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The Dressmaker Exhibition

Date information01 July-18 August

10am-4pm Daily

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Sonic the Hedgehog leaping against a stylised blue background

Game Masters: The Exhibition

Date information27 September-09 March

10am-4pm Daily

The NFSA turns into Australia’s biggest video game arcade, with…

Kate Winslet sews on a vintage Singer sewing machine

Power Dressers

Date information26 July-02 August

Check sessions

We explore the transformative power of fashion through classic fi…

Aqua and blue graphic of a record being played on a record player.

The Vinyl Lounge

2 Aug

5.30pm - 7.00pm

Vinyl lovers, bring your favourite records and share your music s…

List of events

Jul 2019

A woman in costume stands in front of an outback scene at sunset

The Dressmaker costume exhibition

Date information01 July-18 August

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10am-4pm Daily

Go behind-the-seams with this exquisite exhibition. LAST WEEKS

A woman in a black coat and hat holding a suitcase in the Australian outback

The Dressmaker Costume Exhibition Events

Date information01 July-16 August

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Check event times below

Join us for a series of events as part of The Dressmaker Costume Exhibition.

Street view of Melbourne in the 1960s

Daily program: Vintage Australia

Date information01 July-31 August

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Daily 10am - 4pm

Life in Australia in the 40s, 50s and 60s

Sepia image of two women dressed as cowboys and another woman dancing in front of a chorus line.

Friday with the Friends: Showgirl's Luck

26 Jul

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6:00PM

A rare chance to see Australia’s first screen musical, presented by Friends of the NFSA.

Kate Winslet sews on a vintage Singer sewing machine

Power Dressers

Date information26 July-02 August

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Check sessions

We explore the transformative power of fashion through classic films with fantastic costumes.

Moulin Rouge!

26 Jul

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6:00PM

A glorious mix of historical detail and fictional extravagance, with Oscar-winning costumes.

A costume sketch of a Hollywood actress in black evening dress with frilly white sleeves and a white collar

Women He's Undressed

27 Jul

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12.00pm

Gillian Armstrong's documentary about Australian-born Hollywood costume designer, Orry-Kelly.

Marilyn Monroe reads a note in her dressing room while Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis, dressed as showgirls, look on

Some Like It Hot - 60th Anniversary 4K restoration

27 Jul

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2:00pm

Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis and Marilyn Monroe star in this perfect screwball comedy.

Aug 2019

Aqua and blue graphic of a record being played on a record player.

The Vinyl Lounge

2 Aug

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5.30pm - 7.00pm

Vinyl lovers, bring your favourite records and share your music stories.

Cate Blanchett in a fur coat watching Rooney Mara in the foreground as snow falls around them

Carol

2 Aug

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6:00PM

The award-winning Carol charts the relationship between two very different women in 1950s New York.

Photoshopped image of a death mask.

NFSA Ghost Tour

2 Aug

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8:00PM

Tim the Yowie Man leads a tour of the spooky history of the NFSA.

'The Odd Angry Shot' is stitched in red on a scrap of green fabric from an army uniform. A winged sword badge, with the legend Who Dares Wins, is attached.

NFSA Restores: The Odd Angry Shot + Q&A

3 Aug

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2:00pm

Join us after this 40th anniversary screening of the film for a Q&A with Anna Senior.

A cyclist riding across the snow between two walls of ice

The Big Bike Film Night

Date information06-07 August

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7:00pm

A short festival of the best cycling short films from around the world.

Rear view of a woman sitting in a director's chair on the beach with cartoon seagulls.

Retrospective: Viva Varda

Date information09-11 August

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See below

Agnès Varda explored the world with a tireless curiosity for people and the places they inhabit.

An elderly woman look at the camera while a man stands behind her.

Daguerrotypes

9 Aug

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10.30am

An enchanting essay about Agnès Varda’s home street in Paris and its community.

Agnès Varda on a beach wtih film camera mounted on tripod.

Varda by Agnès - Canberra Premiere

9 Aug

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6:00PM

Agnès Varda’s final film looks back at her remarkable life and exceptional career.

Close up of a hand holding a potato in the shape of a heart.

The Gleaners and I

10 Aug

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12.00pm

Varda's celebration of resourcefulness, tradition and humanity on the fringes of society.

A lonely young woman with a blanket wrapped around her.

Vagabond

10 Aug

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2:00pm

Varda's potent meditation on freedom, capitalism and female representation.

Big close up of a woman's face.

Cleo From 5 to 7

11 Aug

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2:00pm

A film that was immediately emblematic of the French New Wave and feminism.

Sarah Snook in a haute couture gown stands in front of the gnarled branches of a tree in a field in the outback

The Dressmaker + Q&A

16 Aug

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10.30am

Costume designer Marion Boyce joins us to share her experiences of working on the film.

Essie Davis in 1920s fashions, lying on a bed with a pistol in her hand

Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries + Q&A

16 Aug

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6.00pm

We screen an episode followed by a Q&A with costume designer Marion Boyce.

Photoshopped image of a death mask.

NFSA Ghost Tour

23 Aug

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8:00PM

Tim the Yowie Man leads a tour of the spooky history of the NFSA.

Four outlandishly dressed people lounge about.

Arc Out Loud: The Rocky Horror Picture Show

23 Aug

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8:00PM

The first of our new interactive, ‘out loud’ screenings will have you shivering with antici... pation!

The word 'Eternity' written in flowing script on the pavement

Season: NFSA Restores: Eternity

Date information24-25 August

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Check sessions

To coincide with NFSA Restores: Eternity, we're hosting Q&As with filmmaker Lawrence Johnston.

Close up of a group of men leaning in and looking intense.

On the Beach

24 Aug

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11:00am

Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner headline this 1959 Hollywood drama made in Melbourne.

Portrait of writer Neville Shute

Fallout + Q&A

24 Aug

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2:00pm

A documentary about novelist Nevil Shute and the Hollywood adaptation of On the Beach.

A man walks through a park in the 1930s with the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the background

NFSA Restores: Eternity + Q&A

25 Aug

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2:00pm

The Canberra premiere of our new NFSA Restores digital restoration.

Close up of the label on a vinyl record. Text reads: Decca, long playing, full frequency range recording.

Decca 90th Anniversary

30 Aug

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6:00PM

Join us for special screenings to celebrate 90 years of the iconic recording company.

Sep 2019

Don Bradman being bowled out while a film crew films him from behind the stumps.

The Flying Doctor + Vintage Sport

1 Sep

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2:00pm

Join us on Father's Day for a rare screening of Don Bradman in The Flying Doctor + vintage sports clips.

Three quarter image of a Mellotron.

The Vinyl Lounge: meet the Mellotron

6 Sep

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5.30pm - 7.00pm

Got a favourite record featuring the Mellotron? Bring it along to this month's special Vinyl Lounge.

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