Australian Performing Arts Collection Exhibitions

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This is a list of exhibitions held by the Australian Performing Arts Collection at the Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, organised chronologically and grouped by decade until 2017. Since 2017, the Australian Music Vault has housed a permanent exhibition utilising the APAC collection. The collections on display are rotated regularly. Previous exhibitions have toured nationally and internationally, while other collections are occasionally loaned.

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1980s

YearExhibition DatesExhibition TitleExhibition SummaryExhibition CuratorExhibition CataloguePress/Reviews/Notes
19814 Mar-19 AprManipulating Reality: The Mask and Puppet as TheatreNina Stanton OCLC   935604965. [1] First major exhibition of Performing Arts Collection, then known as Performing Arts Museum (PAM). Held at National Gallery of Victoria.
1982? Jun-23 JanThey Call Me MelbaCelebrating Nellie Melba Nina Stanton"The Legend Still Lives" ISBN   0-7241-3711-4. [2] Opening exhibition of PAM. [3] Two costumes were lent to Metropolitan Opera in New York in 1983. [4]
1982? Oct-?Penny Plain, Tuppence Coloured
198227 OctFleshtights and Footlights: Costume Design from the Golden Age of Pantomime.
198326 Feb-? NovBourke Street on Saturday Night Frank Van Straten Opened by Daryl Somers. Designed by Shaun Gurton. [5]
19831 Oct-?Diversions
198327 Oct-11 DecThe Fashion Diary of a Victorian Housewife - Dame Edna's Wardrobe 1956-1983Featuring costumes from Dame Edna Everage Ran for seven weeks. [6]
198319 Dec-12 FebBeat! Australian Pop and Rock CultureJanine BarrandFeatured displays dedicated to Split Enz and Skyhooks (band). [7] Poster designed by Bloody Good Grafix. [8]
198418 Feb-?Meet You At Allans
198418 Feb-?Just Across Princes Bridge
198420 Feb-29 AprDon Quixote: The Creation of a BalletKaren Reichelt OCLC   221492980. [9] Designed by Laurie Carew.
198410 Apr-?A Track Winding Back... A Jack O'Hagan Tribute
19847 May-15 JulMagic! An ExhibitionFrank Van Straten and Janine Barrand
198430 May-?Crass Art: Contemporary British Punk Graphics
198416 Jul-?The Fabulous Phonograph of Thomas RomeHeld in the Concert Hall. Featuring a 90 year old Edison phonograph. [10]
198416 Jul-26 AugHarry Jay - Seeing StarsContains photographs by Harry JayHeld in the Concert Hall. [10]
198423 Jul-30 SepHer Majesty's: A 50th Birthday CelebrationFrank Van Straten
19848 Oct-9 DecPin-UpFrank Van StratenHeld in the Concert Hall. [11]
198420 Oct-?The Glory of Chinese Opera
198422 Oct-?Ashton's: The Spirit of the Circus
198417 Dec-24 FebHorror! A Spine Chilling ExhibitionKaren Reichelt
19851 Mar-11 MarShowing TogetherKaren ReicheltHeld for Moomba Festival
198518 Mar-2 JunAll the Fun of the FairJanine Barrand and Mimi Colligan
19851 Apr-?Strike Me Lucky!: The Great Days of Australian Vaudeville.
198520 May-?Joan Sutherland: La Stupenda.
198510 Jun-8 SepAustralian TV: The Story So FarVirginia Mullumby, Frank Van Straten, and Karen Reichelt
198529 Jul-?Three Faces of Percy Grainger OCLC   216711732. [12]
198523 Sep-1 DecDressed to ThrillJanine BarrandExhibition came from National Film and Sound Archive, Canberra (NFSA)
19857 Oct-24 NovArt and the Theatre in VictoriaFrank Van Straten ISBN   0-9591265-1-1. [13] Celebrating Victoria's 150th Birthday. A Travelling Exhibition presented in association with the regional galleries of Victoria.
