Editing Canberra (section)

===Arts and entertainment===
{{See also|Music of Canberra}}
[[File:National Film and Sound Archive, Canberra, 2022, 03 (2).jpg|thumb|[[National Film and Sound Archive]]]]
Canberra is home to many national monuments and institutions such as the [[Australian War Memorial]], the [[Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies]], the [[National Gallery of Australia]], the [[National Portrait Gallery (Australia)|National Portrait Gallery]], the [[National Library of Australia|National Library]],<ref name="map" /> the [[National Archives of Australia|National Archives]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.naa.gov.au/info/opening-hours/index.aspx |title=Locations and opening hours |publisher=[[National Archives of Australia]] |access-date=23 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006072421/http://naa.gov.au/about-us/organisation/locations/index.aspx |archive-date=6 October 2012}}</ref> the [[Australian Academy of Science]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.science.org.au/dome/ |title=The Shine Dome |publisher=[[Australian Academy of Science]] |access-date=23 April 2010 |archive-date=5 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100405222130/http://www.science.org.au/dome/ |url-status=live}}</ref> the [[National Film & Sound Archive]] and the [[National Museum of Australia|National Museum]].<ref name="map" /> Many Commonwealth government buildings in Canberra are open to the public, including [[Parliament House, Canberra|Parliament House]], the [[High Court of Australia|High Court]] and the [[Royal Australian Mint]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.highcourt.gov.au/about_05.html |title=Visiting the High Court |publisher=[[High Court of Australia]] |access-date=23 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091017212110/http://www.highcourt.gov.au/about_05.html |archive-date=17 October 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aph.gov.au/visitors/index.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217052026/http://aph.gov.au/visitors/index.htm |archive-date=17 February 2012 |title=Visitors |publisher=[[Parliament of Australia]] |access-date=23 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ramint.gov.au/visit/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518155139/http://www.ramint.gov.au/visit/ |archive-date=18 May 2013 |title=Opening hours |publisher=[[Royal Australian Mint]] |access-date=17 September 2013}}</ref>
[[File:National Museum of Australia 03.jpg|left|thumb|The [[National Museum of Australia]] established in 2001 records Australia's social history and is one of Canberra's more architecturally daring buildings.]]
Lake Burley Griffin is the site of the [[Captain James Cook Memorial]] and the [[National Carillon]].<ref name="map">{{cite web |url=http://www.nationalcapital.gov.au/enjoythelake/map.asp |title=Lake Burley Griffin Interactive Map |access-date=1 June 2009 |publisher=[[National Capital Authority]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522024956/http://www.nationalcapital.gov.au/enjoythelake/map.asp |archive-date=22 May 2009}}</ref> Other sites of interest include the [[Australian–American Memorial]], [[Commonwealth Park]], [[Commonwealth Place, Canberra|Commonwealth Place]], the [[Telstra Tower]], the [[Australian National Botanic Gardens]], the [[National Zoo and Aquarium]], the [[National Dinosaur Museum]], and [[National Science and Technology Centre, Canberra|Questacon – the National Science and Technology Centre]].<ref name="map" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visitcanberra.com.au/Things%20to%20do%20and%20see/Outdoor%20and%20nature.aspx?currPage=2&category=&l |title=Outdoor and Nature |publisher=Visit Canberra |access-date=23 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231124810/http://www.visitcanberra.com.au/Things%20to%20do%20and%20see/Outdoor%20and%20nature.aspx?currPage=2&category=&l |archive-date=31 December 2010}}</ref>[[File:War memorial 01.jpg|right|thumb|The [[Australian War Memorial]]]]

The [[Canberra Museum and Gallery]] in [[Civic, Australian Capital Territory|the city]] is a repository of local history and art, housing a permanent collection and visiting exhibitions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.museumsandgalleries.act.gov.au/cmag/index.html |title=Canberra Museum and Gallery |archive-date=11 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511045428/http://www.museumsandgalleries.act.gov.au/cmag/index.html |publisher=ACT Government}}</ref> Several historic homes are open to the public: Lanyon and Tuggeranong Homesteads in the [[Tuggeranong|Tuggeranong Valley]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.museumsandgalleries.act.gov.au/lanyon/index.html |title=Lanyon |publisher=ACT Museums and Galleries |access-date=13 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091030015221/http://www.museumsandgalleries.act.gov.au/lanyon/index.html |archive-date=30 October 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.events.act.gov.au/?/event/view/225 |title=Minders of Tuggeranong Homestead |publisher=[[Australian Capital Territory Chief Minister's Department|Chief Minister's Department]] |access-date=13 May 2010 |archive-date=7 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507105023/http://www.events.act.gov.au/?%2Fevent%2Fview%2F225 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Mugga-Mugga in [[Symonston, Australian Capital Territory|Symonston]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.museumsandgalleries.act.gov.au/mugga/index.html |title=Mugga-Mugga |publisher=ACT Museums and Galleries |access-date=13 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091030015314/https://www.museumsandgalleries.act.gov.au/mugga/index.html |archive-date=30 October 2009}}</ref> and Blundells' Cottage in [[Parkes, Australian Capital Territory|Parkes]] all display the lifestyle of the early European settlers.<ref name=BLUNDELL/> [[Calthorpes' House]] in [[Red Hill, Australian Capital Territory|Red Hill]] is a well-preserved example of a 1920s house from Canberra's very early days.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.museumsandgalleries.act.gov.au/calthorpes/index.html |title=Calthorpes' House |publisher=ACT Museums and Galleries |access-date=13 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091025175222/http://www.museumsandgalleries.act.gov.au/calthorpes/index.html |archive-date=25 October 2009}}</ref> [[Strathnairn Homestead, Australian Capital Territory|Strathnairn Homestead]] is an historic building which also dates from the 1920s.

