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‘Tony Albert: Not a Souvenir’ now at the MCA.

Smashing stereotypes one souvenir at a time.

@tonyalbert (Girramay, Yidinji and Kuku Yalanji peoples) is one of Australia’s most fearless and influential contemporary artists. The major exhibition ‘Tony Albert: Not a Souvenir’ brings together his work across sculpture, photography, installation, painting and assemblage alongside major new commissions.

Driven by humour, energy and provocation, the exhibition shows how even objects of prejudice can be turned into symbols of resistance, resilience and pride.

‘Tony Albert: Not a Souvenir’ is guest curated by renowned Indigenous curator @brucejohnsonmclean (Wierdi people) and has been developed in close collaboration with the artist.

Now open, only at MCA Australia.

Book tickets via link in bio.

@Sydney @Destination_NSW #feelnewsydney #notasouvenir

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Tony Albert: Not a Souvenir
Until 19 October 2026
Only at MCA Australia

Image: Tony Albert, ‘You Wreck Me #17’ (detail), 2020, image courtesy the artist and Sullivan+Strumpf © the artist

‘Vaiola’ will light up the MCA façade as the first projection to illuminate Sydney for @vividsydney 2026!

Meaning ‘water of life’ in Sāmoan, ‘Vaiola’ considers migration, belonging and the natural environment through a Pacific lens. This powerful large-scale work by Sāmoan/Australian artist @angelatiatia is a bold vision of Oceanic futurism, connecting islands and communities across the Pacific.

Experience ‘Vaiola’ 22 May – 13 June, nightly from 6–11pm.

Want to go deeper? Join us on Thursday 28 May, 6.30–7.30pm, for a special In conversation event with artist Angela Tiatia and MCA Curator Antares Wells.

Learn more about the ideas behind the work, from Pacific storytelling and symbolism to Tiatia’s multidisciplinary practice across photography, film and performance. The evening includes a Q&A and a group viewing of ‘Vaiola’ at 8pm.

🎟 Tickets include Museum Admission
✨ Part of MCA Lates (open until 9pm)
👯 Thursday tickets are 2-for-1

Secure your spot via link in bio!

‘Vaiola’ will light up the MCA façade as the first projection to illuminate Sydney for @vividsydney 2026!

Meaning ‘water of life’ in Sāmoan, ‘Vaiola’ considers migration, belonging and the natural environment through a Pacific lens. This powerful large-scale work by Sāmoan/Australian artist @angelatiatia is a bold vision of Oceanic futurism, connecting islands and communities across the Pacific.

Experience ‘Vaiola’ 22 May – 13 June, nightly from 6–11pm.

Want to go deeper? Join us on Thursday 28 May, 6.30–7.30pm, for a special In conversation event with artist Angela Tiatia and MCA Curator Antares Wells.

Learn more about the ideas behind the work, from Pacific storytelling and symbolism to Tiatia’s multidisciplinary practice across photography, film and performance. The evening includes a Q&A and a group viewing of ‘Vaiola’ at 8pm.

🎟 Tickets include Museum Admission
✨ Part of MCA Lates (open until 9pm)
👯 Thursday tickets are 2-for-1

Secure your spot via link in bio!

‘Vaiola’ will light up the MCA façade as the first projection to illuminate Sydney for @vividsydney 2026!

Meaning ‘water of life’ in Sāmoan, ‘Vaiola’ considers migration, belonging and the natural environment through a Pacific lens. This powerful large-scale work by Sāmoan/Australian artist @angelatiatia is a bold vision of Oceanic futurism, connecting islands and communities across the Pacific.

Experience ‘Vaiola’ 22 May – 13 June, nightly from 6–11pm.

Want to go deeper? Join us on Thursday 28 May, 6.30–7.30pm, for a special In conversation event with artist Angela Tiatia and MCA Curator Antares Wells.

Learn more about the ideas behind the work, from Pacific storytelling and symbolism to Tiatia’s multidisciplinary practice across photography, film and performance. The evening includes a Q&A and a group viewing of ‘Vaiola’ at 8pm.

🎟 Tickets include Museum Admission
✨ Part of MCA Lates (open until 9pm)
👯 Thursday tickets are 2-for-1

Secure your spot via link in bio!

‘Vaiola’ will light up the MCA façade as the first projection to illuminate Sydney for @vividsydney 2026!

