Events
Events list
Workshop/demonstration
Workshop: Unframed Drawing with Evan Salmon
Tuesdays 10.30am
4–25 June 2024Charges apply
Art After Hours
Performance Moving portraits
Wednesday 26 June 2024
6pm, 8pmFree, no bookings required
Workshop/demonstration
Art After Hours: Create Mixtape music booklets
Wednesdays 6–8pm
3 April, 1 and 29 May, 26 June 2024Free, no bookings required
Talk
Artist talk and performance Emily Hunt
Sunday 23 June, Saturday 29 June 2024, 2pm
Wednesday 26 June 2024, 7pmBooked out
Art After Hours
Art After Hours Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2024
Wednesdays 19, 26 June, 3 July 2024
6.30–9pmFree
Access program series
Art and Dementia visits
Last Friday of the month, 11am
February–November 2024Free, bookings required
Access program
Culture Dose for Kids For children experiencing mild anxiety
Saturdays 10am
11 May – 29 June 2024Booked out
Workshop/demonstration series
Kids Club for 5–8 year olds Term 2
Various Sundays 10.30am
19 May – 30 June 2024Charges apply
Workshop/demonstration series
Kids Club for 9–12 year olds Term 2
Various Sundays 1.30pm
19 May — 30 June 2024Art After Hours
Art After Hours: Draw Portraits
Wednesdays 6–8pm
31 July, 14 August, 11 September 2024Free, no bookings required
Workshop/demonstration
Discovering watercolour workshop With Andrew Antoniou
Tuesdays 21 May, 2 July 2024
10.30amCharges apply
Art After Hours
Sensory-friendly Art After Hours Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2024
Wednesday 3 July 2024
5–10pmFree, no bookings required
Special event
Artist in residence Live mural painting by Wendy Sharpe
Fridays, 10am–2pm
31 May – 9 August 2024
except 14 June and 12 JulyFree, no bookings required
Lecture series
The beauty of nature Representations in East Asian art
Various Saturdays 2pm
15 June – 6 July 2024Charges apply
Art After Hours
Volume Blak Country
Wednesday 10 July 2024
5pmFree, no bookings required
Lecture series
Art Appreciation 2024 New narratives: exploring the Art Gallery collection
Various Wednesdays 6pm
Various Thursdays 1pm
7 February – 21 November 2024Charges apply
Access program
Kids access workshop: Botanical designs Developed with Kate Swinson
Wednesday 17 July 2024
10am, 12pm, 2pmFree, bookings required
Art After Hours
Volume Extasis
Wednesday 17 July 2024
5pmFree, no bookings required
Music
Volume Live music series
Friday 5 – Sunday 21 July 2024
Lecture series
Learning Curve Connection to place: where writers choose to call home
Fridays and Saturdays 10.30am
28 June – 20 July 2024Charges apply
Lecture series
Travel talks Art and culture across the globe
Saturdays 13 July – 3 August 2024
2pmCharges apply
Film series
Desire lines: the films of Edward Yang 欲望迷踪: 杨德昌电影展 | 慾望迷蹤: 楊德昌電影展
Wednesdays and Sundays
19 June – 11 August 2024
Various timesFree, bookings recommended
Music
Concert James Morrison Quartet
Saturday 27 July 2024
6pmCharges apply
Workshop/demonstration
Masterclass with Todd Fuller Drawing
Sunday 4 August 2024
10.30amCharges apply
Art After Hours
Art After Hours: Create Sculptures of mythical beasts
Wednesdays 6–8pm
7 August, 4 September 2024Free, no bookings required
Lecture series
Sydney Asian Art Series 2024 Cūra: collection, community, care
Various dates and times
March–October 2024Free, bookings required
Workshop/demonstration
Drop-in workshop: Botanical designs With Kate Swinson
Saturday 17 August 2024
11am – 1pmFree, no bookings required
Music
Concert Marsala
Sunday 25 August 2024
6pmCharges apply
Music
Concert Tex Perkins and Matt Walker
Sunday 15 September 2024
6pmCharges apply
Workshop/demonstration
Masterclass with Sally Ryan Oil painting
Sunday 22 September 2024
10.30amCharges apply
Workshop/demonstration series
Drop in and draw
Various dates and times in 2024
Free, no bookings required
Talk
Storytime For under 5s
Fridays
11.30amFree, no bookings required
Tours
Tour
Guided tour for kids Roving art-making in Naala Nura, our south building
Sundays 5 May – 7 July 2024
11.30amFree, no bookings required
Tour series
Tours for Champion members
Wednesdays 7pm
Thursdays 10.30am
Saturdays 3pm
Various datesFree, bookings required
Access program
Audio-description tour Alphonse Mucha
Wednesday 17 and Saturday 20 July 2024
1.30pmFree with exhibition entry
Tour
