Events
Events list
Workshop/demonstration
Open door studio: Everybody makes Inspired by Francis Upritchard
Saturday 2 – Friday 22 September 2023
Daily 10am –3pmFree, no bookings required
Lecture series
Learning Curve Luxuries of the East and the West
Fridays, Saturdays, 25 August – 23 September 2023
10.30am – 12.30pmCharges apply
Tour
Guided tour for kids Roving art-making in the South Building
Sundays 20 August – 24 September 2023
11.30amFree, no bookings required
Film
Members Screening Room Fairweather Man
Wednesday 5 July – Wednesday 27 September 2023
Free, bookings required
Film
Members Screening Room Turner at Tate
Wednesday 5 July – Wednesday 27 September 2023
Free, bookings required
Art After Hours
Art After Hours Volume festival
Wednesday 27 September 2023, 7–10pm
Free
Workshop/demonstration
Wednesday social For Explore members, aged 18 to 25
Wednesday 27 September 2023
7pmCharges apply
Workshop/demonstration
Workshop: Make a bookplate With Mimi Tong
Sunday 1 October 2023
11.30am–1pmFree, no bookings required
Workshop/demonstration series
Access workshops for children
Wednesdays 12 April, 12 July, 4 October 2023
10am, 12pm, 2pmFree, bookings required
Art After Hours
Art After Hours Volume festival
Wednesday 4 October 2023, 7–10pm
Free
Workshop/demonstration
Kids workshop: Mail art With Claudia Nicholson
Fridays 29 September, 6 October 2023
1.30–3.30pmFree, bookings required
Tour
Guided tour for kids The art of sound
Monday–Friday, 25 September – 6 October 2023
10.30am, 11.30amFree, no bookings required
Lecture series
Beyond the frame An introduction to contemporary art
Saturdays 16 September – 7 October 2023
11am–12pmCharges apply
Performance
Talk and poetry reading Clear Water Reckoning: Remembering Robert Adamson
Saturday 7 October 2023
1pmFree, bookings required
Music
Volume A festival of sound and vision
22 September – 8 October 2023
Workshop/demonstration
Kids workshop: Colour rhythm collage Developed with David Sequeira
Saturday 23 September – Sunday 8 October 2023 (except 29 September and 4 October)
11am – 3.30pmFree, no bookings required
Tour
Off-site tour Government House
Tuesday 10 October 2023
10.30am, 10.45amBooked out
Workshop/demonstration
Workshop: Amuletic card-making With Naomi Segal
Wednesday 11 October 2023
6–8pmCharges apply
Music
Live at the Lounge With Ellen Mara
Wednesday 11 October 2023
6.30pmFree, no bookings required
Lecture series
Sydney Asian Art Series 2023 Cūra: collection, community, care
Various dates and times
April–October 2023Free, bookings required
Tour
Day tour Southern Highlands and Ben Quilty Studio
Friday 13 October 2023
7.45amCharges apply
Workshop/demonstration
Masterclass with Jude Rae Portrait painting in oil
Sundays 18 June, 15 October 2023
9.30amBooked out
Tour
Art Bus tour Inner East
Wednesday 18 October 2023
10amCharges apply
Music
Concert Phoenix Collective presents Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
Saturday 21 October 2023
6pmCharges apply
Film series
Flowers in hell 지옥에 핀 꽃: 한국 영화 회고전
Wednesdays, Sundays 19 July – 22 October 2023
2pm, 7.15pmFree, bookings recommended
Lecture/symposium
Lecture: Art of Dunhuang Grottoes 敦煌石窟艺术讲座
Monday 23 October 2023
10.30amCharges apply
Talk
Artists in conversation Steve Lopes
Wednesday 25 October 2023
6pmCharges apply
Workshop/demonstration series
Drop in and draw
Various dates and times in 2023
Free, no bookings required
Music
Live at the Lounge With Brett Gomez
Wednesday 1 November 2023
6.30pmFree, no bookings required
Lecture series
The art of cinema A cinematic journey
Various Saturdays 11 February – 4 November 2023
2–3.30pmCharges apply
Lecture series
Travel talks Art and culture across the globe
Various Saturdays, 14 October – 18 November 2023
10.30–11.30amCharges apply
Workshop/demonstration series
Kids Club for 5–8 year olds: term 4 Expressions in art
Sundays, 22 October – 19 November 2023
10.30am – 12pmCharges apply
Workshop/demonstration series
Kids Club for 9–12 year olds: term 4 Expressions in art
Sundays, 22 October – 19 November 2023
1.30–3pmCharges apply
Music
End-of-year celebration Kandinsky
Sunday 19 November 2023
6.30pmCharges apply
Tour
Coffee tour Kandinsky
Tuesday 21 November 2023
9.30amCharges apply
Access program series
Art and Dementia visits
Last Friday of the month
February–November 2023
11am–12.30pmFree, bookings required
Access program series
Auslan tours
Last Sunday of the month (except December)
January–November 2023
1.30–2.30pmFree, bookings required
Lecture series
Learning Curve online Encountering art in extraordinary places
March – November 2023
Charges apply
Lecture series
Art Appreciation 2023 Golden threads: tracing connections between artists, collections and cultures