Meaning ‘water of life’ in Sāmoan, ‘Vaiola’ considers migration, belonging and the natural environment through a Pacific lens. This powerful large-scale work by Sāmoan/Australian artist @angelatiatia is a bold vision of Oceanic futurism, connecting islands and communities across the Pacific.

Experience ‘Vaiola’ 22 May – 13 June, nightly from 6–11pm.

Want to go deeper? Join us on Thursday 28 May, 6.30–7.30pm, for a special In conversation event with artist Angela Tiatia and MCA Curator Antares Wells.

Learn more about the ideas behind the work, from Pacific storytelling and symbolism to Tiatia’s multidisciplinary practice across photography, film and performance. The evening includes a Q&A and a group viewing of ‘Vaiola’ at 8pm.

🎟 Tickets include Museum Admission
✨ Part of MCA Lates (open until 9pm)
👯 Thursday tickets are 2-for-1

Secure your spot via link in bio!

Thanks to your generosity, and the support of our incredible matching funders, $538,693 has been raised for the MCA on our Giving Day.

Your gift will directly support contemporary artists, helping them create bold new work, challenge the way we see the world and inspire Australians to think differently.

Missed Giving Day? It's not too late to make an impact. Donations are still welcome, and every gift over $2 is tax deductible. Link in bio.

A special thank you to our generous matching funders: Geoff Ainsworth and Johanna Featherstone, Luisa Catanzaro, Peter and Linda Gunning, The Hansen Family, Robin Low, Tina Melick, Neilson Foundation, The Penn Foundation, Lorraine Tarabay and Nick Langley, and Wheen Family Foundation. As well as additional matching funders who enabled us to hold a bonus round: Lisa Landon-Smith, Lisa Paulsen and an anonymous donor.

Because of you, Australia has more art, more artists and more creative thinkers.

#MCAGivingDay

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Shaun Gladwell, 'Surfer funeral for Liberty 1-3', 2019, installation view 'MCA Collection: Artists in Focus', Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, 2025, etching, lift-ground etching, open biting, spit biting, aquatint, burnished aquatint and drypoint, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by the artist, in memory of Cynthia Jackson AM, 2023 © the artist, courtesy PALAS, photograph: Katje Ford

MCA Giving Day is live!

From 8am to 8pm today, every dollar you give to the MCA will be doubled by our generous matching funders.

Your gift not only supports art – it supports the artists shaping how Australia thinks, imagines and creates.

Double the donation. Double the art. Double the artists.

Visit the link in bio to make double the impact.

#MCAGivingDay

Video © MCA Australia

Closing soon!

Experience traces of life immortalised in ceramic in the final days of ‘Yasmin Smith: Elemental Life’.

By creating experimental glazes through the analysis and burning of mineral and plant materials, @yasminhelenasmith maps the unique history of our environment in her work.

Much more than meets the eye, ‘Elemental Life’ is not an exhibition to be missed.

Until 8 June, only at the MCA Australia.

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Yasmin Smith: Elemental Life

@Creative.Australia

Closing soon!

Experience traces of life immortalised in ceramic in the final days of ‘Yasmin Smith: Elemental Life’.

By creating experimental glazes through the analysis and burning of mineral and plant materials, @yasminhelenasmith maps the unique history of our environment in her work.

Much more than meets the eye, ‘Elemental Life’ is not an exhibition to be missed.

Until 8 June, only at the MCA Australia.

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Yasmin Smith: Elemental Life

@Creative.Australia

Closing soon!

Experience traces of life immortalised in ceramic in the final days of ‘Yasmin Smith: Elemental Life’.

By creating experimental glazes through the analysis and burning of mineral and plant materials, @yasminhelenasmith maps the unique history of our environment in her work.

Much more than meets the eye, ‘Elemental Life’ is not an exhibition to be missed.

Until 8 June, only at the MCA Australia.

—

Yasmin Smith: Elemental Life

@Creative.Australia

Closing soon!

Experience traces of life immortalised in ceramic in the final days of ‘Yasmin Smith: Elemental Life’.

By creating experimental glazes through the analysis and burning of mineral and plant materials, @yasminhelenasmith maps the unique history of our environment in her work.

Much more than meets the eye, ‘Elemental Life’ is not an exhibition to be missed.

