MAGNT

Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT)

A: 19 Conacher St, The Gardens, Darwin, NT Australia

P: +61 8 8999 8264

E: info@magnt.net.au

W: magnt.net.au

Located on Darwin’s spectacular ocean front, the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) is the premier cultural and scientific institution for northern Australia. Visitors can experience the region’s history, art and biota through a changing program of exhibitions and displays. In addition to the gallery space, MAGNT comprises Fannie Bay Gaol, the Defence of Darwin Experience and Lyon’s Cottage in Darwin, and the Museum of Central Australia, Megafauna Central and the Alcoota Scientific Reserve in Central Australia.

THE COLLECTION

MAGNT’s collections are nationally and internationally significant resources comprising Australian visual arts and crafts, Indigenous art and material culture, South- East Asian art, specimens of natural science and historical artefacts.

AWARDS

The Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAA) is an annual award founded by MAGNT in 1984. It remains the longest running award dedicated to Indigenous art and artists. 2018 marked the 27th year of the relationship between Telstra and MAGNT. The NATSIAA comes with an attached prize value of $80,000 across seven categories of awards.

FACILITIES

  • Cafe
  • Gallery shop
  • Guided tours
  • Venue hire
  • Wheelchair access
  • Workshops & classes

Photo: Merinda Campbell. Courtesy: Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT), Darwin.

FEATURED STORIES AND EXHIBITIONS

Finalists for this year’s Telstra NATSIAA revealed

72 finalists to compete for the 2024 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards.

Group Exhibition: The 40th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards

The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory presents the 2023 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards.

Plans progressing for new Northern Territory Art Gallery

Construction tender to build state of the art Darwin gallery awarded to Sitzler.

Finalists announced for 2022 Telstra NATSIA Awards

65 finalists announced ahead of awards ceremony and exhibition slated for August.

Telstra NATSIAA moves online

Australia’s largest Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards pivots in the wake of ongoing Covid-19 outbreaks.

And the NATSIAA winners are…

The 2020 standouts at Australia’s most prestigious Indigenous prize.

NATSIAA 2020 Finalists Announced

67 finalists have been selected for Australia’s longest running Indigenous art award.

And the NATSIAA winners are…

280 entries. 68 finalists. 7 winners. 1 global exhibition.

NATISAA announces 2019 finalists

The largest Indigenous art prize in Australia has announced its finalists.

NATSIAA 2018 winners announced

Yirrkala artist Gunybi Ganambarr has taken out the major $50,000 prize at this year’s Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAAs).

Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair: Around Town

In town for Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair? Here are three other annual events that you should add to your diary.

NATSIAA 2017: Pick of the crop

Our writers select the highlight works from the 2017 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards.