Tours
Book a customised tour
Personal tours
For private groups
Charges apply, bookings required
Tel 02 9225 1836 or 02 9225 1703
venues@ag.nsw.gov.au
Access tours
Auslan interpreters for groups who are deaf
Touch tours and audio-described tours for people who are blind or vision impaired
Customised guided tours are available for groups with intellectual disabilities
Free, bookings required
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Tours for Tots: Majestic mountains
Fun artmaking tours for children aged 3-5
Tuesday 26, Thursday 28 March 2019
Register by 10.15am for 10.30am start
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Young Members: Walking tour
Carriageworks viewing of 'The National 2019: New Australian Art'
Image: photo by Ellie Lauritsen.
Saturday 30 March 2019, 1pm
Duration 2 hours
Charges apply
Guided tour: Brett Whiteley: drawing is everything
An introduction to highlights in the exhibition
Image: Brett Whiteley Bather and mirror (second version) 1964, Brett Whiteley Studio Collection © Wendy Whiteley
Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays 12pm
15–19 December 2018
5 January – 31 March 2019
Duration 1 hour
Location: Temporary exhibitions gallery
Free with exhibition entry
Curatorial tour: The National 2019
With Isobel Parker Philip
Image: Andrew Hazewinkel, 12 figures after Niccolò (studies in collective anxiety) (detail), 2014, courtesy and © the artist
Sunday 31 March 2019, 12.15pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free
Auslan tour: Drawing is everything
For visitors who are deaf or hard of hearing
Image: Brett Whiteley Self portrait in the studio 1976 (detail), oil, collage, hair on canvas. Purchased 1977 © Wendy Whiteley
Sunday 31 March 2019, 1.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free with exhibition entry
Whiteley Art Bus
Free shuttle bus
Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays
1 February to 31 March 2019, 2pm
Duration 3 hours
Location: Front of the Gallery
Free with exhibition entry
Bus tour: 'Important Australian and International Art'
Sotheby’s and Deutscher and Hackett
Monday 8 April 2019, 9.30am
Duration 3 hours, 45 minutes
Location: Front of the Gallery
Charges apply
Audio-description tour: The National 2019
For visitors who are blind or with low vision
Wednesday 3 April 2019, 1pm
Saturday 13 April 2019, 1pm
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free, bookings required
Saturday 13 April 2019, 1pm
Duration 2 hours
Charges apply
Korean-language guided tour: Heaven and earth in Chinese art
한국어 안내 관람: 타이빼이 국립 궁실 박물관의 보물품 전시“천 지”
Image: Qing dynasty 1644–1911 Meat-shaped stone, The National Palace Museum, Taipei. Photo © National Palace Museum, Taipei
Wednesdays 11am
6 February - 1 May 2019
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free with exhibition entry
Guided tour: Heaven and earth in Chinese art
Treasures from the National Palace Museum, Taipei
Image: Qing dynasty 1644–1911 Meat-shaped stone, The National Palace Museum, Taipei. Photo © National Palace Museum, Taipei
Daily 12pm
2 February – 5 May 2019
except Good Friday (19 April)
Duration 1 hour
Location: Lower Asian gallery
Free with exhibition entry
Cantonese-language guided tour: Heaven and earth in Chinese art
粵語導覽：天地人：國立故宮博物院珍寶展
Image: Qing dynasty 1644–1911 Meat-shaped stone, The National Palace Museum, Taipei. Photo © National Palace Museum, Taipei
Sundays 1pm
3 February - 5 May 2019
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free with exhibition entry
Mandarin-language guided tour: Heaven and earth in Chinese art
普通話導覽：天地人：國立故宮博物院珍寶展
Image: Qing dynasty 1644–1911 Meat-shaped stone, The National Palace Museum, Taipei. Photo © National Palace Museum, Taipei
Saturdays and Sundays 1pm
2 February - 5 May 2019
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free with exhibition entry
Tours for Tots: Colourful contemporary
Fun artmaking tours for children aged 3-5
Tuesday 28, Thursday 30 May 2019
Register by 10.15am for 10.30am start
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Tours for Tots: Constructed cities
Fun artmaking tours for children aged 3-5
Tuesday 25, Thursday 27 June 2019
Register by 10.15am for 10.30am start
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Contemporary art express tour: The National 2019
A half-hour introduction to the exhibition
Wednesdays 6pm
3 April – 17 July 2019
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free
Contemporary art guided tour: The National 2019
A one-hour introduction to the exhibition
Daily 1pm
29 March - 21 July 2019
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free
Contemporary art guided tour
A one-hour introduction to contemporary art highlights in the Gallery
Image: Michael Parekowhai The English Channel 2015 (detail) © Michael Parekowhai
Daily 1pm
includes The National 2019 (29 March – 21 July)
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free
Gallery Express 2019
A bus tour of selected commercial galleries
Various Wednesdays in 2019
See listing for details
Duration 3 hours, 30 minutes
Location: Front of the Gallery
Charges apply
Aboriginal art guided tour
An introduction to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander collection
Image: Cornelia Tipuamantumirri Winga (Tidal movement, waves) 2012 © Cornelia Tipuamantumirri
Daily 10.30am
Until 21 December 2018
Resumes 4 February 2019
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free
Asian art guided tour
An introduction to Asian art highlights in the Gallery
Image: Utagawa Kunisada/Toyokuni III and Hiroshige Andō/Utagawa Garden in snow (Yuki no niwa) 1854 (detail), Art Gallery of New South Wales
Daily 12pm
Resumes 1 June 2019
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free
Australian collection guided tour
An introduction to selected highlights from the Australian collection
Image: Margaret Preston Implement blue 1927 © Margaret Rose Preston Estate
Daily 2pm
Until 21 December 2018. Resumes 4 February 2019
Daily 1pm
5 January - 3 February 2019
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free
Tuesdays 11am
except January, last 2 weeks of December and public holidays
Last 2018 tour: 11 December. First 2019 tour: 5 February
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free
Collection highlights tour
An introduction to selected highlights from the Gallery's collection
Daily 11am
Until 21 December 2018. Resumes 5 January 2019
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free
Contemporary art express tour
A half-hour introduction to contemporary art highlights in the Gallery
Image: Michael Parekowhai The English Channel 2015 (detail) © Michael Parekowhai
Wednesdays 6pm
includes The National 2019 (3 April – 17 July)
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free
Fridays 11am
except January, last 2 weeks of December and public holidays
Last 2018 tour: 14 December. First 2019 tour: 1 February
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free
Korean-language guided tour
한국어 안내 투어
Fridays 11am
except January, last 2 weeks of December and public holidays
Last 2018 tour: 14 December. First 2019 tour: 1 February
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free
Thursdays, Saturdays 11am
except January, last 2 weeks of December, public holidays
First 2019 tour: 2 February
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free
Mystery tour
A guided tour of a featured theme, artist or exhibition
Saturdays, Sundays 3pm
Until 16 December 2018
Resumes 9 February 2019
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free
Welcome wander
A short talk featuring a theme, artist or exhibition
Image: Welcome wander discussing Stephen Bush’s I am still what I meant to be 2009, Art Gallery of New South Wales © Stephen Bush. Licensed by Copyright Agency
Weekdays 3pm
Duration 10 minutes
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free