Until 8 June, only at the MCA Australia.

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Yasmin Smith: Elemental Life

@Creative.Australia

Australia needs more artists! Not only because we need more paintings or sculptures. We need more people who think like artists.

On Thursday 4 June, MCA Giving Day invites you to double down on contemporary art – and the artists whose ideas help us navigate a complex world.

For one day only, from 8am to 8pm, every donation will be doubled thanks to our generous matching funders.

Double the donation. Double the art. Double the artists.

Mark your calendar for Thursday 4 June.

#MCAGivingDay

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Image: Julie Mehretu, ‘Sumo’, 2024, installation view, ‘Julie Mehretu: A Transcore of the Radical Imaginatory’, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney, 2024, ink and acrylic on canvas, private collection, New York, image courtesy Julie Mehretu and Museum of Contemporary Art Australia © Julie Mehretu, photograph: Zan Wimberley.

Vivid Sydney is live!

Sāmoan/Australian artist @angelatiatia ’s projection ‘Vaiola’ transforms MCA façade nightly into a bold vision of Oceanic futurism.

See ‘Vaiola’ light up the MCA from 6–11pm throughout @vividsydney.

Tonight, enjoy Vivid and learn more about the projection at our ‘In conversation’ with artist Angela Tiatia and MCA Curator @antareswells during MCA Late.

💬 In conversation: Angela Tiatia
Thu 28 May, 6.30–7.30pm
Included with MCA Late 2-for-1 tickets

Book tickets in bio.

The MCA will be open till 9pm on Thursdays and Fridays with extended hours during Vivid Sydney.

Vivid Sydney is live!

Sāmoan/Australian artist @angelatiatia ’s projection ‘Vaiola’ transforms MCA façade nightly into a bold vision of Oceanic futurism.

See ‘Vaiola’ light up the MCA from 6–11pm throughout @vividsydney.

Tonight, enjoy Vivid and learn more about the projection at our ‘In conversation’ with artist Angela Tiatia and MCA Curator @antareswells during MCA Late.

💬 In conversation: Angela Tiatia
Thu 28 May, 6.30–7.30pm
Included with MCA Late 2-for-1 tickets

Book tickets in bio.

The MCA will be open till 9pm on Thursdays and Fridays with extended hours during Vivid Sydney.

Vivid Sydney is live!

Sāmoan/Australian artist @angelatiatia ’s projection ‘Vaiola’ transforms MCA façade nightly into a bold vision of Oceanic futurism.

See ‘Vaiola’ light up the MCA from 6–11pm throughout @vividsydney.

Tonight, enjoy Vivid and learn more about the projection at our ‘In conversation’ with artist Angela Tiatia and MCA Curator @antareswells during MCA Late.

💬 In conversation: Angela Tiatia
Thu 28 May, 6.30–7.30pm
Included with MCA Late 2-for-1 tickets

Book tickets in bio.

The MCA will be open till 9pm on Thursdays and Fridays with extended hours during Vivid Sydney.

MCA’s first Light Night Silent Disco is tonight!

It’s not too late to grab your tickets, get your headphones and dance the night away in an after-dark playground of sound, light and moving image.

Celebrate Vivid Sydney and immerse yourself in the works of artist Angela Tiatia, plus choose your own audio adventure from simultaneous soundtracks curated by live DJs.

Dance together or to the beat of your own drum in this multi-track, multi-media party extravaganza.

Two sessions cater for both families and adults:

🪩 Family session
5–7pm

🪩 Adult session
7.30–10pm

Tickets via link in bio.

‘Tony Albert: Not a Souvenir’ opens this Thursday!

This is @tonyalbert’s most ambitious exhibition to date. Driven by humour, energy and provocation, ‘Tony Albert: Not a Souvenir’ shows how even objects of prejudice can be turned into symbols of resistance, resilience and pride.

Bring a friend for 2-for-1 tickets during MCA Late, for all current exhibitions including ‘Not a Souvenir’.

Celebrate opening week:

💬 Curator tour with @brucejohnsonmclean
Thursday 21 May, 6–6.30pm

🧺 Mindi weaving workshop with artist @erica_muriata
Saturday 23 May, 11am–1pm

👥 In conversation with Tony Albert and Bruce Johnson McLean
Saturday 23 May, 2–3pm

📖 Book launch: Not a Souvenir with Tony Albert
Saturday 23 May, 3.30pm

All opening week events are included with Major Exhibition tickets.

