There’s a lot to take in at Sydney’s art galleries and museums this season, including surrealist paintings, colourful pottery with a political message, a digital artwork reimagining a post-colonial museum and haunting photography of nocturnal animals in the bush.

Head into one of Sydney’s art galleries and museums for striking photography, immersive video works, iconic illustrations and mind-bending sculptures (the shadowy “morph” characters at White Rabbit Gallery). There’s so much to explore, including the upcoming Hiroshi Sugimoto exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) and a collection of abstract works by Sydney artist Lesley Dumbrell at the Art Gallery of NSW (AGNSW).

The celebrated British author will be in conversation with South African writer Sisonke Msimang at the Sydney Opera House.

Murdereats Is Serving Plant-Based Burgers In Leichhardt’s Crowbar But you’ll need to be quick, it’s not sticking around for long.

Last year the owner of Newtown’s 1989 Kitchen and Arcade, Ben Campbell, decided to trade out the kitchen and transform the space at the rear of his King Street venue into a neon-lit Tokyo-style back-alley arcade space. He bought three pinball machines (a first for 1989), enhanced his tap-beer offering from three to six (with a focus on Aussie craft beer) and made over the cocktail list.