19858 Dec-16 FebHorror! IIKaren Reichelt
198516 Dec-?Still Alive
198610 Feb-?Pavlova: Invitation to the DanceExhibition repeated in April 1996
198624 Feb-?Thanks for ListeningFrank Van Straten
198614 Apr-?Amazing! Tim and Debbie Discover the Performing Arts Museum
198612 May-17 AugClips: The Music Video Exhibition.Sally Dawes
19867 Jul-?Animated Classics
198615 Sep-?A Peep into Dame Edna's Closet
19866 Oct-?Split Enz: Sew This is the Enz
19862 Dec-?Christmas Curiosity Shop
198613 Dec-22 FebHorror! III: The Nightmare ContinuesKaren Reichelt
19879 Mar-?Triffitt!
198712 Mar-?Silent Smiles
198712 Mar-?Moomba Schools Video Awards Exhibition
198728 Mar-?Moomba MIMA Film and Video Festival
198715 Apr-12 JulMarvellous MelbaCelebrating Nellie Melba.Joan Rutley, Frank Van StratenSecond exhibition on Dame Nellie Melba. [14]
198722 Jun-?Spangles at Sundown
198727 Jul-13 SepGone BushFrank Van StratenExhibition came from NFSA, Canberra
198721 Sep-?The SixtiesKaren Reichelt, Janine Barrand
198726 Oct-21 FebConstable
198827 Feb-?Dance! - The National Bicentennial Dance Exhibition
19887 Mar-?Comedy Makes an Exhibition of ItselfGreg SealyOriginal title 'See The Funny Side' - Part of 1988 Melbourne International Comedy Festival
198821 Mar-?The Mo Show
198828 Mar-?The Great Music Makers Louis Kahan drawings
1988? May-?NIDA ExposedCollections from National Institute of Dramatic Art, Sydney
198827 Jun-?La Mama: Happy Birthday!
19884 Jul-11 SepGeorge Dreyfus at Sixty
198819 Jul-14 AugHistoric Australian Theatre PostersPeter SumnerIn association with Joseph Lebovic Gallery, Sydney
198822 Aug-12 FebThe Neighbours ExhibitionKaren Reichelt
198819 Sep-16 NovPerformers In BronzeBusts by Peter LatonaAustralian Bicentennial Authority Touring Exhibition
198828 Nov-?Take '88Touring NFSA exhibition
198928 Jan-?Special People
19894 Feb-?Evie!Tribute to Evie Hayes
198922 Feb-26 AprHooray For Hollywood!Vintage Movie PostersFrank Van Straten
19891 Apr-?The Fish of AprilLuzio Grossi photographs
19898 May-6 AugOut of the BoxJanine Barrand, Sally Dawes
198910 Jun-22 OctThe Beatles...All Those Years AgoCelebrating The Beatles visit to Australia, 25 years agoKaren Reichelt
19894 Sep-29 OctDesigns for Glamour: Angus Winneke's Tivoli Fantasies
19894 Sep-?Melba's CommodeExhibited in Museum foyer
198915 Sep-?Max Dupain's Dancers
198916 Dec-12 MarDestination: Fantasy.Frank Van Straten, Nina Stanton

1990s

YearExhibition DatesExhibition TitleExhibition SummaryExhibition CuratorExhibition CataloguePress/Reviews/Notes
199017 Mar-?Broadway Revisited
19901 Apr-24 MayLaugh: Exhibiting Humour In Television AdvertisingTV ads which used humour to get their message across.Part of Melbourne Comedy Festival
199014 April-?Mahler In Wax
199019 May-?The Great Music MakersLouis Kahan DrawingsSecond time exhibited
19905 Jul-2 SepFanfare: The Wonderful World of Collectors and Collecting ISBN   0-7241-9836-9. [15]
199013 Aug-11 NovChevron Nights
199015 Sep-18 NovThe Last EdwardiansExhibition of memorabilia and photographs documenting the life of Violet Trefusis.In association with the Melbourne International Festival
199020 Nov-2 DecExperimenta OCLC   220813862. [16] Held at National Gallery of Victoria
199010 Dec-15 FebCarnegie Hall: 100 YearsExhibition from USA partner
199010 Dec-31 MarDestination: Fantasy: The Adventure Continues
19917 Mar-Drag! Things Aren't Always What They Seem
199115 Apr-21 JulRockbiz:  Back Stage and on the road with Crowded HouseJanine Barrand
19916 JunPounder: A Great Lady of the Australian Theatre
199112 Aug-17 NovSuch Stuff as Dreams are Made On - An Exhibition of Melbourne Theatre DesignersSally Dawes
199112 SepOscar Asche: The Rise and Fall of a Theatre GiantDeveloped in association with the Queensland Performing Arts Trust
19915 DecStars In Your Eyes
199112 Dec-26 AprReturn to Destination:  FantasyNina Stanton
199217 Jan-15 MarNew Orleans And All That Jazz"New Orleans and all that jazz" [17] Collections for the New Orleans Jazz Club Collections, courtesy of Louisiana State Museum. Includes Australian jazz content loaned from APAC, Playbill, and Australian Jazz Archives, in association with the Mazda-Montsalvat Jazz Festival. Held at Westpac Gallery, Arts Centre Melbourne.