Grab yours via the link in bio before 21 May for 20% off!

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Tony Albert: Not a Souvenir
Opening 21 May
Only at MCA Australia

@Sydney @Destination_NSW #feelnewsydney #notasouvenir

Images: Tony Albert, 'Mid-Century Modern' (detail), 2016, pigment prints on paper, Collection, HOTA Gallery, gifted by the citizens of the Gold Coast to future generations © the artist

‘Tony Albert: Not a Souvenir’ opens this Thursday!

This is @tonyalbert’s most ambitious exhibition to date. Driven by humour, energy and provocation, ‘Tony Albert: Not a Souvenir’ shows how even objects of prejudice can be turned into symbols of resistance, resilience and pride.

Bring a friend for 2-for-1 tickets during MCA Late, for all current exhibitions including ‘Not a Souvenir’.

Celebrate opening week:

💬 Curator tour with @brucejohnsonmclean
Thursday 21 May, 6–6.30pm

🧺 Mindi weaving workshop with artist @erica_muriata
Saturday 23 May, 11am–1pm

👥 In conversation with Tony Albert and Bruce Johnson McLean
Saturday 23 May, 2–3pm

📖 Book launch: Not a Souvenir with Tony Albert
Saturday 23 May, 3.30pm

All opening week events are included with Major Exhibition tickets.

Grab yours via the link in bio before 21 May for 20% off!

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Tony Albert: Not a Souvenir
Opening 21 May
Only at MCA Australia

@Sydney @Destination_NSW #feelnewsydney #notasouvenir

Images: Tony Albert, 'Mid-Century Modern' (detail), 2016, pigment prints on paper, Collection, HOTA Gallery, gifted by the citizens of the Gold Coast to future generations © the artist

‘Tony Albert: Not a Souvenir’ opens this Thursday!

This is @tonyalbert’s most ambitious exhibition to date. Driven by humour, energy and provocation, ‘Tony Albert: Not a Souvenir’ shows how even objects of prejudice can be turned into symbols of resistance, resilience and pride.

Bring a friend for 2-for-1 tickets during MCA Late, for all current exhibitions including ‘Not a Souvenir’.

Celebrate opening week:

💬 Curator tour with @brucejohnsonmclean
Thursday 21 May, 6–6.30pm

🧺 Mindi weaving workshop with artist @erica_muriata
Saturday 23 May, 11am–1pm

👥 In conversation with Tony Albert and Bruce Johnson McLean
Saturday 23 May, 2–3pm

📖 Book launch: Not a Souvenir with Tony Albert
Saturday 23 May, 3.30pm

All opening week events are included with Major Exhibition tickets.

Grab yours via the link in bio before 21 May for 20% off!

—

Tony Albert: Not a Souvenir
Opening 21 May
Only at MCA Australia

@Sydney @Destination_NSW #feelnewsydney #notasouvenir

Images: Tony Albert, 'Mid-Century Modern' (detail), 2016, pigment prints on paper, Collection, HOTA Gallery, gifted by the citizens of the Gold Coast to future generations © the artist

‘Tony Albert: Not a Souvenir’ opens this Thursday!

This is @tonyalbert’s most ambitious exhibition to date. Driven by humour, energy and provocation, ‘Tony Albert: Not a Souvenir’ shows how even objects of prejudice can be turned into symbols of resistance, resilience and pride.

Bring a friend for 2-for-1 tickets during MCA Late, for all current exhibitions including ‘Not a Souvenir’.

Celebrate opening week:

💬 Curator tour with @brucejohnsonmclean
Thursday 21 May, 6–6.30pm

🧺 Mindi weaving workshop with artist @erica_muriata
Saturday 23 May, 11am–1pm

👥 In conversation with Tony Albert and Bruce Johnson McLean
Saturday 23 May, 2–3pm

📖 Book launch: Not a Souvenir with Tony Albert
Saturday 23 May, 3.30pm

All opening week events are included with Major Exhibition tickets.

Grab yours via the link in bio before 21 May for 20% off!

