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Crowds gather at the Mona Lisa.

Mona Lisa will have her own room under a major renovation of the Louvre

The most visited museum in the world is also the most overcrowded, and then there are problems in the roof and outdated facilities.

  • Sylvie Corbet

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From left: Frida Kahlo; detail of Trevor Nickolls’ Brush With Lore; detail from Nusra Latif Qureshi’s Did you Come Here to Find History?.

The exhibitions you won’t want to miss in 2025

International works, sculpture, Indigenous art and more: 2025 will be another great year for Melbourne art lovers.

  • Tiarney Miekus
Having avoided the “macho” side of street art, Drez was keen to take his work to a wider audience.

Are street artists like Banksy and Drez really still on the outside?

Some of their faces remain hidden, but a new exhibition brings the biggest names of street art in from the cold.

  • John Bailey

The world’s most joyous artist brings her message of hope to town

Melburnians will have plenty to smile about when Australia’s largest Yayoi Kusama exhibition opens at NGV International.

  • Lindy Percival
Magritte’s The Dominion of Light, 1954, on show at the Art Gallery of NSW.

Spot the difference: A $185m surrealist masterpiece and its sister displayed here

In 1954, surrealist Rene Magritte painted four variations of an intriguing work bringing together night and day. One just sold for a record-breaking price, the other is on rare show in Australia.

  • Linda Morris

This ACMI exhibition shows us the tomorrow we want is ours to make

The Future and Other Fictions dares to imagine what might be to come for us all.

  • John Bailey
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Molto Bello is an exhibition of Italian design at Heide Museum of Modern Art.

Imagine Melbourne without coffee and Vespas. Here’s why you can’t ...

The Italian influence on our homes and city is celebrated in Heide’s new exhibition.

  • Gabriella Coslovich
Art Gallery of NSW’s upcoming summer blockbuster features works by Belgium surrealist, Rene Magritte.

The Beatles, Beyonce and the mysterious symbols behind Magritte, master surrealist

Bowler hats weren’t Rene Magritte’s only recognisable motif, as a summer blockbuster opening on Saturday shows.

  • Linda Morris
Works from the Tennant Creek Brio exhibition.

What happens when you turn junk into art? It’s suddenly worth stealing

In the lead-up to an exhibition by Tennant Creek Brio artists, some of their upcycled artworks went missing. They’re willing to discuss a ransom.

  • Kylie Northover
A new blockbuster exhibition, Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru, will feature more than 100 artefacts and a virtual reality tour next month.

From Egypt to Peru: the Australian Museum’s next golden gamble

A new blockbuster exhibition, Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru, will feature more than 100 artefacts and a virtual reality tour next month.

  • Garry Maddox

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