Plan a school experience

A group of students sit on the floor of a gallery creating a installation

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Preparing for your onsite visit will ensure a more rewarding experience for all — we offer guidance on what to do before, during and after school visits.

Can’t come in? Bring the Gallery and the collection into the classroom with our range of digital excursions. We offer ideas to support independent student learning, as well as a range of resources linked to the Australian Curriculum.

For education groups planning an onsite or online visit, bookings are essential and can be made via Book Canberra Excursions. Note bookings are required for all school groups, whether on a self-guided visit or participating in a facilitated program. We recommend booking at least four weeks in advance.

Need suggestions on what to see on your self-guided tour? Call +61 2 6240 6519 or email groupbookings@nga.gov.au.

If your students have access needs, please let us know and we will work to support you.

Go to our Visit page for general information about visiting the Gallery, and please read our COVID-19 Safety Plan for Visiting Groups before planning your excursion.

Visiting Resources

Photograph of school children sitting in front of painting with arms raised to answer question

Installation view of Claude Monet, Meules, milieu du jour [Haystacks, midday], 1890, purchased 1979

Primary Pre-Visit Prep Pack (Preschool – Year 6)

Secondary Pre-Visit Prep Pack (Year 7–12)

Social Story

This social story supports students on the autism spectrum visiting the Gallery and was created in consultation with Marymead Autism Centre ACT.

Related

Student Program

Art Ways of Learning

Group of Primary school girls standing in front of a work of art

Developed by First Nations people, this learning program will teach through and about culture.

Artmed

Two people sit and draw while two others stand within a large full-room installation made of brightly coloured fabric and poles
Student Program

Women in Art

Back view of a group of Secondary school students looking at an Indigenous work of art on a wall

Can you name five women artists? This program highlights the unconscious cultural bias that has precluded women and their work from art history.

Student Program

Art in Focus

A seated group a primary aged school boys in school uniforms and two boys raising their hands up in the air

Learn about some of the most well-known works of art in the Gallery’s collection.

Student Program

Stories of Art

A group of primary school children and their teachers sit on the gallery floor and work together on an artwork

Share stories that encourage wonder and inspire curiosity about art from different times and places.

Student Program

Digital Drawing

Two Primary school boys in school uniform sitting down holding iPads and smiling to one another

Experiment with digital applications to extend the possibilities of creative making on a tablet.