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Tony Albert: Not a Souvenir
Opening 21 May
Only at MCA Australia

@Sydney @Destination_NSW #feelnewsydney #notasouvenir

Images: Tony Albert, 'Mid-Century Modern' (detail), 2016, pigment prints on paper, Collection, HOTA Gallery, gifted by the citizens of the Gold Coast to future generations © the artist

Tony Albert is coming to the MCA... are you ready?

Less than one week until ‘Tony Albert: Not a Souvenir’ opens!

Here’s the sneakiest peek at our Level 3 galleries as @tonyalbert and the MCA installation team are hard at work bringing it all together, piece by piece.

Come along to the opening week to see an exhibition full of humour, energy and provocation.

20% off tickets booked before 21 May! Grab yours via link in bio.

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Tony Albert: Not a Souvenir
Opening 21 May
Only at MCA Australia

@Sydney @Destination_NSW #feelnewsydney #notasouvenir

Images © MCA Australia

Tony Albert is coming to the MCA... are you ready?

Less than one week until ‘Tony Albert: Not a Souvenir’ opens!

Here’s the sneakiest peek at our Level 3 galleries as @tonyalbert and the MCA installation team are hard at work bringing it all together, piece by piece.

Come along to the opening week to see an exhibition full of humour, energy and provocation.

20% off tickets booked before 21 May! Grab yours via link in bio.

—

Tony Albert: Not a Souvenir
Opening 21 May
Only at MCA Australia

@Sydney @Destination_NSW #feelnewsydney #notasouvenir

Images © MCA Australia

Tony Albert is coming to the MCA... are you ready?

Less than one week until ‘Tony Albert: Not a Souvenir’ opens!

Here’s the sneakiest peek at our Level 3 galleries as @tonyalbert and the MCA installation team are hard at work bringing it all together, piece by piece.

Come along to the opening week to see an exhibition full of humour, energy and provocation.

20% off tickets booked before 21 May! Grab yours via link in bio.

—

Tony Albert: Not a Souvenir
Opening 21 May
Only at MCA Australia

@Sydney @Destination_NSW #feelnewsydney #notasouvenir

Images © MCA Australia

Tony Albert is coming to the MCA... are you ready?

Less than one week until ‘Tony Albert: Not a Souvenir’ opens!

Here’s the sneakiest peek at our Level 3 galleries as @tonyalbert and the MCA installation team are hard at work bringing it all together, piece by piece.

Come along to the opening week to see an exhibition full of humour, energy and provocation.

20% off tickets booked before 21 May! Grab yours via link in bio.

—

Tony Albert: Not a Souvenir
Opening 21 May
Only at MCA Australia

@Sydney @Destination_NSW #feelnewsydney #notasouvenir

Images © MCA Australia

Don’t just watch Vivid. Get inside it!

The MCA’s Light Nights Silent Disco is taking over Foundation Hall on Friday 22 and 29 May. Put on your headphones, pick your soundtrack, and dance like nobody’s watching! 🎧🪩

Three live DJs will spin everything from 60s classics to today’s hits, while Angela Tiatia’s stunning video works light up the room. This is art that moves. Literally.

🪩 Light Nights Silent Disco
Friday 22 and 29 May
🎧 Families from 5–7pm
🎧 Adults from 7.30–10pm

Book now and don’t miss out!

Have you been swayed by the rhythm of ‘Drama 1882’?

Be mesmerised as history unfolds in front of your eyes in eight choreographed and composed scenes.

Bring along a friend on Thursday after 5pm and enjoy a 2-for-1 offer at MCA Late until 9pm! Tickets include all current exhibitions, including ‘Drama 1882’.

Don’t miss out on Wael Shakwy’s operatic filmic installation, ‘Drama 1882’, only at the MCA until 29 June.

Book via link in bio.

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Wael Shawky: Drama 1882
Until 29 June
Only at the MCA Australia

Have you been swayed by the rhythm of ‘Drama 1882’?

Be mesmerised as history unfolds in front of your eyes in eight choreographed and composed scenes.

Bring along a friend on Thursday after 5pm and enjoy a 2-for-1 offer at MCA Late until 9pm! Tickets include all current exhibitions, including ‘Drama 1882’.

Don’t miss out on Wael Shakwy’s operatic filmic installation, ‘Drama 1882’, only at the MCA until 29 June.

Book via link in bio.

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Wael Shawky: Drama 1882
Until 29 June
Only at the MCA Australia