Events
Events list
Tour series
Tours for Champion members
Various dates and times
See listing for detailsFree, bookings required
Lecture series
Learning Curve Louise Bourgeois
Various Fridays and Saturdays, 10.30am
3 November – 9 December 2023Charges apply
Tour
Cantonese-language guided tour of the South Building 粵語導覽, 南館
Saturdays 1.30pm
7 October, 4 November and 2 December 2023Free, no bookings required
Access program
Culture Dose for Kids For children experiencing mild anxiety
Saturdays 10am
22 July – 9 September
14 October – 2 December 2023Free, bookings required
Workshop/demonstration
Performance workshop Bauhaus Lab with The Midnight Horrors
Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 December 2023
11am – 3pmFree, no bookings required
Access program series
Access tour and workshop
Various Mondays, 10am, 12pm
March–December 2023Free, bookings required
Music
Live at the Lounge With Xanza
Wednesday 6 December 2023
6.30pmFree, no bookings required
Tour
Curator tour Louise Bourgeois
Wednesdays 7pm
6–13 December 2023Free with exhibition entry
Workshop/demonstration
Brett Whiteley Studio drawing workshop Thursday sessions
Thursdays 2 November – 7 December 2023
10.30amBooked out
Access program
Celebrate International Day of People with Disability With We Are Studios
Friday 8 December 2023
11am – 2pmFree, no bookings required
Tour
Cantonese-language guided tour of Kandinsky 粤语导览, Kandinsky特展
Saturdays 1pm
11 November, 2–9 December 2023
6–13 January, 3–10 February, 2–9 March 2024Free with exhibition entry
Workshop/demonstration
Brett Whiteley Studio drawing workshop Life-drawing classes
Saturdays 4 November – 9 December 2023
10.30amBooked out
Workshop/demonstration
Brett Whiteley Studio drawing workshop ‘Follow the curve’ classes
Saturdays 4 November – 9 December 2023
1.30pmBooked out
Access program series
Audio-description tours
First Wednesday and Saturday of the month
February–December 2023
1.30–3pmFree, bookings required
Tour
Guided tour for kids Roving art-making in the South Building
Sundays 15 October – 10 December 2023
11.30amFree, no bookings required
Performance
Performance: AGAPI & OTHER KINDS OF LOVE By Luka Lesson
Sunday 10 December 2023
6pmCharges apply
Workshop/demonstration
Drop in and draw Kandinsky
Wednesdays 7–9pm
29 November – 13 December 2023Free, no bookings required
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Tour
Korean-language guided tour of Kandinsky 한국어 가이드 투어
Wednesdays 1pm
15 November – 13 December 2023
10 January – 21 February 2024Free with exhibition entry
Talk
Talk: Perceiving life beyond the colonial Anthropocene Macarena Gómez-Barris and Juan Francisco Salazar
Wednesday 13 December 2023
6.30pmFree, no bookings required
Workshop/demonstration
Make art with us Polka dot flowers
Daily, 23 September – 8 October 2023 (school holidays)
Saturdays and Sundays, 14 October – 17 December 2023 (weekends only)
11am – 3.30pmFree, no bookings required
Tour
Mandarin-language guided tour of Louise Bourgeois 普通话导览, Louise Bourgeois特展
Saturdays 10.30am
2–16 December 2023
6 January – 20 April 2024Free with exhibition entry
Tour
Guided tour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art
Daily 11am
Last tour of 2023: 17 December
First tour of 2024: 8 JanuaryFree, no bookings required
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Tour
Mandarin-language guided tour of Kandinsky 普通话导览, Kandinsky特展
Wednesdays 1.30pm
Saturdays 1.30pm
8 November – 20 December 2023
3 January – 2 March 2024Free with exhibition entry
Lecture/symposium
Kandinsky in his own words Lecture by Kate Kangaslahti
Thursday 21 December 2023
10.30amCharges apply
Access program series
Art and Dementia online
Third Thursday of the month
January–November 2023
11am–12pmFree, bookings required
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Tour
Guided tour Louise Bourgeois: Has the Day Invaded the Night or Has the Night Invaded the Day?
