Art Gallery of New South Wales

Art Gallery of New South Wales Sydney's must-see art museum. On Gadigal Country.
10am–5pm daily, open late on Wednesdays. Open daily, 10am–5pm.

Unmissable exhibitions, unique tours, and dining experiences from renowned Australian chefs, within one of the world's most beautiful cultural precincts. The Art Gallery of NSW is Sydney’s must-see art museum, showcasing the best of Australian and international art. One of Australia’s leading public art museums, located on Gadigal Country, overlooking Sydney Harbour and only 15 minutes walk from t

he city centre. Entry is free to the Art Gallery of NSW, with charges applying to some temporary exhibitions. Until 10pm on Wednesday nights for Art After Hours. From Naala Nura, our original building, to our stunning new building Naala Badu, you’ll find art, both historical and contemporary, from across Australia and around the world, enriched by a diverse and engaging program of events. Through art, we hope to inspire your curiosity and ignite your imagination.

🔹 Plan your visit: https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/visit/plan-your-visit

🔹 Visit FAQs: https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/visit/plan-your-visit/visit-faqs

🔹 The Art Gallery of NSW also manages the Brett Whiteley Studio located in Surry Hills. Entry is free: https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/visit/brett-whiteley-studio/

02/09/2026

In ‘Na Parlour (In the parlor)’ (2025), Nigerian American artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby captures two children completely absorbed in the everyday rhythms of family life. Bathed in the light of a Los Angeles afternoon, they read, play and inhabit a space that feels both deeply personal and universally familiar.

Look a little closer and the room begins to reveal itself as an archive of memory. Family photographs, cultural references and images of Black artists, performers, activists and icons emerge through the textiles, surfaces and patterns that surround them. Past and present sit side by side, connecting one generation to the next.

Born in Nigeria and based in Los Angeles, Njideka Akunyili Crosby is a celebrated contemporary artist acclaimed for her richly layered paintings that examine identity, migration and memory through a distinctive visual language that combines painting, collage and photographic transfer. In June 2026, Akunyili Crosby was revealed as the official portrait artist behind the first ever dual portrait of Barack and Michelle Obama, which was unveiled as part of the opening of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. ‘Na Parlour (In the parlor)’ is the first work by Akunyili Crosby to enter an Australian collection.

Now on display in ‘The Edge of Things’, this major new acquisition invites us to consider how histories are carried forward through the spaces we call home, and how ordinary moments can hold extraordinary stories.

📍 The Edge of Things
On now until 9 May 2027
Naala Badu building, Lower level 1
🎟️ Free entry

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Njideka Akunyili Crosby ‘Na Parlour (In the parlor)’ 2025. Purchased with funds provided by Geoff Ainsworth AM and Johanna Featherstone 2025 © Njideka Akunyili Crosby.

Video © Art Gallery of New South Wales

Hanuman, the mighty monkey warrior, is celebrated as a symbol of strength, loyalty and selfless devotion. He can fly thr...
01/09/2026

Hanuman, the mighty monkey warrior, is celebrated as a symbol of strength, loyalty and selfless devotion. He can fly through the sky, grow to a gigantic size, and become small enough to fit through a reed.

In the epic ‘Ramayana’, he leads an army of monkeys to help Rãma, an avatar of Vishnu.

🪷 See this painting and discover a realm of wonder, drama and divine beauty.

Avatar: Forms of Vishnu
🗓️ Until 5 October 2026
📍 Naala Badu building, Lower level 2

Book tickets now via the link in bio 🎟️

Become a and see the exhibition for FREE

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Image: Hanuman carrying Rãma and Lakshmana on his shoulders c1800. British Museum, London, donated by Mrs AG Moor 1940

Join us this Wednesday for a free Art After Hours program inspired by ‘And Still I Rise’. Hosted by , the first FEAST e...
31/08/2026

Join us this Wednesday for a free Art After Hours program inspired by ‘And Still I Rise’.

Hosted by , the first FEAST event at brings together artists , and to share personal stories about food and explore how it has shaped their artistic practice. Joined by exhibition curator Natalie Seiz, the panel will discuss the fascinating relationship between food, art and culture, followed by a sharing of Filipino sweets.