19925 Mar-26 AprClick! The Lens of Laurie Richards.
19929 May-19 JulTV Times - 35 Years of Watching Television in Australia ISBN   1-875632-01-8. [18] Exhibition from the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
19925 JunThe Imagemakers: Australian Directors in Frame OCLC   222742100. [19] Exhibited at the State Library of NSW in August 1991
199229 Aug-29 NovEntertaining Melbourne
199212 SepA Dance Treasury from the Australian Ballet Archives
199215 Sep-14 DecInge King Sculpture ExhibitionHeld at National Gallery of Victoria
19924 DecJust Pretend I'm Not Here - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on Tour.Photographic exhibition by Peter Milne of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds On Tour, Europe 1992Janine Barrand
199212 Dec-28 MarIn One Ear...and Out the Other
19935 MarBack on the Bill!J. C. Williamson Posters
19932 Apr-25 AprThe Jimi Hendrix Exhibition
19931 May-27 JunStrictly Success: Strictly BallroomExhibition from Powerhouse Museum, Sydney
19931 MayThe Romper Stomper ImagesExhibition from the Photographer's Gallery, Melbourne
19937 Jul-5 SepMuch Ado About Shakespeare
199314 Jul-5 SepLaugh Away Your Worries
199317 Sep-28 NovTimewarp: The Seventies Exhibition Carolyn Laffan
199317 SepYOU! Photographs of You, the AudiencePhotographs by Emmanuel Santos.
199327 Nov-5 FebA Handful of Characters:  Puppets from AustralasiaPreviously exhibited at East West Gallery, Melbourne
199318 Dec-20 MarStowaway:  The Adventurous Exhibition
199410 FebBallet Shoes Transformed into ArtworksFrom Western Australian Ballet
199424 Mar-1 MayBob Marley: An Exhibition
199415 Apr-12 JunCorroboree: Sights and Sound of the First AustraliansCarolyn Laffan OCLC   1255604578. [20]
199411 May-26 JunA Special Madness: Celebrating the Thirtieth Anniversary of the Beatles in Australia ISBN   0-7241-8459-7. [21]
199415 Jun“Welcome to Television”Laurie Richards photographs.
19946 Jul-11 SepMemories of MelbaDesigned by Anna French
199427 AugNational Treasure:  A Tribute to Gertrude Johnson and the National Theatre
199421 Sep-27 Nov“Ego Is Not a Dirty Word”: The Skyhooks ExhibitionCelebrating twenty years since The Skyhooks released their debut album,
199416 Nov“We Laugh at Death”  
199410 Dec-22 MarOut of this World:  The Science Fiction ExhibitionCarolyn Laffan
199525 FebSweethearts of Rhythm:  All-Ladies Dance Bands of the 1920s and 1930sDr Kay Dreyfus
19951 Apr-16 JulA Pack of Cards:  Comedy Makes An Exhibition Of Itself
19951 Jun-3 SepMarilyn - An AppreciationExhibition on Marilyn Monroe for 40th anniversary of the release of The Seven Year Itch.
199525 Jul-11 OctJaffas Down the Aisle:  A Century Of Cinema-GoingCollaboration with the NFSA Melbourne office.  Designed by Mark Wager
199519 Oct-6 DecThe Art of Stage Design:  Costumes by Kristian FredriksonDesigned by Anna French
199511 Dec-21 AprOnce Upon A Pantomime:  A Topsy-Turvy ExhibitionCarolyn Laffan
19968 MarHidden Desires: One Hundred Years of Victoria's Women PlaywrightsCarolyn Pickett with Carolyn Laffan
19964 May-14 JulReal Wild Child: Australian Rock Music Then and NowExhibition from the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney. Opened by Michael Gudinski
199617 MayOut there: Images at the Edge of Melbourne's Music SceneAngela JoostePart of Next Wave Festival
199630 Jul-17 NovTivoli: A Positively Titillating ExhibitionFrank Van StratenTravels to Queensland Performing Arts Complex 19 Feb-4 May 1997.