8 February – 23 November 2023
Wednesdays 6pm
Thursdays 1pmCharges apply
Learning program series
Starting with Art Collection tour and workshop
March–December 2023 (except August)
10–11.30am, 12–1.30pmFree, bookings required
Tour
Cantonese guided tour of the South Building 粵語導覽, 南館
Saturdays 7 October, 4 November and 2 December 2023
1.30pmFree, no bookings required
Access program
Culture Dose for Kids For children experiencing mild anxiety
Saturdays, 22 July – 9 September, 14 October – 2 December 2023
10am – 12pmFree, bookings required
Access program series
Access tour and workshop
March–December 2023
10–11.30am, 12–1.30pmFree, bookings required
Access program series
Audio-description tours
First Wednesday and Saturday of the month
February–December 2023
1.30–3pmFree, bookings required
Learning program
Big Art Day For primary students
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays
5–14 June (Term 2), 11–20 September (Term 3), 4–13 December 2023 (Term 4)
10.30amCharges apply
Workshop/demonstration
Make art with us Polka dot flowers
Saturday 23 September – Sunday 8 October 2023 (daily during school holidays)
Saturdays and Sundays 14 October – 17 December 2023 (weekends only)
11am – 3.30pmFree, no bookings required
Learning program
Artists at work Francis Upritchard
Mondays–Thursdays, 30 January – 6 April, 24 April – 29 June, 17 July – 21 September, 9 October – 19 December 2023
10am, 12.30pmCharges apply
Learning program
Learning tour For primary and secondary teachers
Wednesdays, 27 February – 6 April, 24 April – 30 June, 17 July – 22 September, 9 October – 19 December 2023
4pm, 5.30pmCharges apply
Learning program
Learning workshop Yiribana
Mondays–Thursdays, 30 January – 6 April, 24 April – 30 June, 17 July – 22 September, 9 October – 19 December 2023
10am, 12.30pmCharges apply
Learning program
Digital learning workshop Dog designs
Tuesdays, Wednesdays 30 January – 6 April, 24 April – 30 June, 17 July – 22 September, 9 October – 19 December 2023
10am, 12.30pmCharges apply
Learning program
Learning tour For primary, secondary and tertiary students
Mondays–Fridays, 30 January – 6 April, 24 April – 30 June, 17 July – 22 September, 9 October – 19 December 2023
10.30am, 12pm, 1.30pmCharges apply
Access program series
Art and Dementia online
Third Thursday of the month
January–November 2023
11am–12pmFree, bookings required
Lecture series
Learning Curve online Arabia and the Incense route
July – December 2023
Charges apply
Talk series
Artists in conversation online
May 2023 – January 2024
Free, bookings required
Lecture series
Art Appreciation 2023 online Golden threads: tracing connections between artists, collections and cultures
February 2023 – March 2024
Charges apply
Lecture series
Learning Curve online Luxuries of the East and the West
September 2023 – March 2024
Charges apply
Tour
Guided tour Art Gallery highlights in the North Building
Daily 1pm, 3pm
Wednesdays also 5.30pm (starting 11 October)Free, no bookings required
Tour
Guided tour Art Gallery highlights in the South Building
Daily 11am, 3pm
Wednesdays also 5.30pm (except 27 September and 4 October)Free, no bookings required
Tour
Welcome wander In the North Building
Daily 2pm
Wednesdays also 8.30pmFree, no bookings required
Talk
Storytime For under 5s
Fridays
11.30amFree, no bookings required
Tour
State of the art New experience in the North Building
Daily
9.30am, 10.30am, 2.30pm
Wednesdays also 5.30pmCharges apply
Tour
Cantonese guided tour of the North Building 粤语导览, 北馆
Tuesdays
11amFree, no bookings required
Tour
Korean guided tour of the North Building 한국어 가이드 투어 북쪽 건물
Fridays
11:30amFree, no bookings required
Tour
Japanese guided tour of the North Building 北館の日本語ツアー
Sundays
1pmFree, no bookings required
Tour
Japanese guided tour of the South Building 南館の日本語ツアー
Fridays
11amFree, no bookings required
Tour
Korean guided tour of the South Building 한국어 가이드 투어남쪽 건물
First Saturday of the month
11.30amFree, no bookings required
Tour
Mandarin guided tour of the South Building 普通话导览,南馆
Thursdays and Saturdays
2pmFree, no bookings required
Tour
Mandarin guided tour of the North Building 普通话导览, 北馆
Thursdays and Saturdays
11amFree, no bookings required
Tour
Welcome wander In the South Building
Daily 2pm
Wednesdays also 8.30pmFree, no bookings required
Tour
Guided tour Highlights of the 20th-century galleries
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays
1pmFree, no bookings required
Tour
Guided tour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art
Daily
11amFree, no bookings required
Tour
Guided tour Highlights of the Asian Lantern galleries
Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays
1pmFree, no bookings required