The evening also features artist spotlight talks and concludes with a special live performance by Rainbow Chan, bringing together sound, movement and story in a powerful reflection on memory, resilience and lived experience.

🎟️ Free, no bookings required
📅 Wed 2 Sep 2026, 6.30pm
📍 Art Gallery of New South Wales

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Images:
Rainbow Chan, photo: Abdela Igmirien
Gillian Kayrooz, photo: Justin Cueno
Marikit Santiago, photo: Garry Trinh
Jennifer Wong, photo: George Chan
Suzann Victor ‘Sea Lantern II ‘ 2025 (detail), photo: James Page

Calling sewing enthusiasts In January 2027, Canadian First Nations artist Wally Dion (Saulteaux) will undertake an artis...
30/08/2026

Calling sewing enthusiasts

In January 2027, Canadian First Nations artist Wally Dion (Saulteaux) will undertake an artist residency at the Art Gallery of New South Wales to create a new artwork.

We're seeking volunteers to join a First Nations-led community sewing bee, running Monday to Friday from 4-29 January 2027 (excluding the Australia Day public holiday).

Applications are encouraged from local First Nations, Pasifika, and culturally and linguistically diverse people, as well as anyone with basic sewing skills.

Participants will:
• Contribute to the creation of a new artwork by Wally Dion
• Take part onsite at the Art Gallery of NSW
• Be involved in a project that will be exhibited later in 2027

📍 Art Gallery of New South Wales
🗓 4-29 January 2027
🧵 Community Sewing Bee
📩 Apply via EOI here: https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/info/wally-dion-expression-of-interest/

This project is assisted by the Anita & Luca Belgiorno-Nettis Foundation and by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.

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Images from left to right: Wally Dion in studio © Sophia Dion, Antidote image © Derek Sandbeck, AKA sewingbee direction image © Azul Gonzalez, Rahima's bird © Wally Dion.

28/08/2026

"My mum effectively taught me how to make art." ❤️

For Dharug artist Billy Bain, creativity and culture have always been deeply connected to family, place and storytelling.

In ‘By the River’, Bain reflects on the migration of the long-finned eel, a journey from saltwater to freshwater that mirrors his own path of cultural return.

Growing up off Country on Sydney's Northern Beaches, the ocean shaped his early connection to place. Over time, he came to see himself in the eel's journey, finding his way back to the stories, culture and waterways of his ancestors, the Boorooberongal people.

Featuring new paintings, sculpture and a collaborative textile work created with his mother, Kathleen Bain, ‘By the River’ is a powerful reflection on belonging, memory and the ways culture flows through generations.

Billy Bain: By the River
On now until 8 November 2026
📍 Naala Badu building, Lower level 2
🎟️ Free

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This exhibition is part of the Art Gallery’s Contemporary Projects series, which highlights the work of artists from NSW and wider Australia.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principle arts investment and advisory body.

Artworks © Billy Bain, video © Art Gallery of New South Wales

27/08/2026

Hear from Anisha Sampath, Head of Venues and AV at the Art Gallery, on why 'Avatar: Forms of Vishnu' resonates so deeply.

“I think it just took me back to being five years old, back in India, sitting in my lounge room and watching these on a Saturday morning.”

🪷 Discover a realm of wonder, drama and divine beauty

Avatar: Forms of Vishnu
🗓️ Until 5 October 2026
📍 Naala Badu building, Lower level 2

Book tickets now via the link in bio 🎟️

Become a and see the exhibition for FREE

Video © Art Gallery of New South Wales

We join the global arts community in celebrating the life and legacy of Yayoi Kusama. Kusama was a visionary artist who...
27/08/2026

We join the global arts community in celebrating the life and legacy of Yayoi Kusama.

Kusama was a visionary artist whose boundless imagination invited millions of people around the world to see beauty, wonder and connection in new ways. Known for her vibrant colours, iconic flowers and polka dots and immersive worlds, Kusama transformed personal experiences into artworks that spoke to the universal human experience. Her extraordinary legacy continues to inspire generations of artists and audiences alike.

At the Art Gallery of New South Wales, we are honoured that ‘Flowers that Bloom in the Cosmos’ 2022 is on permanent display and visible 24 hours a day. The work was commissioned by the Art Gallery especially for the enjoyment of our visitors in .