19965 Oct-17 NovTom Roberts Retrospective ISBN   0-7308-3049-7. [22] Held at Art Gallery of South Australia
19964 Nov-7 NovPlaybox 21st Birthday Exhibition
19963 Dec-1 AprIt Came from Backstage: An Exhibition of Theatrical Thrills
199727 Mar-15 JunPunkculture: Images from a Music RevolutionAustralian content curated by Angela JoosteProduced in association with Exhibit-A, London and Write Angle, Australia
199724 Apr-31 JulDance People DanceA travelling exhibition of the National Library of Australia
1997MayRehearsing Rites – Tim WebsterCarolyn Laffan
19971 Jul-30 NovTechno'tainment: Revealing Theatre TechnologyElyse White
199715 Dec-1 FebThe Circus Comes to Town. 150 Years of Australian Circus.
199717 Jan-26 JanCircus Comes To Town: Summer Live - Circus
1998JulHandspan Puppets
19986 Oct-28 FebKindred Spirits: The Performing Arts Family
1999FebGreen Room Awards Exhibition Honouring Bud Tingwell
199926 Mar-27 JunHumphriana: The Alter Egos of Barry Humphries
19993 Apr-30 MayDame Edna's Frock-A-Thon: A Journey From Cardigan to Couture ISBN   0-7311-5255-7. [23] Costume Designed by Stephen Adnitt [24]
1999Jul-AugReady Steady Go!: Photographs of the Australian Rock and Pop Scene, 1956–71 ISBN   0-646-37568-7. [25]
199914 Aug-30 NovDirector's Cut: Roger Hodgman at Melbourne Theatre CompanyCarolyn Laffan
1999Sep-OctThe Magic of it all
199910 Dec-6 FebArchibald Prize
1999Dec-FebMr Brodziak and the Beatles
1999Dec-FebPlease Leave Quietly: Images From Melbourne's Independent Music Scene

2000s

YearExhibition DatesExhibition TitleExhibition SummaryExhibition CuratorExhibition CataloguePress/Reviews/Notes
20003 Feb-12 MarDame Edna's Frock-A-Thon: From Cardigan to Couture ISBN   0-7311-5255-7. [23] Repeated from 1999.
200012 Feb-26 MarJohn Spooner: Recent Thoughts OCLC   990045125. [26]
2000Feb-MarGreen Room Lifetime Achievement Award - Jill Perryman 2000
200023 Mar-7 MayTaken on Request: Photographs of the Melbourne Comedy Scene, 1979-1989
200031 Mar-7 MayOf My Country:  Emily Kame Kngwarreye
20007 Apr-18 JunLook This Way: photographic portraits from the Performing Arts Collection
20005 May-9 JulQuaintly Wild: Discotheque Dens of StyleMargaret Marshall
200023 Jun-17 SepParadise Garden: Sidney Nolan's Garden of Earthly Delights and Despairs
200014 Jul-27 AugBel Canto: The Story of Italian Opera in AustraliaCarolyn Laffan
2000SepGlossy: A travelling exhibition from The National Portrait Gallery
2000SepWomen's Circus: leaping off the edge
2000OctTutu: Greg Barrett
20001 Dec-25 FebLooks Cool, Sounds Hot: Jazz in Melbourne - the first 50 yearsMargaret Marshall
20019 Feb-25 AprStar Spangled Manner: Americans and the Birth of Australian Television
2001FebGreen Room Lifetime Achievement Award - 2001
20015 May-15 JulNellie Stewart - Australia's Darling of the StageMargaret Marshall
2001MayCats and Kings and other things: Costume designs from early 20th century pantomime
2001May-JulPantomime Designs
2001May-JulNellie Stewart: Australia's Sweet-heartMargaret Marshall
2001JunOff the Wall
200114 Sep-14 JanA Dream of Passion: The Bell Shakespeare CompanyCarolyn LaffanLater tours Frankston Cultural Centre
20028 Feb-31 MarA Step in Time: 40 Years of The Australian BalletMargot Anderson
20022 Aug-13 OctInto the Limelight: Recent Acquisitions
200223 Nov-3 FebJohn Truscott: A Contract To Dream
2002?Archibald Prize 2001
20037 Feb-13 AprAs the Drama Unfolds: 50 years with Melbourne Theatre CompanyMargaret Marshall
20032 May-25 JunAct XII - New Works On Paper ISBN   0-646-42294-4. [27] Held in George Adams Gallery. Later toured UTS Gallery Sydney 29 July-29 August, Artspace Adelaide 13 September-11 October