Daily 12pm, 2pm
Wednesdays also 6.30pm
25 November – 22 December 2023
2 January – 26 April 2024Free with exhibition entry
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Tour
Guided tour Kandinsky
Daily 12pm, 2pm
Wednesdays also 6.30pm
6 November – 22 December 2023
2 January – 8 March 2024Free with exhibition entry
Lecture series
Learning Curve online Arabia and the Incense route
July – December 2023
Charges apply
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Tour
Cantonese-language guided tour of Louise Bourgeois 粤语导览, Louise Bourgeois 特展
Saturdays 1pm
16–23 December 2023
20–27 January, 17 February 2024Free with exhibition entry
Workshop/demonstration
Kids drop-in workshop Symbolic species
Saturdays and Sundays, 11am – 3.30pm
3 – 31 December 2023Free, no bookings required
Hive Festival
Kids drop-in workshop: Spider spectacular With Amy Claire Mills
Saturday 13 January 2024
10am – 12pmFree, no bookings required
Hive Festival
Artist talk for families Marilyn Russell
Saturday 13 January 2024
12pmFree, no bookings required
Hive Festival
Kids drop-in workshop: Play, pickle, preserve With Marian Abboud, the Seed of Hope Collective and friends
Saturday 13 January 2024
1.30–4.30pmFree, no bookings required
Hive Festival
Kids workshop: MPower Generator With Latai Taumoepeau and Paris Taia
Sunday 14 January 2024
10.30am, 12.30pm, 2.30pmFree
Special event
Hive Festival For children and families
Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 January 2024
10am – 5pmFree, no bookings required
Hive Festival
Kids drop-in workshop: Bidjigal saltwater gathering With Marilyn Russell
Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 January 2024
1.30–4.30pmFree, no bookings required
Hive Festival
Kids drop-in workshop: Be at the Hive With Collective Paper Aesthetics
Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 January 2024
10am – 5pmFree, no bookings required
Hive Festival
Kids drop-in workshop: Your presence is a gift With Nicole Barakat
Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 January 2024
1–3pmFree, no bookings required
Hive Festival
Embodied art tour for families With Emma Maye Gibson
Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 January 2024
11am, 12pm, 1pmFree
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Hive Festival
Guided tour for families Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art
Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 January 2024
11amFree, no bookings required
Hive Festival
Performance: The wrong circles With Nitin Vengurlekar
Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 January 2024
1.30pm, 3pmFree, no bookings required
Hive Festival
Kids workshop: Be a word artist With Story Factory
Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 January 2024
10.30amFree
Hive Festival
Storytime For all ages
Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 January 2024
11.30amFree, no bookings required
Hive Festival
Guided tour for kids Roving art-making in the North Building
Saturday 13 January and Sunday 14 January 2024
10.30am, 11.30amFree, no bookings required
Hive Festival
Performance workshop: Clap, stamp, slap, click With Lucky Lartey and friends
Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 January 2024
2.30pmFree, no bookings required
Hive Festival
Kids drop-in workshop: Living family album With We Are Studios
Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 January 2024
10.30am – 12.30pmFree, no bookings required
Hive Festival
Artist talk for families Noa Haim
Sunday 14 January 2024
12pmFree, no bookings required
Hive Festival
Kids flicks
Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 January 2024
2pm
Music series
Klänge live music program
Wednesdays 7.30pm
10 January – 14 February 2024
Hive Festival
Audio adventure Trains by the Kids
Saturday 13 – Saturday 20 January 2024
AnytimeFree
Music series
Brett Whiteley Studio Sessions Part of Sydney Festival 2024
Saturdays 6–27 January 2024
See listing for timesCharges apply
Workshop/demonstration
Kids holiday workshop Year of the Dragon for 9–12 year olds
Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 January 2024
1.30pmCharges apply
