2018
12 Dec 2018
NGA unveils Pre-Raphaelite Masterpieces from the Tate
The National Gallery of Australia today unveiled the most ambitious exhibition of Pre-Raphaelite masterpieces ever shown in Australia. With seminal 19th century works of art from the Tate’s phenomenal collection, and significant loans from private collections and institutions in Britain and Australasia.
12 Dec 2018
Summer of love at the National Gallery
Be swept away by the romance of Love and Desire: Pre-Raphaelite Masterpieces from the Tate with a series of signature events throughout summer.
30 Nov 2018
Win a wedding at the National Gallery of Australia
As part of our Love and Desire: Pre-Raphaelite Masterpieces from the Tate exhibition, we’re offering all Australians the chance to win a spectacular wedding package at the National Gallery of Australia worth more than $25,000.
29 Oct 2018
NGA announces 2019 program
The National Gallery of Australia today announced it will open two major international exhibitions in winter and summer of 2019. The 2019 program involves partnerships with some of the world’s best museums and galleries including the Tate, Musée Marmottan and generous loans from The Met, MoMA and the National Gallery, London.
18 Oct 2018
NGA and Wesfarmers announce $4m partnership and major international exhibition
The National Gallery of Australia and longstanding Indigenous Arts partner, Wesfarmers Arts, today announced a new six-year, $4 million partnership which includes a major international touring exhibition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait art in Asia. The exhibition, Indigenous Australian Masterpieces, launches in 2020.
3 Oct 2018
NGA commemorates 30th Anniversary of The Aboriginal Memorial
Thirty years after the installation of The Aboriginal Memorial (1987-1988), the National Gallery of Australia reflects on this powerful work of art that commemorates all Indigenous people who died defending their land since 1788.
6 Sept 2018
NGA launches Love & Desire masterpieces from Tate Britain in London
The National Gallery of Australia (NGA) today launched a major summer exhibition, Love & Desire: Pre-Raphaelite Masterpieces from the Tate. NGA Director Nick Mitzevich said the exclusive exhibition includes some of the most iconic works in the world.
23 Aug 2018
Exhibition of iconic works by American Masters opens at the NGA
The National Gallery of Australia (NGA) today launched American Masters 1940–1980, a major exhibition from its extensive collection of iconic works by the most important American artists of the 20th century.
29 June 2018
Gerard Vaughan honoured with gift of major Barnett Newman sculpture
Retiring Director of the National Gallery of Australia, Gerard Vaughan, is being honoured by the Barnett Newman Foundation with the gift of Broken Obelisk.
22 June 2018
Mr Ryan Stokes announced as Chair of the Council of the NGA
The Turnbull Government has appointed Mr Ryan Stokes as Chair of the Council of the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) for a three year term, commencing on 9 July.
21 June 2018
NGA acquires major Kusama infinity room
The National Gallery of Australia is pleased to announce the acquisition of Yayoi Kusama’s infinity room, The Spirits of the Pumpkins Descended into the Heavens 2015 made possible through the generosity of Andrew and Hiroko Gwinnett for the Japanese Art Fund.
8 June 2018
James Fairfax's legacy at the NGA
The National Gallery of Australia welcomes the generous $1.2million donation from the Estate of the late James Fairfax AC for the refurbishment of the James O Fairfax theatre.
30 May 2018
International tour of NGA Indigenous Masterworks reaches India
The National Gallery of Australia’s global tour of its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art collection continues with the launch of Indigenous Australia: Masterworks from the NGA at the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi on 15 June.
11 May 2018
The National Picture exhibition launched today at the National Gallery of Australia
The National Picture: the Art of Tasmania’s Black War unflinchingly interrogates colonial works of art created at a brutal moment in Tasmania’s history.
3 May 2018
NGA launches national tour of Sidney Nolan's Ned Kelly Series
For the first time in 15 years, the National Gallery of Australia’s collection of Sidney Nolan’s ‘Ned Kelly’ paintings is touring Australia in its entirety.
19 Apr 2018
Balnaves Foundation supports new Contemporary Arts series at the NGA
The National Gallery of Australia has partnered with The Balnaves Foundation to commission an annual series of intervention art by Australian contemporary artists.
10 Apr 2018
NGA announces new Director
Allan Myers, Chairman of the National Gallery of Australia, today announced that Nick Mitzevich has been appointed NGA Director, commencing 2 July 2018.
28 Mar 2018
From Royal Style to Hollywood Glamour
Today Academy-Award nominated Australian actress, Naomi Watts, was a special guest to celebrate the launch of Cartier: The Exhibition—opens in Canberra on 30 March.
22 Feb 2018
The face of NGA to change with Barnett Newman Sculpture
The National Gallery of Australia is celebrating the installation of Barnett Newman’s ground-breaking sculpture, Broken Obelisk, outside the Gallery’s main entrance in Canberra.
16 Feb 2018
Art Deco
Today the NGA captures the excitement and hopefulness of post-World War I Australia with the opening of Art Deco, a free exhibition featuring 20th century paintings, sculptures, fashion, photographs and decorative arts drawn entirely from the national collection.
