Art by Description

Key information

Engage with works of art and collection displays by listening to short 5–10 minute recordings presented by a range of people with a passion for the visual arts. Listen each month or binge on a series.

Alexandra Exter

The music lesson c.1925

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Vernon Ah Kee

cantchant 2009

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Yayoi Kusama

THE SPIRITS OF THE PUMPKINS DESCENDED INTO THE HEAVENS 2018

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Audio Tours

Lady sitting on a seat listening to audio tour of love and desire exhibition

Virtual Tours

Two people wearing virtual reality headsets sit opposite each other in an art installation
Art Talks /  Audio

Françoise Schneiders on F*ck you, I’m not your Dusky Maiden

Blurry black and white photograph of a person's face

Published 05 July 2024

Audio Tour
37 mins
Talks & Tours

Private Tours: Ethel Carrick & Anne Dangar

People looking at a Gauguin painting at the National Gallery of Australia

9 Dec 2024 – 24 Apr 2025

Wheelchair Accessible
First Nations /  Video

Know Our Name: First Nations Women Artists

A video still of a woman smiling in front of an artwork

Published 2020

Auslan Interpretation Open Captioning
Essay

Mind your language

A wide long photograph / still from a film with a First Nations man, wearing a yellow singlet and black shorts signing
Read Time: 18 minutes
International Art /  Video

Matisse & Picasso: Curatorial Tour
with Simeran Maxwell

Video still of exhibition entrance with wall text that reads “Matisse, Picasso”.

Published 04 August 2020

Closed Captions

Plan Your Visit
Accessibility

Visitor in wheelchair observing art in Monet: Impression Sunrise
Asian Art /  Video

XU ZHEN®: ETERNITY VS EVOLUTION Curatorial Tour
With Peter Johnson

A video still of a man walking through a gallery space

Published 16 April 2020

Closed Captions

Tours

Photograph of a group of people talking