Open 7* Days a Week 10am-4pm
(*Closed Christmas Day & Good Friday)
Please be advised that all those from current hotspots will be asked to visit another day and all those from Covid Alert areas will be asked to wear a mask whilst in the gallery.
General Admission Adults $10, Pensioners $8, Children Under 16 $6, Under 5 Free
The National Cartoon Gallery
Home of the Rotary Cartoon Awards, The National Cartoon Gallery @The Bunker in Coffs Harbour is the only gallery of its kind and known as the spiritual home of cartooning in Australia. Our entertaining and thought provoking exhibitions change regularly, as well as workshops, movie nights, performances and other special events for children and adults. You're bound to find something to make you smile at the bunker!
So come on, why don’t you... join us for a good laugh!
Upcoming Exhibitions & Events
Rotary Cartoon Awards – Exhibition
Featuring all the best entries from the 2020 Rotary Cartoon Awards (RCA) this exhibition is a favourite now in its 32nd year. The RCA is an Australia-wide competition open to all cartoonists; professional and enthusiasts. This year’s special category recognises the past 12 months of hardship across the entire country with the special topic “Crisis,…
Bill Leak Exhibition
To open our new exhibition space, the National Cartoon Gallery is excited to welcome the wittiest set of cartoons you’ll ever see from the late Bill Leak, master of non-politically correct satire and his son Johannes Leak. These cartoons and caricatures cover the political and social life of Australia over the past 30 years. His…
Official Opening
The official opening of our completed building will be carried out by The Hon. John Barilaro, MP Deputy Premier, NSW & Leader of the National Party in NSW on 23 February at 11:00am with a plaque unveiling to commemorate the event. This is an invitation only event, if please contact the gallery to RSVP.
Behind The Lines
The National Cartoon Gallery will once again be hosting bi-annual favourite Behind The Lines in the Bunker gallery. This travelling exhibition is curated by the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House in Canberra and celebrates the role of political cartoonists in Australia and the power their drawings have in contributing to our daily…
Sandwich-bag Dad – Exhibition
This dad’s morning ritual of drawing on his 3 daughter’s lunch-bags has been the highlight of the school day for teachers and students at his local school for 8 years (and counting). Recently, via Instagram this quirky tradition has also been found to be entertaining 1,000’s of families across the world and now form the…
Sandwich-bag Dad
This dad’s morning ritual of drawing on his 3 daughter’s lunch-bags has been the highlight of the day for teachers and students at his local school for 8 years (and counting). Recently, via Instagram this quirky tradition has also been found to be entertaining 1,000’s of families across the world and now form the foundation of…
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