Workshop/demonstration
Kids holiday workshop Year of the Dragon for 5–8 year olds
Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 January 2024
10.30amCharges apply
Hive Festival
Kids digital workshop Deep Field
Thursdays–Sundays, 4–28 January 2024
10.30am, 12.30pm, 2.30pmFree
Workshop/demonstration
Drop-in workshop: Beads and webs With Amy Claire Mills
Wednesdays 3–31 January 2024
5–7pmFree, no bookings required
Talk series
Artists in conversation online
May 2023 – January 2024
Free, bookings required
Lecture series
Colour and form Lectures on Kandinsky and modern art
Thursdays 10.30am
8–29 February 2024Charges apply
Access program
Sensory-friendly early entry Louise Bourgeois
Saturday 10 February 2024
9amCharges apply
Film series
Film series Louise Bourgeois goes to the movies
29 November 2023 – 10 March 2024
Various dates and timesFree, bookings recommended
Art After Hours
Queer Art After Hours 2024 Presented with Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
Wednesday 28 February 2024
5–10pmFree
Lecture series
Art Appreciation 2023 online Golden threads: tracing connections between artists, collections and cultures
February 2023 – March 2024
Charges apply
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Tour
Japanese-language guided tour of Kandinsky カンディンスキー展の日本語ツアー
Sundays 11am
21 January – 3 March 2024Free with exhibition entry
Lecture series
Learning Curve online Luxuries of the East and the West
September 2023 – March 2024
Charges apply
Workshop/demonstration series
Kids Club for 5–8 year olds: term 1
Sundays 25 February – 24 March 2024
10.30am – 12pm
Workshop/demonstration series
Kids Club for 9–12 year olds: term 1
Sundays 25 February – 24 March 2024
1–2.30pm-
Tour
Korean-language guided tour of Louise Bourgeois 한국어 가이드 투어
Wednesdays 11.30am
13–27 March 2024Free with exhibition entry
Lecture series
Colour and form online Lectures on Kandinsky and modern art
22 February – 9 May 2024
Charges apply
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Tour
Japanese-language guided tour of Louise Bourgeois ルイーズ・ブルジョワ展の日本語ツアー
Sundays 11am
10–21 April 2024Free with exhibition entry
Lecture series
Art Appreciation 2024 New narratives: exploring the Art Gallery collection
Various Wednesdays 6pm
Various Thursdays 1pm
7 February – 21 November 2024Charges apply
Lecture series
Art Appreciation 2024 online New narratives: exploring the Art Gallery collection
February 2024 – February 2025
Charges apply
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Talk
Storytime For under 5s
Fridays
11.30amFree, no bookings required
Tour
Cantonese-language guided tour of the North Building 粤语导览, 北馆
Tuesdays
11amFree, 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
Japanese-language guided tour of the North Building 北館の日本語ツアー
Sundays
1pmFree, no bookings required
Tour
Korean-language guided tour of the North Building 한국어 가이드 투어 북쪽 건물
Fridays
11:30amFree, no bookings required
Tour
Korean-language guided tour of the South Building 한국어 가이드 투어남쪽 건물
First Saturday of the month
11.30amFree, no bookings required
Tour
Japanese-language guided tour of the South Building 南館の日本語ツアー
Fridays
11amFree, no bookings required
Tour
Stories of art and place New experience in the South Building
Daily 9.30am, 2.30pm
Wednesdays also 7pmCharges apply
Tour
State of the art New experience in the North Building
Daily 9.30am, 10.30am, 2.30pm
Charges apply
Tour
Welcome wander In the North Building
Daily 3pm
Wednesdays also 8.30pmFree, no bookings required
Tour
Welcome wander In the South Building
Daily 3pm
Wednesdays also 8.30pmFree, no bookings required
Tour
Guided tour Art Gallery highlights in the South Building
Daily 11am
Wednesdays also 5.30pmFree, no bookings required
Tour
Guided tour Art Gallery highlights in the North Building
Daily 1pm
Wednesdays also 5.30pmFree, 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
Guided tour Highlights of the 20th-century galleries
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays
1pmFree, no bookings required
Tour
Guided tour Highlights of the Asian Lantern galleries
Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays
1pmFree, no bookings required