Winter 2019 Book a Wintervention today with AccorHotels in Canberra. $25 off each night plus $1 breakfast. Book now at accorhotels.com/canberra Conditions apply. Winter means truffle hunting season in the Canberra region. FOR THE FOODIES in NewActon, catch the Cellar Door Truffles, truffles and more truffles. Wine Market to taste and buy a Yes, it’s truffle season in the capital local drop. region. Throughout winter you’ll see Canberra’s weekend markets are a truffle appearing on menus at great place to get a quick bite to eat, restaurants and cafés across the city. If you want to discover more with The Forage event in June about the black perigord truffle dedicated solely to food and drink grown in the region, check out with food trucks and market stalls The Truffle Festival — Canberra selling goodies from the Canberra Region which offers truffle hunts, region and beyond. Likewise, pick up dinners, demonstrations and more. brunch or lunch plus fresh produce And what better way to accompany at the Old Bus Depot Markets, truffle than with a Canberra District Capital Region Farmers Market wine. Each Saturday at Ovolo Nishi and Handmade Market. GET BACK TO NATURE FOR THE CULTURE VULTURES Don’t escape winter, embrace it! You can always expect a diverse The trees are doing just that in July line up of exhibitions showing in as they are wrapped in colourful Canberra. Winter’s hot ticket is knitted scarves as part of the the National Gallery of Australia’s Warm Trees event at the National Monet: Impression Sunrise which Arboretum Canberra. sees the 1872 artwork Impression, Sunrise, leave Paris for the first It’s a great time to explore the time ever. Afterwards, head into northern part of the Australian the Yayaoi Kusama Infinity Room Alps, with Namadgi National Park for an artsy Instagram shot of her and Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve pumpkin installation. perfect for bushwalking — it will take you about 45 minutes to drive Love Australian movies? Head to from the city centre. At Tidbinbilla the National Film and Sound Archive you can hire an e-bike from to see The Dressmaker Costume Canberra Urban Adventures to ride Exhibition (ends 18 August) featuring through Tidbinbilla on their Ride exquisite costumes from this film. with the Roos tour. Or join a ranger Nearby at the National Museum guided tour of the reserve. of Australia, a significant Chinese Nearby Tidbinbilla is Corin Forest calligraphy exhibition is showing which offers a snow play until 28 July: Calligraphy and experience (weather permitting) paperwork from the National but also a guaranteed ski slope and Museum of China. ski experience thanks to its new After a day of exploring our snow machine called Yeti. Corin is museums and galleries, check perfect for a child’s first-time ski or out our theatre and music guide toboggan experience. to see what’s on. Get your heart pumping and walk up the bush trail behind the Australian War Memorial to the SOMETHING FOR top of Mt Ainslie to get a stunning THE SPORTS LOVER view down Anzac Parade towards Rug up and get set for some great Parliament House. Or for footy action as all three football something a little less strenuous, codes host home games. Kicking join a segway tour around off with Super Rugby on 15 June, Lake Burley Griffin. the Reds take on the Canberra VISITCANBERRA.COM.AU Get yourself a front row seat and enjoy the Raiders’ charge towards the NRL finals. Brumbies at GIO Canberra Make the Canberra and Stadium. The Canberra Raiders Region Visitors Centre face West Tigers (20 July), the Roosters (19 August) and then the your one stop shop for all Sea Eagles (25 August) in their NRL your accommodation and premiership quest. In a much tour booking, shopping and anticipated clash, the GWS Giants take on the Hawks at UNSW information needs. Head to Canberra Oval (9 August). Regatta Point, Barrine Drive Netball fans are in for a treat as to organise your short-break the Giants take on the Queensland in Canberra. Firebirds in the Suncorp Super Netball series at AIS Arena on 4 August. There’s plenty of ice hockey action as the CBR Brave play against state teams across winter at the Phillip Ice Skating Centre. Fun for all the family Entertain the kids at PlayUp at the Museum of Australian Democracy. DINOSAUR COLOUR PLAYUP MUSEUM TOURS QUESTACON MUSEUM OF NATIONAL See colour as you’ve AUSTRALIAN DEMOCRACY AT OLD DINOSAUR MUSEUM never seen it before. PARLIAMENT HOUSE Bring your camera, Is your yellow the same your friends and those as mine? How do pixels Discover PlayUp’s burning dinosaur and paint differ? exhibition that in the questions for a fun and Visit the Room of name of democracy, educational journey Missing Colours and takes play—and the back in time. Tours hear fascinating stories rights of children— run every weekend from people who see seriously. Listening and during the colour when they hear