Talk

Our guided walks are the perfect way to experience the very best of the Garden over a 1.5-hour stroll

Wander back in time to discover Paddington's peculiar past.

Sit in a chair in a beautiful park and argue with the ratbags, or get onto a ladder and be one

Get up close and personal at this exclusive Sydney screening.

Find you inner peace amidst the hustle of the city

Explore the world of opera in these delightful weekly talks abundantly illustrated with audio and visual excerpts

Free information session

Screening of LITTLE WOMEN (1994) with acclaimed Director Gillian Armstrong live on stage for a Q&A

Curator-led tour with city historian Laila Ellmoos exploring Sydney's city model and the craft behind it

Discover the tropical gems of the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney's glasshouse collection on this behind the scenes tour.

On technology and democracy, and the ways our experiences are mediated, online and offline.

Limited season of epic documentary ‘500 Days in the Wild’

Welcoming space for women from diverse backgrounds.

Author Steve Miller discusses the impact of this legendary exhibition of modern masters

Wine lunch led by James Herriott, National Brand Ambassador featuring Hentley Farm Benchmark Barossa new release

Walmajarri artist John Prince Siddon and MCA curators Rebecca Ray and Tim Riley Walsh discuss his major new work

Ways to save: rebates and vouchers

Screening of new darkly funny Australian thriller; followed by live on stage Q&A with film creatives

High adventure in the Himalaya, polar regions, deserts and other places he crashed into.

Join a discussion on the future of housing in the City of Sydney

Learn more about Wael Shawky’s Drama 1882 from MCA Senior Curator Jane Devery in this special talk

Join a discussion on the future of housing in the City of Sydney

A curator led tour of Yasmin Smith: Elemental Life

An intimate night with Jessica Mauboy, as she shares her story through music, resilience and creative reinvention.

Come along to this free talk by the Seniors Rights Service to learn how to help keep yourself safe from scams.

In conversation with the National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People

What does longevity science actually tell us about the lifestyles that can slow biological ageing?

A global journey through three very different economies to ask what it actually takes to make work more equal for women.

Why renting forever isn't a personal failure, and what a century of policy choices have to do with it

Dementia is Australia's leading cause of death. So why are researchers still unable to find a cure?

From Vivid Sydney’s Tekno Train to city streets, music shows how shared spaces can become places of connection

An honest, hype-free guide to how quantum computers actually work and why they could change almost everything

What happens when you bring poetry and philosophy inside a prison? Jedidiah Evans has been finding out for a decade.

From rabies to bird flu: where do dangerous diseases come from and how do we stop them?

Fungi power our ecosystems and make our medicines, but they're evolving faster than we can handle.

When disaster strikes, resilience comes down to our connections with people and nature, rather than emergency plans.

Exercise reduces the risk of cancer coming back. Haryana has the data, and the results are literally life-changing.

How can we use AI to genuinely help people build healthy habits and stay motivated?

One of the most important questions about aging, asked by someone who has spent a lifetime trying to answer it.

From filters to the teen social media ban: what does the research actually say about body image online?

Many assume more light is better for cities at night. Nocturnal design is now challenging us to build for the night.

What happens to your brain cells under stress, and what this means for understanding mental illness.

We're working harder and burning out faster. The path to a better workplace wellbeing might be hiding in plain sight.

Puberty is arriving earlier than ever, and new research suggests it's rewiring the adolescent brain in ways that last.

Medical treatments and technologies are evolving rapidly, but is our legal landscape keeping pace?

Algorithms and delivery apps have a huge impact on what young people eat, so can we make them healthier?

Talk on how to live independently and well

International bestselling author, Mieko Kawakami, explores inconvenient truths and her genre busting books.

Co-presented by the Power Institute and MCA Australia, as part of the Visual Research Program.

What do we risk losing with the rise of AI?

With Colette Beaudry & Adam Geiger

Novel and familiar stories of families across time

Poetry as truth and meaning, beauty and feeling, resistance and connection

Instilling a love of food one kitchen at a time

Wild and risqué Festival favourite event returns to open Pandora’s box

Festival favourite philosopher on why democracy is something we can’t lose

An illustrious line-up of writers reflects on the libraries that shaped them

If history is a story, we can change the narrative

How democracies can bounce back

Three lauded playwrights on writing women’s stories for stage and page

In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a powerful act

A discussion with five experimental dance leaders across Australia, Samoa and South Korea

Music industry tastemaker and broadcaster Zane Lowe dives deep into the sound of now with Lucy Smith

Discover what the night sky teaches you

For women in sales & founders ready to level up - meet the network that opens doors and drives real growth.

A talk with Sāmoan/Australian artist Angela Tiatia and MCA Curator Antares Wells.

Find out about the many supports available to carers

Come along to this free talk by Health Promotion Service for Older People

Join prolific author and cultural critic Roxane Gay in an exclusive conversation with Narelda Jacobs OAM

Come along to this free talk by the Sydney Local Health District Dementia Counselling & Support Service.

A contemporary cultural salon where convos over psychology, art & pop culture collide

Free talk by GambleAware

Come along to this free talk by Hearing Matters Australia

In Conversation w Duncan McNab & Michael Duffy

Come along to this free talk from Inside Out Recovery