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Free entry. Open daily 10 am – 4 pm | From 12 December until 9 March 2026
Extended Hours: 9 January – 7 March 2026, Fridays and Saturdays 6–8 pm
Closed: 2–4 March
The experience runs on a continuous 5-minute loop.
It includes:
• Darkened space
• Flashing visual effects
• Immersive sound
• Mild nudity
Please note:
• No food or drink is allowed in the Gallery
• Filming and photography is permitted.
For further details or assistance, please speak to a member of our friendly staff.
The NFSA is open daily from 10 am until 4 pm on McCoy Circuit, Acton.
Our onsite deli Dom’s is open daily, serving fresh and toasted sandwiches with classic deli flavours and a modern twist, alongside locally roasted Redbrick coffee and sweet treats.
About the installation
Heaven's Gate is the latest in internationally acclaimed video artist Marco Brambilla's Megaplex series of video collages. A lavish take on the silver screen spectacle of Hollywood dreams and excess, Heaven’s Gate presents an explosion of visuals engulfing viewers in a kaleidoscopic dreamscape.
The artwork, presented for the first time in Australia, takes the form of a dominant totem in the NFSA’s Gallery. It takes viewers on a journey through Dante’s seven levels of Purgatory, each depicted as a fantastical landscape composed of looping samples from Hollywood’s Golden Age.
Drawing on Hollywood dreams and excess – while referencing gaming, news, cinema, and reality TV – Heaven's Gate weaves these heterogenous images into a hyper-sensory parallel universe, celebrating collective storytelling consciousness and satirising saturated glamour.
Images: Heaven's Gate (detail) 2021, Marco Brambilla
Marco Brambilla is a leading figure in contemporary video art, internationally recognised for his pioneering use of digital imaging technologies and immersive moving image installations.
His work has been exhibited at leading institutions such as the New Museum (New York), Santa Monica Museum of Art, Nxt Museum (Amsterdam), Seoul Biennial, Broad Art Museum (Los Angeles), Borusan Contemporary (Istanbul), Le Centquatre (Paris) and the Kunsthalle Bern (Switzerland). Brambilla has been featured at prestigious film festivals, including Venice and Sundance, and was honoured in 2025 at the Cinema Unbound Awards by the Portland Art Museum. He is a recipient of the Tiffany Comfort Foundation and Tiffany Colbert Foundation awards.
What's on at Acton
There’s always something to inspire and delight at the NFSA. Catch a cult classic at Arc Cinema, explore the curious collection of audiovisual artefacts on display in The Library or simply drop in to enjoy our sunny heritage courtyard.
Events & Experiences
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The Library
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