pods, a fuzzy felt wall school holidays. music. See the world and a kindness cafe are nationaldinosaurmuseum. in a new light. all part of the space. moadoph.gov.au com.au questacon.edu.au VISITCANBERRA.COM.AU Corin Forest offers a snow experience close to Canberra. AIS TOURS SNOW PLAY AT DISCOVERY ZONE AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE CORIN FOREST AUSTRALIAN OF SPORT CORIN FOREST WAR MEMORIAL Discover where our Experience snow Ever wondered what life top athletes train in play and skiing and might have been like on Australia’s premier elite tobogganing (ideal board a submarine in the sports precinct. Go for beginners) just Cold War? Visit the behind-the-scenes and 45 minutes’ drive Discovery Zone to find out. challenge yourself in from the city. A new Practice Morse code in a Sportex, an engaging snowmaker called Yeti, First World War trench, experience where you can is extending the snow explore the Australian try wheelchair basketball, on the slopes. Hire home front during the virtual downhill skiing and gear at Corin Forest. Second World War, climb more for yourself. A taste of the alps, into an Iroquois helicopter, experienceais.com.au/ close to Canberra. and try your hand at some visit-ais/tours Check website for of the jobs done by snow status. today’s peacekeepers. corin.com.au awm.gov.au What’s on throughout Winter Claude Monet, Impression, Soleil levant 1872, Musee Marmottan Monet, France. MONET: IMPRESSION THE NOLAN BODIES OF ART: SUNRISE FOUNDATION HUMAN FORM FROM NATIONAL GALLERY COLLECTION THE NATIONAL OF AUSTRALIA CANBERRA MUSEUM COLLECTION This exhibition from the AND GALLERY NATIONAL GALLERY impressionist master This permanent OF AUSTRALIA features world famous exhibition of iconic Two bold sculpture paintings from the images from The galleries traverse genre, Musée Marmottan, Foundation Collection gender and time through including the 1872 work includes some of Sir investigations of the Impression, Sunrise that Sidney Nolan’s earliest human form with a huge coined the name of the paintings from the Kelly, array of extraordinary popular art movement. Burke and Wills and works of art including nga.gov.au St Kilda series. Jeff Koons’Balloon Venus cmag.com.au Dolni Vestonice, Peruvian figures from 900AD and Francis Bacon’s Triptych. nga.gov.au VISITCANBERRA.COM.AU See the country’s best cartoonists look back on Australian politics at the Museum of Australian Democracy. MULLIGANS FLAT BEHIND THE LINES CANBERRA STORIES TWILIGHT TOUR 2018: CURIOUSER CANBERRA MUSEUM MULLIGANS FLAT AND CURIOUSER AND GALLERY SANCTUARY MUSEUM OF See selected works Learn about the AUSTRALIAN from CMAG’s 5000 DEMOCRACY Sanctuary and plus objects that relate endangered woodlands It’s been another to the capital’s social on a two hour tour and crazy year in history and give search for the Eastern Australian politics. voices that express Bettong and Eastern See the country’s Canberrans’ identity, Quoll. Bookings best cartoonists look diversity and sense of essential, Wednesday back on the year that place that makes the and Friday nights. was. Then wander region unique. mulligansflat.com.au this magnificent cmag.com.au building that was Australia’s original Parliament House. moadoph.gov.au The Spirits of the Pumpkins Descended into Heavens 2015 by acclaimed artist Yayoi Kusama on display at the National Gallery of Australia. Image: Courtesy of Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo/Singapore/Shanghai, copyright Yayoi Kusama. BREAKING THROUGH: ARC FILM YAYOI KUSAMA 75 YEARS OF WOMEN SCREENINGS INFINITY ROOM IN PARLIAMENT NATIONAL FILM AND NATIONAL GALLERY MUSEUM OF SOUND ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIAN Check the website for Cult contemporary DEMOCRACY an extensive screening artist Yayoi Kusama’s Told through never program and a range Instagrammable The before seen portraits of special events Spirits of the Pumpkins and powerful stories of throughout winter Descended into the change-makers breaking at Arc Cinema. Heavens 2015 is an through, you will be nfsa.gov.au immersive installation inspired to think about of endless reflection, the role of women in yellow pumpkins and parliament, what it took black dots. to get there and whether nga.gov.au we’ve come far enough. moadoph.gov.au VISITCANBERRA.COM.AU The Last Post ceremony is one which all Australians should attend. LAST POST TREASURES GALLERY THE TRUFFLE CEREMONY NATIONAL LIBRARY FESTIVAL AUSTRALIAN OF AUSTRALIA VARIOUS VENUES WAR MEMORIAL Experience some of the Indulge in a feast of At the end of every nation’s most precious the≈senses and day the Memorial treasures and stories. discover the delights of farewells visitors with Recently refreshed with the region’s fresh black its moving Last Post over 40 new objects, winter truffle. Take part Ceremony in the in the gallery you’ll find in a truffle hunt, tasting, Commemorative Area.