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National Gallery of Australia

The National Gallery is open today 10am–5pm
Admission is free with ticket

Exhibition

Ever Present
First Peoples Art of Australia

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Wheelchair Accessible

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First Nations

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Collection

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art

a person in blurred motion is walking through a gallery space

Ongoing
Level 1, Gallery 1–6
Free with ticket

Touring Exhibition

Single Channel

On Tour

21 Oct 2024 – 24 Jan 2025
Walkway Gallery, Bordertown SA

Major Project

Kulata Tjuta: Tirkilpa

Upcoming
Artist Kunmanara (Peter) Mungkuri on country with a spear

22 Feb – 13 Jul 2025
Level 1, Gallery 15
Free

Wheelchair Accessible

Billy Benn Perrurle, Alyawarr people
Harts Range/Alice Range
pre 1997

Stories & Ideas

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Collection

The poetry of the world
Paintings & Sculpture

Lessons with Miss Dangar
A drawing of interlocking circles in a rainbow of colours.
International Art

The blue roof
Painting of houses in a Breton village with a woman standing by a well in the centre.
Collection

Artists' Artists: Masami Teraoka
A blurry black and white photograph of Masami Teraoka painting.

Collection

The National Gallery’s evolving collection of over 155,000 works of art, created by more than 15,000 artists, includes the world’s largest collection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art.

First Nations

Indigenous painting depicting four sections of squares within squares

Australian Art

A painting of a tree

International Art

On view

A sculpture of a woman holding on to two horses.

Blue Poles: Action/Reaction

A white man sits in front of a messy abstract painting with paint tins to his side smoking a cigarette

Know My Name

Portrait of artist Emily Kam Kngwarray on Country

Women have been shaping culture for time immemorial. Celebrate women artists – see their art, hear their stories, and know their names.

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Access

We provide a range of free programs designed for and with people with disability and access needs.

Access tour for the vision impaired with close up of Guide Dog

Teachers & Students

Foster a love of learning through art with our range of dynamic and creative programs and resources.

Small group of school children in the first nations galleries viewing Emily Kame Kngwarreye’s Yam awely.

Young People

Love art? Full of ideas? Get inspired and get involved in creative programs for young people.

Group photo of teenagers standing and sitting against a wall

Kids & Families

Encourage your child’s curiosity and creativity with our range of joyful, artist-led programs.

Photograph of a family group crouching in the garden beds of the Sculpture Garden

Adults

Creative learning is a life-long pursuit. With our range of art programs, you’re sure to find the perfect spark for your imagination.

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Photo of a woman and a man looking at an artwork on the wall of the Gallery.

Join our global community, find inspiration in the national collection and help imagine our shared art future.

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