Exhibitions at the Visitors Centre
There’s always an exhibition in the Visitor Centre Gallery.
Exhibitions explore the Australian environment through diverse creative forms including fine art, craft, photography and sculpture.
Current and upcoming exhibitions
Schools Photographic Competition Exhibition
30 October – 17 November — Visitor Centre Gallery
An exhibition of photographs showcasing creativity and photographic skills in colour, monochrome and altered reality featuring plants, wildlife and scenery from the Gardens.
Treasures in timber
Friday 4 October – Monday 7 October, 9.30 am – 4.30 pm — Crosbie Morrison Building
Discover the finest work of the ACT Woodcraft Guild, meet the members and discover a variety of woodworking techniques through demonstrations.
A Garden of Letters
2 – 27 October, 9.30 am – 4.30 pm daily — Visitor Centre Gallery
A showcase of works highlighting the diverse stylistic approach to the calligraphic art form while incorporating a botanical theme.
Friends Photographic Group
21 November – 8 December — Visitor Centre Gallery
An exhibition of photographs of flora and fauna, mainly taken within the Gardens by the Friends of the Australian National Botanic Gardens Photographic Group.
Native Wildlife
14 December 2019 – 12 January 2020 — Visitor Centre Gallery
An exhibition of a diverse range of wildlife from birds, marsupials, insects to marine life by the Friends of the Gardens Botanic Art Group.
Promiscuous Provenance
17 January – 1 March 2020 — Visitor Centre Gallery
An exhibition encouraging a re-examination of our relationship with our colonial past through a world of fantasia.
