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Belgrave

Beautiful, but deadly: The undeniable lure of life in the hills

For decades Belgrave has attracted many artists and writers. What is it about life here that inspires residents to defy the hazards?

  • Benjamin Preiss

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Day one of entry fees at the Museum of Contemporary Arts and Japanese school girls are issued with wristbands granting free access.

Museum of Contemporary Art seeks ‘white knight’ as entry fees kick in

On the first day of a $20 adult entrance charge, the Museum of Contemporary Art has revealed it is in talks with potential sponsors for free days and evenings.

  • Linda Morris
Ethel Carrick’s Esquisse en Australie (Sketch in Australia) 1908.

From gardens to beaches: Ethel Carrick’s dazzling Australian sketches

These lively paintings are possibly the first post-impressionist works to be made in Australia.

  • Joanna Mendelssohn
Amy Taylor of Amyl and the Sniffers performs at Sidney Myer Music Bowl, January 24, 2025.

Amyl and the Sniffers’ biggest show yet is a riotous celebration

There’s a real sense of community and communion as the crowd thrashes, screams and whoops for 90 minutes of pure chaos.

  • Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Cameron Woodhead and Andrew Fuhrmann

My ‘dirty little secret’ gave me an award-winning career

Why do people think it’s only of interest to those of dodgy morality and low IQ?

  • Wendy James
Martin Place metro station.

Need another reason to love the Metro? Here it is

The Sydney Metro has become the Louvre of commutes.

  • Michaela Boland
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Nusra Latif Qureshi’s “Descriptions of past II” (2001).

This exhibition proves that bigger isn’t better when it comes to art

There are whole worlds in these paintings so often reductively characterised as “miniature”.

  • Neha Kale
Tourists jostle to photograph Leonardo da Vinci’s The Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, in August 2024.

Jostling happy snappers are ruining art galleries for everyone

Taking photos in galleries is not only disruptive to the people around you – it detracts from the whole point of galleries in the first place.

  • Zoya Patel
Queensland Ballet’s Dangerous Liaisons is a 2019 production taking another bow in 2025.

The 25 best shows and cultural events to see in Brisbane in 2025

From singing nuns and hobbits to ice-skating legends, here are highlights of the year ahead.

  • Nick Dent
Hidden gems in our galleries.

Ghosts, ginger beer and the fall of Troy: A look at Victoria’s hidden artistic gems

From a ginger beer bottle to a scene from the fall of Troy, our galleries have dug through their collections to present some of them most storied pieces.

  • Kerrie O'Brien

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