Islamic Museum of Australia

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Rotating exhibitions of contemporary and historical work, shown alongside our five permanent galleries.

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Australian Muslim Artists 2026Now showing

Art prize exhibition

Australian Muslim Artists 2026

On until7 Nov 2026

Closes in–

The AMA exhibition is an annual showcase celebrating the creativity, diversity and depth of artistic expression within Australia’s Muslim communities. This year brings together 22 shortlisted works spanning painting, sculpture, photography, textile, installation and digital art.

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Archive

Past exhibitions.

Art prizes, photography, collection shows and shared histories from recent seasons at the museum.

  1. A Common Word24 Apr 2026 – 18 Jul 2026
  2. Sakinah سكينة, Tranquility under the Domes of Istanbul7 Feb 2026 – 9 May 2026
  3. Future Australian Muslim Artists 202512 Dec 2025 – 21 Feb 2026
  4. Boundless Legacies11 Sep 2025 – 22 Nov 2025
  5. Australian Muslim Artists 202515 Aug 2025 – 8 Nov 2025
  6. Alaqah: Bonds of Connection4 Apr 2025 – 12 Jul 2025
  7. Jaren | جڑیں | Roots | جذور7 Feb 2025 – 12 Jul 2025
  8. Australian Muslim Artists 20241 Nov 2024 – 1 Mar 2025
  9. Ilim Secondary Student Exhibition18 Sep 2024 – 2 Nov 2024
  10. Palestine Through Time10 Jul 2024 – 5 Oct 2024
  11. Dunya: A journey through the fragile footprint of civilisations15 Dec 2023 – 15 Jun 2024
  12. The Night of Counting the Tear28 Apr 2023 – 15 Jul 2023
  13. The Night of Counting the Tears28 Apr 2023 – 15 Jul 2023
  14. Generations15 Dec 2022 – 18 Mar 2023
  15. Australian Muslim Artists 202224 Aug 2022 – 12 Nov 2022
  16. Australian Muslim Artists 202316 Aug 2022 – 11 Nov 2023
  17. Hayakal al Noor, Bodies of Light24 Mar 2022 – 9 Jul 2022
  18. Australian Muslim Artists 202119 Aug 2021 – 25 Feb 2022
  19. Missing Voices15 Apr 2021 – 16 Jul 2021
  20. Australian Muslim Artists 202014 Aug 2020 – 20 Feb 2021
  21. BOUNDLESS PLAINS16 Apr 2020 – 17 Jul 2020
  22. Seerah of the Prophet Muhammad12 Dec 2019 – 6 Mar 2020
  23. Australian Muslim Artists 201913 Sep 2019 – 8 Nov 2019
  24. The Artistry of Islam27 Jun 2019 – 23 Aug 2019
  25. The Aesthetics of Commemoration: The Mausoleum of Imam Al-Shafi’i over 800 years14 Mar 2019 – 17 May 2019
  26. Bismillah15 Nov 2018 – 16 Feb 2019
  27. Between Inscription and Gesture (27th July – 14th November)27 Jul 2018 – 14 Nov 2017
  28. Our Grandmothers6 May 2018 – 18 Aug 2018
  29. Ways To Be Muslim2 Mar 2018 – 8 Jul 2018
  30. The Laughing Apple (28th November onwards)28 Nov 2017 – 1 Dec 2017
  31. FAMSY Community Art Show (13th July – 31st July 2017)13 Jul 2017 – 31 Jul 2017
  32. An Illuminated Guide to Paradise (17th June – 29th June 2017)17 Jun 2017 – 29 Jun 2017
  33. Al Asma – Al Husna: The Most Beautiful Names of Allah (September 4th 2015)4 Sep 2015 – 4 Sep 2015
  34. Capture the Spirit of Ramadan (15th June – September 1st 2015)15 Jun 2015 – 1 Sep 2018
  35. Hybrid II by Damon Kowarsky & Atif Khan (May 8th – August 8th 2015)8 May 2015 – 8 Aug 2015
  36. Borderlands by Phillip George (June 9th – September 30th 2014)9 Jun 2014 – 30 Sep 2014
  37. Mush by Khaled Sasabi (March 3rd 2014)3 Mar 2014 – 3 May 2014

Between exhibitions

Five galleries, always open.

Whatever is showing, our permanent galleries tell the story of Islamic faith, art, architecture and the contributions of Muslims to Australia and the world.

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  1. 01Islamic Faith
  2. 02Islamic Contributions to Civilisations
  3. 03Islamic Art
  4. 04Islamic Architecture
  5. 05Australian Muslim History

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