About this sculpture, Kusama wrote:

“The days I shed tears admiring the cosmos

In the cosmos I discovered flowers blooming
The happiness and joy
Of finding bouquets in the heavens

I want to share this passion with you
Let us rejoice together
Shouting out thanks to my flowers forever

From Earth with all my heart”

Thank you, Yayoi Kusama, for showing us worlds without limits, and for reminding us to find joy, wonder and hope in the flowers that bloom around us and beyond.

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Images:

Yayoi Kusama, photo © Estate of Yayoi Kusama, courtesy of Ota Fine Arts

Yayoi Kusama ‘Flowers that Bloom in the Cosmos’ 2022, Art Gallery of New South Wales, commissioned with funds provided by the Art Gallery of New South Wales Foundation and the Gandel Foundation 2022 © Estate of Yayoi Kusama. Photo © Art Gallery of New South Wales

26/08/2026

🎬 One of the greatest stories ever told returns to the big screen.

This Sunday, experience ‘Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama’ in a stunning 4K restoration. A landmark collaboration between Indian and Japanese artists, this beloved animated epic brings the timeless story of Prince Rama to life through breathtaking hand-painted animation.

Introduced by writer, broadcaster and academic Sunil Badami.

📍 Domain Theatre
🗓 Sunday 30 August, 12pm
🎟 Free, bookings recommended

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Elevator upgrade works

The elevator connecting the ground floor with lower level 3 in the Naala Nura building is temporarily out of service while essential upgrades are completed. Until October 2026, the Domain Theatre, Library and Members Lounge on lower level 3 will be accessible via escalator only and pram parking will be available on lower level 2.

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Film trailer courtesy Geek Pictures Inc (India）

We're remembering Dolly Parton today. 💖 One of the brightest stars in artist Kaylene Whiskey's creative universe, Parton...
26/08/2026

We're remembering Dolly Parton today. 💖

One of the brightest stars in artist Kaylene Whiskey's creative universe, Parton inspired this joyful artwork ‘Dolly Visits Indulkana’, a finalist in the 2020 Archibald Prize and now in the Art Gallery’s collection. Though officially a self-portrait, the work is filled with Kaylene's admiration for the singer, whose music accompanied countless hours in the studio. showing how Parton’s impact reached all the way to the remotest parts of Australia.

As Kaylene put it:

"It's one of my dreams for Dolly to come and visit me in Indulkana. I love to listen to her music while I paint: '9 to 5', 'Coat of Many Colours', 'Jolene' and my number one, 'Islands in the Stream', with Kenny Rogers. I often think, 'If Dolly came to visit, what would she do? What would she say? And what would she be wearing?'

I had a lot of fun bringing Dolly to Indulkana on the canvas. Once I had finished the painting, I thought, 'You know what? Dolly needs more sparkles', so I added the plastic jewels as the finishing touch!"

— Kaylene Whiskey, 2020

We think Dolly would have agreed. 💫💎

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Image: Kaylene Whiskey ‘Dolly visits Indulkana’ 2020. Purchased with funds provided by the Aboriginal Art Collection Benefactors 2020 © Kaylene Whiskey. Image © Art Gallery of New South Wales

25/08/2026

Early bird tickets now available for this summer’s must-see exhibition 🌸

Experience Australia’s first dedicated exhibition of work by global superstar Takashi Murakami, exclusive to at the

This summer, step into ’s vivid, high-energy universe with a major retrospective spanning 30 years and more than 150 works, alongside the global premiere of new work in the Nelson Packer Tank.

🌸 Don’t miss ‘Takashi Murakami: When the Mountain is High, the Moon Rises Higher’.

🎉 Opens Saturday 5 December – secure early bird tickets now.

🌸 Become a and see the exhibition for FREE

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Exclusive to Sydney, ‘Takashi Murakami: When the Mountain is High, the Moon Rises Higher’ is presented at the Art Gallery as part of the 2026-27 Sydney International Art Series. Sydney International Art Series is a NSW Government initiative through its tourism and events agency Destination NSW and is proudly supported by Presenting partner The Hour Glass and Major partners Sydney Airport.

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