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Current Opening Hours

Fri, Sat & Sun 10am - 4pm

(Opening hours will be extended to 5 days a week from early July - Just in time for school holidays!)

The National Cartoon Gallery

Known as the spiritual home of cartooning in Australia, The National Cartoon Gallery @The Bunker in Coffs Harbour is the only gallery of its kind. 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!

..and with a multi-million dollar renovation underway we encourage you to watch this space!

So come on, why don’t you... join us for a good laugh!

Upcoming Exhibitions & Events

Rotary Cartoon Awards Entries 2020

28 April - 29 August

Get your markers out or start digging through the archives, it’s time to pick your entries for this year’s Rotary Cartoon Awards! Currently in its 32nd year, the Rotary Cartoon Awards (RCA) is an Australia-wide competition open to all cartoonists. This year’s special category recognises the past 12 months of hardship across the entire country…

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Captain Fantastic Online Exhibition!

1 May - 31 July

Welcome to our first ever online exhibition! Because it was such a hit, we have decided to create an online exhibition featuring all the entries from the Captain Fantastic Cartoon Competition, this exhibition is a salute to Sir Elton John himself as our finest cartoonists portray him in a satirical and comical light. With works…

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Doin’ it with the Kids!

12 June - 16 August

An exhibition dedicated to our relationship with little ones! The walls of the gallery will be filled with cartoons of children and the things they get up to… and how they see us. Bound to grab the attention of your kids and the young at heart. Opening night will also be somewhat of a reunion…

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Toons 4 Wildlife

22 August 10:00 am - 25 October 4:00 pm

This exhibition is in aid of our furry friends (…and scaly and feathered and… anything Aussie!). Mark from TIPPETTURES rallied our Aussie cartoonists together to assist after the devastating fires earlier in the year by creating this fundraising exhibition. Works will be auctioned with all proceeds going directly to WIRES. The National Cartoon Gallery is…

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Gallery Rises from the bunker!

The gallery had a great spread published in the Advocate this week... we can't help but reflect and feel grateful for all the support the Advocate has given us over the years as we draw closer to it's final edition on June 27. This article is a great example of that support as you will see here we got a front page ad... a front page leader and the fabulous spread showing the construction progress and a the generosity of all involved that have brought us from our humble beginnings to this exciting stage in our incredible development and the unique, proposed attraction we are soon to provide for the entire community! Thank you Coffs Coast Advocate and best wishes to all the staff embarking on a new chapter of their lives. To read the full article CLICK HERE.