Events
Events list
Tour
Welcome wander In the South Building
Daily 2pm
Wednesdays also 8.30pmFree, 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
Welcome wander In the North Building
Daily 2pm
Wednesdays also 8.30pmFree, no bookings required
Tour
Guided tour Art Gallery highlights in the South Building
Daily 11am, 3pm
Wednesdays also 5.30pm, 7.30pm (except 22 February)Free, no bookings required
Tour
Guided tour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art
Daily
11amFree, no bookings required
Tour
Guided tour Highlights of the 20th-century galleries
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays
1pmFree, no bookings required
Tour
Guided tour Art Gallery highlights in the North Building
Daily 1pm, 3pm
Wednesdays also 6.30pmFree, no bookings required
Tour
Guided tour Highlights of the Asian Lantern galleries
Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays
1pmFree, no bookings required
Tour
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
Tour
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
Tour
Mandarin guided tour of the North Building 普通话导览, 北馆
Thursdays and Saturdays
11amFree, 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
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 North Building 한국어 가이드 투어 북쪽 건물
Fridays
11:30amFree, 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
Guided tour for families Awesome architecture
Sundays 5 March – 25 June 2023 (except 9 April)
Mondays–Fridays 11–21 April 2023
10.30am, 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
Cantonese guided tour of the North Building 粤语导览, 北馆
Tuesdays
11amFree, no bookings required
Music
Madama Butterfly experience With Art Gallery tour and dinner at MOD Dining
Wednesdays 29 March – 19 April 2023
5pmCharges apply
Access program
Access tour and workshop
March–December 2023
10–11.30am, 12–1.30pmFree, bookings required
Access program
Audio-description tours
First Wednesday and Saturday of the month
February–December 2023
1.30–3pmFree, bookings required
Tour
Day tour The National 4: Australian Art Now
Wednesday 12 April 2023
7.45amCharges apply
Tour
Coffee tour Dreamhome: Stories of Art and Shelter
Thursday 20 April 2023
9.30amCharges apply
Tour
Curator tour The National 4
Wednesday 26 April 2023
6.30pmFree, no bookings required
Access program
Art and Dementia visits
Last Friday of the month
February–November 2023
11am–12.30pmFree, bookings required
Tour
Art walk Oxford Street precinct
Saturday 29 April 2023
1.30pmCharges apply
Access program
Auslan tours
Last Sunday of the month (except December)
January–November 2023
1.30–2.30pmFree, bookings required
Tour
Coffee tour Making Worlds
Tuesday 2 May 2023
9.30amCharges apply
Access program
Starting with Art Collection tour and workshop
March–December 2023 (except August)
10–11.30am, 12–1.30pmFree, bookings required
Tour
Coffee tour Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2023
Various Tuesdays 30 May, 27 June, 18 July, 29 August 2023
9.30am, 9.45amCharges apply
Workshop/demonstration
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
Tour
Coffee tour Brett Whiteley Studio
Tuesday 13 June 2023
9.30amCharges apply
Tour
Evening tour Brett Whiteley Studio
Wednesday 21 June 2023
6pmCharges apply
Tour
Embodied art tour With Emma Maye Gibson (AKA Betty Grumble)
Wednesdays 1, 8, 15, 22 March and 6, 13, 20 September 2023
7pmFree, bookings required