Digital Excursions
Bring the Gallery into your classroom, with our digital excursion program, designed to spark imaginations and deepen students' understanding of art. The National Gallery holds the national art collection, comprised of over 155,000 works of art including the largest collection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art in the world. Our education programs are delivered by experienced artist educators, and include some of the most loved and surprising works of art. Hear from practicing artists, get inspired with artmaking activities and see behind the scenes at the National Gallery in Canberra.
- Free for Australian schools
- Aligned with the Australian National Curriculum
- Sessions run for 45–60 minutes
- When booking a program 'by request' please specify a nominated time to suit your timetable in either AM or PM time slots
- Digital excursions are run using Zoom. If you use another program with your class, please get in touch to discuss
- Pre and post program resources and activities provided
Book by request
Join us live online, in your classroom for a free digital excursion, delivered by our Education team including experienced learning facilitators and artist educators.
Select an AM or PM time slot on an available date. When completing your booking specify the best time for your class.
For online webinar programs book via the program page.
Please book at least two weeks in advance.
To book a free digital excursion 'by request' follow the booking link below or contact us via groupbookings@nga.gov.au
For scheduled webinar digital excursions, please follow the booking link on the program page.
Programs
National Science Week 2024 Student Excursion
Learn about appropriation while gaining insights into how and why contemporary artists work to shift power dynamics.
Join our educators to experience the work of Western Aranda artist Vincent Namatjira.
Join our educators to experience the diverse and powerful art practices of Emily Kam Kngwarray, one of the most innovative First Nations artists in Australia.
How well do you know Australian women artists? Join our educators for an interactive digital excursion engage with the diversity and creativity of their work.
How do artists employ the medium of video to draw attention to the human body as it moves through time and space?
Teaching through and about culture, bringing together the voices of Australia’s First Nations communities through art.
Learn about some of the most well-known works of art in the Gallery’s collection from Jackson Pollock’s painting Blue poles to Emily Kam Kngwarray’s The Alhalkere Suite.
How do artists help us understand what it means to be Australian? Discuss a range of works by artists in the National Gallery collection.