20032 Jul-24 AugRarely Everage: The Lives of Barry HumphriesCollaboration with National Portrait Gallery, Canberra
200329 Aug-5 OctDrawn, Worn and Reborn: Stories from the Performing Arts Museum Costume Collection
200321 Oct-22 FebCIRCUS: Under the Big Top
2003Archibald Prize 2002
200413 Feb-4 AprCreating A Scene: Australian Artists As Stage Designers 1940-1965 ISBN   0-646-43109-9. [28]
20049 Apr-30 MayGarden For All Seasons: Paintings by Anne Marie Graham
20044 Jun-1 AugAustralians In Hollywood
20046 Aug-3 OctMaking a Song and Dance: The Quest For An Australian MusicalMargaret Marshall ISBN   0-646-43786-0. [29]
200429 Oct-14 NovChameleon: John Timbers
2004Archibald Prize 2003
2004Hibiki & Kuukan
2004Mark Ogge
200515 Jan-25 AprKylie: An Exhibition ISBN   0-9757406-0-1. [30] Exhibition toured nationally and internationally in 2005 to National Portrait Gallery Queensland, Performing Arts Centre Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Victoria Albert Museum, Manchester Art Gallery, and Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.
2005? May-? OctThe Magic Tent
2005Archibald Prize 2004
200525 Nov-29 JanArchibald Prize 2005
200513 May-10 JulThe Sound of Painting ISBN   0-9757406-2-8. [31]
20067 Apr-2 JulBravo! Celebrating 50 Years of Opera AustraliaMargot Anderson ISBN   0-9757406-5-2. [32]
200610 Feb-1 MarDancelines ISBN   0-9757406-4-4. [33]
200617 Nov-18 FebEdnaville: The Exhibition ISBN   0-9757406-7-9. [34] Part of Ednafest: Melbourne Celebration, 50 Golden Years of  Dame Edna
200627 Nov-25 FebCelebrity MannequinPart of Ednafest: Melbourne Celebration, 50 Golden Years of  Dame Edna
200728 Feb-8 AugAustralian ImpressionismHeld at National Gallery of Victoria. APAC loaned two Tom Roberts paintings for exhibition.
200720 Jul-7 OctDrawn To The Stage ISBN   978-0-9757406-8-2. [35]
20071 Nov-1 AprNick Cave: The ExhibitionJanine BarrandLater toured QPAC Brisbane 24 March to 10 May; WA Museum Perth 23 May to 19 July; NLA Canberra 15 August to 29 November. Book published 'Nick Cave stories : told in four chapters' ISBN   978-0-9757406-9-9in association with exhibition.
200718 May-15 JulThe Circus Diaries: intimate portraits of Australian circus familiesPhotos by Andrea Lemon and Cal MackinnonAndrea Lemon OCLC   271751164. [36]
200819 Jul-26 OctSeamless: Where Costume Meets DanceMargot Anderson OCLC   658056468.
20082 Oct-26 OctB-Side Music Portrait
20088 Nov-26 JanARIA Hall of Fame 2008
200814 Nov-15 FebPeter Allen: The ExhibitionMargaret Marshall ISBN   978-0-9802958-0-1. [37]
20085 Dec-?Lynne Golding Tribute
200812 Apr-13 JulSilver Lined: Contemporary Artists and the Performing Arts Collection OCLC   271892543. [38]
20096 Feb-13AprThe Bowl: Celebrating 50 Years of the Sidney Myer Music Bowl
200921 Feb-31 MayStep Right Up
20096 Jun-21 Jun10th Biennial Leviny Commemorative Exhibition
20096 Jun-20 SepCreative Australia & the Ballets Russes ISBN   978-0-9802958-1-8. [39] Later toured to Shepparton Art Gallery and Hamilton Art Gallery
200927 Aug-14 MarARIA Hall of Fame 2009
20095 Nov-28 FebAC/DC Australia's Family JewelsTim Fisher ISBN   978-0-9802958-2-5. [40] Later toured Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Western Australian Museum, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Experience Music Project | Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame (EMP | SFM).

2010s

YearExhibition DatesExhibition TitleExhibition SummaryExhibition CuratorExhibition CataloguePress/Reviews/Notes
20106 Mar-? JunBobby Dazzler ISBN   978-0-9802958-3-2. [41] Touring Exhibition presented by QPAC, includes material from the APAC.