Canberra has many venues for live music and theatre: the [[Canberra Theatre|Canberra Theatre and Playhouse]] which hosts many major concerts and productions;<ref>{{cite book |title=The Dictionary of Performing Arts in Australia: Opera, Dance, Music |isbn=1-86448-005-X |last1=Atkinson |first1=Ann |last2=Knight |first2=Linsay |last3=McPhee |first3=Margaret |pages=46–47 |publisher=Allen & Unwin |year=1996}}</ref> and Llewellyn Hall (within the [[ANU School of Music]]), a world-class concert hall are two of the most notable.<ref name=rg>{{cite book |title=Rough Guide to Australia |last=Daly |first=Margo |publisher=Rough Guides |year=2003 |page=67 |isbn=1-84353-090-2}}</ref> The Street Theatre is a venue with less mainstream offerings.<ref name=rg/> [[Albert Hall, Canberra|The Albert Hall]] was the city's first performing arts venue, opened in 1928. It was the original performance venue for theatre groups such as the Canberra Repertory Society.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/publications/fact-sheets/fs250.aspx |title=Fact sheets |publisher=[[National Archives of Australia]] |access-date=17 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809131626/http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/publications/fact-sheets/fs250.aspx |archive-date=9 August 2011}}</ref>

[[File:Canberra Skyfire 2017 (203911129).jpeg|thumb|left|The annual Skyfire fireworks display over Lake Burley Griffin, held during the [[Enlighten Canberra|Enlighten Festival]]]]

[[Stonefest]] was a large annual festival, for some years one of the biggest festivals in Canberra.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/entertainment/music/foreshore-festival-axed-for-2013-20130709-2pmz3.html |newspaper=The Canberra Times |publisher=Fairfax Media |first=Jenna |last=Clarke |date=9 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818125850/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/entertainment/music/foreshore-festival-axed-for-2013-20130709-2pmz3.html |archive-date=18 August 2013 |title=Foreshore Festival axed for 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/stone-rolls-on-20121010-27d7j.html |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |publisher=Fairfax Media |date=11 October 2012 |title=Stone rolls on |first1=Naomi |last1=Fallon |first2=Joni |last2=Scanlon |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105035857/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/stone-rolls-on-20121010-27d7j.html |archive-date=5 November 2015}}</ref> It was downsized and rebranded as Stone Day in 2012.<ref>{{citation |url=http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/stonefest-returns-as-stone-day-2012-lineup-announced/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919153650/http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/stonefest-returns-as-stone-day-2012-lineup-announced/ |archive-date=19 September 2012 |date=16 September 2012 |title=Stonefest Returns As 'Stone Day' – 2012 Lineup Announced |first=Kiel |last=Egging |publisher=Music Feeds}}</ref> There are numerous bars and nightclubs which also offer live entertainment, particularly concentrated in the areas of [[Dickson, Australian Capital Territory|Dickson]], [[Kingston, Australian Capital Territory|Kingston]] and [[City, Australian Capital Territory|the city]].{{sfn|Vaisutis|2009|pp=283-285}} Most town centres have facilities for a community theatre and a cinema, and they all have a library.{{sfn|Universal Publishers|2007|pp=10-12}} Popular cultural events include the [[National Folk Festival (Australia)|National Folk Festival]], the [[Royal Canberra Show]], the [[Summernats]] car festival, [[Enlighten Canberra|Enlighten]] festival, the [[National Multicultural Festival]] in February and the ''Celebrate Canberra'' festival held over 10 days in March in conjunction with Canberra Day.{{sfn|Vaisutis|2009|pp=278}}
[[File:Toku in the Nara Peace Park June 2014.jpg|thumb|''Toku'' in the Canberra-Nara Peace Park, which is located in the [[Lennox Gardens]]]]
Canberra maintains sister-city relationships with both [[Nara, Nara|Nara]], Japan and Beijing, China. Canberra has friendship-city relationships with both [[Dili]], East Timor and [[Hangzhou]], China.<ref name=Canberra/> City-to-city relationships encourage communities and special interest groups both locally and abroad to engage in a wide range of exchange activities. The Canberra Nara Candle Festival held annually in spring, is a community celebration of the Canberra Nara Sister City relationship.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/26/2375107.htm |title=Festival celebrates Canberra-Nara friendship |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=26 September 2008 |access-date=23 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929012547/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/26/2375107.htm |archive-date=29 September 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The festival is held in Canberra Nara Park on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tams.act.gov.au/parks-recreation/parks_and_reserves/urban_parks/district_parks/canberra_nara_park |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130917070057/http://www.tams.act.gov.au/parks-recreation/parks_and_reserves/urban_parks/district_parks/canberra_nara_park |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 September 2013 |title=Canberra Nara Park |publisher=ACT Government Territory and Municipal Services |date=9 October 1999 |access-date=17 September 2013}}</ref>

The history of Canberra was told in the 1938 radio feature ''[[Canberra the Great]]''.