson Exhibition Guided Tours
Jim Henson Exhibition Guided Tours
Join us for a special guided tour of The Jim Henson Exhibition for only $5 over the price of admission!
Night of the Living Dead (1990)
Night of the Living Dead (1990)
This remake of George A. Romero’s enduring 1968 masterpiece is a cult classic in its own right thanks to director and makeup legend Tom Savini’s thoughtful approach to the original source material.
Starstruck
Starstruck
Gillian Armstrong's vibrant light-hearted musical comedy kicks off our Pioneering Women in Australian Cinema series on July 21 and 23.
On Guard + Nice Coloured Girls + Shadow Panic
On Guard + Nice Coloured Girls + Shadow Panic
Four women conspire to sabotage the research program of Utero, a multinational firm engaged in reproductive engineering, in On Guard, screening with two classic Australian short films.
Diary of the Dead + Survival of the Dead
Diary of the Dead + Survival of the Dead
A special Double Feature of George Romero's final two films in his iconic series.
My Survival as an Aboriginal + Witches and Faggots, Dykes and Poofters
My Survival as an Aboriginal + Witches and Faggots, Dykes and Poofters
July 24: Redstone Theater July 31: Bartos Screening Room Dir. Essie Coffey. 1978, 51 mins. DCP. The first Australian film directed by an Indigenous woman, this documentary depicts the dispossession of the Aboriginal people of ...
Sweetie
Sweetie
Jane Campion’s debut feature film portrays—with lurid and unabashed vitality—the perilous relationship between two sisters, one repressed and anxious, the other unhindered and reckless, after the latter, nicknamed Sweetie, returns to their Sydney suburban home.