201016 Jun-19 SepSight & Sound: Music & Abstraction in Australian Art ISBN   978-0-9802958-4-9 [42]
20106 Nov-27 FebRock Chicks ISBN   978-0-9802958-5-6. [43]
201112 Mar-5 JunWild Things - Animals On StageTim Fisher
201123 Mar-23 Jun25 Years of Laughs Melbourne International Comedy Festival 1987-2011
20114 Jun-18 SepBlack Box White Cube - Aspects of Performance in Contemporary Australian Art ISBN   978-0-9802958-6-3. [44]
201123 Jun-10 OctLet's Show the World - National Display
20115 Nov-26 FebReg Livermore - Take a BowMargaret Marshall ISBN   978-0-9802958-7-0. [45]
201115 Nov-28 FebThe play's the thing…Simon Phillips 12 years as Artistic Director of Melbourne Theatre Company
201225 Feb-27 MayA Sunbury Day Out
20122 Mar-27 MaySinging the World
20129 Jun-23 SepTime in Motion: 50 Years of the Australian Ballet OCLC   842063726. [46] Featured an online component with exhibition highlights. [47]
201228 Jul-29 JulDressing Room 34Display for Open House Melbourne. [48]
201210 Nov-17 MarWar Horse and the Breath of Life
201323 Mar-23 JunPerformative Prints from the Torres StraitSelected works by four prominent contemporary Torres Strait Islander artists – Ricardo Idagi, Ellen Jose, Brian Robinson and Alick Tipot. [49] Dr. Steven Tonkin. Assistant curator Bridget MacLeod ISBN   978-0-9802958-8-7. [50]
20136 Jul-3 NovThe Extraordinary Shapes of Geoffrey RushMargaret Marshall ISBN   978-0-9802958-9-4. [51]
20138 Aug-1 SepThe Contemporary Silver and Metalwork Award 2013Presented in partnership with Buda Historic Home and Garden, Castlemaine. [52]
20135 Sep-6 NovCelebrating John TruscottHeld in Arts Centre Melbourne’s Smorgon Family Plaza. [53]
201316 Nov-23 FebAll That GlittersCostumes from the Performing Arts Collection
20148 Mar-1 JulThe Beatles in AustraliaPeter Cox (Powerhouse Museum) Carolyn LaffanHeld in partnership with Powerhouse Museum, Sydney. [54]
201422 Mar-27 JulLouis Kahan: The Great Music MakersHeld in the St Kilda Road Foyer, Arts Centre Melbourne. Selections from The Great Music Makers donated by the ANZ Bank in 1987. [55]
201412 Jul-28 SepShow Time: Spotlight on the Art Collection
20142 Aug-23 Nov50 Years of The Australian Ballet School
201415 Nov-29 MarFlash!Photography from APAC collection
201518 Apr-20 SepTheatres of War: Wartime entertainment and the Australian experienceCarolyn Laffan, Margaret Marshall OCLC   910498938. [56] Later toured Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Brisbane 9 Feb 2016 – 4 June 2016, Adelaide Festival Centre 2 Dec 2016 – 31 Jan 2017, Glasshouse Regional Gallery, and Port Macquarie 17 Feb 2017 - 30 Apr 2017
201513 Nov-28 FebMaking of Midnight Oil
201612 Mar-17 AprHumour Us: Comedy Festival 30th Anniversary Exhibition
201629 Apr-4 SepStage Presence - Design from the Australian Performing Arts CollectionCarolyn Laffan, Lesley Harding ISBN   978-0-9924935-1-6. [57]
201617 Sep-22 JanKylie on StageMargot Anderson OCLC   1038063550. [58] Later toured Mildura Arts Centre, Geelong Gallery, Ararat Regional Art Gallery, Latrobe Regional Gallery, Western Australian Maritime Museum
201711 Feb-21 MayPolitical Acts: Pioneers of Performance Art in Southeast AsiaDr Steven Tonkin ISBN   978-0-9924935-2-3. [59]
20173 Jun-17 SepPrint and Paste: Posters from the Australian Performing Arts Collection
202023 Mar-13 FebStranger than Kindness: The Nick Cave ExhibitionJanine BarrandNick Cave Exhibition held at Royal Danish Library using APAC collection, but different items than previous APAC exhibitions

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