Artists studio visit Wendy Sharpe and Bernard Ollis
Wednesday 17 July 2024
6pmCharges apply
Tour
Day tour Gauguin’s World at the National Gallery of Australia
Thursday 18 July 2024
7.30amCharges apply
Access program series
Access tour and workshop
Various Mondays, 10am, 12pm
February–December 2024Free, bookings required
Access program
Audio-description tour Archibald Prize 2024
Wednesday 14 and Saturday 17 August 2024
1.30pmFree with exhibition entry
Tour
Japanese-language guided tour: Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2024 アーチボルド賞2024の日本語ツアー
Saturdays 10.30am
6 July – 17 August 2024Free with exhibition entry
Tour
Korean-language guided tour: Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2024 한국어 가이드 투어
Wednesdays 1pm
19 June – 21 August 2024Free with exhibition entry
Tour
Mandarin-language guided tour: Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2024 普通话导览
Tuesdays, Saturdays 1.30pm
11 June – 31 August 2024Free with exhibition entry
Tour
Guided tour Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2024
Daily 12pm, 2pm
Wednesdays also 6.30pm
11 June – 6 September 2024Free with exhibition entry
Access program series
Starting with Art Collection tour and workshop
Fridays 10am, 12pm
March–September 2024Free, bookings required
Tour
Japanese-language guided tour: Alphonse Mucha 「アルフォンス・ミュシャ、アール・ヌーヴォーの精神」の日本語ガイドツアー
Sundays 10.30am
23 June – 8 September 2024Free with exhibition entry
Tour
Mandarin-language guided tour: Alphonse Mucha Alphonse Mucha,新艺术精神 的普通话导览游
Saturdays 11am
22 June – 14 September 2024Free with exhibition entry
Tour
Korean-language guided tour: Alphonse Mucha 알퐁스 무하, 스피릿 오브 아르누보, 한국어 가이드 투어
Wednesdays 1pm
28 August – 18 September 2024Free with exhibition entry
Tour
Guided tour Alphonse Mucha
Daily 12pm, 2pm
Wednesdays also 6.30pm
15 June – 20 September 2024Free with exhibition entry
Access program series
Auslan tours
Last Sunday of the month, 1.30pm
January–November 2024Free, bookings required
Tour
Guided tour Highlights of the Asian Lantern galleries
Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays
1pmFree, no bookings required
Tour
Mandarin-language guided tour of the north building 普通话导览, 北馆
Thursdays and Saturdays
12pmFree, no bookings required
Tour
Stories of art and place New experience in Naala Nura, our south building
Daily 10.30am, 1.30pm
Charges apply
Tour
State of the art New experience in Naala Badu, our north building
Daily 11.45am, 2.45pm
Charges apply
Tour
Guided tour Highlights of the 20th-century galleries
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays
1pmFree, no bookings required
Tour
Guided tour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art
Daily 11am
Free, no bookings required
Tour
Mandarin-language guided tour of the south building 普通话导览,南馆
Thursdays and Saturdays
2pmFree, no bookings required
Tour
Korean-language guided tour of the north building 한국어 가이드 투어 북쪽 건물
First Saturday of the month
11:30amFree, no bookings required
Tour
Korean-language guided tour of the south building 한국어 가이드 투어남쪽 건물
Fridays 11.30am
Free, no bookings required
Tour
Japanese-language guided tour of the south building 南館の日本語ツアー
Fridays 11am
Free, no bookings required
Tour
Japanese-language guided tour of the north building 北館の日本語ツアー
Sundays 1pm
Free, no bookings required
Tour
Guided tour Art Gallery highlights in Naala Badu, our north building
Daily 1pm
Wednesdays also 5.30pmFree, no bookings required
Tour
Guided tour Art Gallery highlights in Naala Nura, our south building
Daily 11am
Wednesdays also 5.30pmFree, no bookings required
Tour
Welcome wander In Naala Badu, our north building
Daily 3pm
Wednesdays also 8.30pmFree, no bookings required
Tour
Welcome wander In Naala Nura, our south building
Daily 3pm
Wednesdays also 8.30pmFree, no bookings required
Online
Online series
Artists in conversation online
March – June 2024
Free, bookings required
Lecture series
Art Appreciation 2024 online New narratives: exploring the Art Gallery collection
February 2024 – February 2025
Charges apply
Lecture series
Learning Curve online Mesoamerica: from the ancient Maya to magical realism
24 May – 22 June 2024
Charges apply
Lecture series
Learning Curve online Connection to place: where writers choose to call home
19 July – 8 November 2024
Charges apply