What's On

Major Exhibition

Anne Dangar

Dec. 7, 2024—April 27, 2025

This major exhibition explores the work of Australian-born Anne Dangar (1885-1951), a pioneering exponent of Cubism in the twentieth century.

Collection

Australian Art

Ongoing

In recognition of the National Gallery’s 40th anniversary, this major display tells wide-ranging and complex stories of Australian art.

Exhibition

SaVĀge K'lub
Te Paepae Aora’i – Where the Gods Cannot be Fooled

29 Jun 2024 – 10 Mar 2025

The SaVĀge K’lub is a multi-disciplinary vehicle built to explore ideas of hospitality and sovereignty celebrating all forms of art and culture.

Exhibition

Ever Present
First Peoples Art of Australia

Sept. 14, 2024—Aug. 24, 2025

Drawn from the national collection and Wesfarmers Collection of Australian Art.

Exhibition

Masami Teraoka and Japanese Ukiyo-e Prints

Sept. 21, 2024—July 6, 2025

This exhibition delves into the visual, strategic and thematic links between Masami Teraoka’s works and traditional ukiyo-e woodblock prints.

Project

Lindy Lee: Ouroboros

Ongoing

Australian artist Lindy Lee will create her first immersive public sculpture, Ouroboros, commissioned for the Gallery's 40th Anniversary.

Collection Display

Nature

5 Oct 2024 – Aug 2025

The natural world is a constant inspiration for artists, who explore the myriad forms of nature as a means of expression.

Collection

Lindy Lee

Oct. 25, 2024—June 1, 2025

Bringing together highlights from across artist Lindy Lee's career exploring themes of ancestry, spirituality, the environment and the cosmos.

Touring Exhibition

Enjoy This Trip: The Art of Music Posters

On Tour

1 Nov 2024 – 19 Jan 2025
Riddoch Arts & Cultural Centre, SA

This touring exhibition is a nostalgic exploration of the National Gallery's collection of international music posters spanning the 1960s to 1980s.

Major Project

Kulata Tjuta: Tirkilpa

Upcoming

Feb. 22, 2025—July 13, 2025

A major installation-based work rooted in age-old traditions, knowledge and skills that are designed around keeping country and culture strong.

Touring Exhibition

Skywhales Across Australia

On Tour Upcoming

22 Feb 2025
Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, NSW

Skywhales Across Australia sees Patricia Piccinini’s beloved Skywhale and Skywhalepapa take their family on another tour of Australia.

Collection Display

Know My Name: Kee, Jackson and Delaunay

Upcoming

From Mar 2025

Showcasing work by two of Australia’s leading fashion designers in conversation with works by Sonia Delaunay.

Collection Display

Know My Name: Global

Upcoming

From Apr 2025

Presenting works of art by living women artists who have pushed the limits of artistic practice through experimentation from the 1960s to the now.

Major Exhibition

Cézanne to Giacometti
Highlights from Museum Berggruen / Neue Nationalgalerie

Upcoming

May 31, 2025—Sept. 21, 2025

The exhibition presents a journey through the dynamic changes in European and Australian art in the twentieth century.

Collection

Proofs and Processes: The Kenneth Tyler Collection

Upcoming

From Jul 2025

Collection Display

Cars

Upcoming

From Aug 2025

Cars presents significant new acquisitions as well as highlights from the national collection, emphasising the impact of the car on life and culture.

Collection Display

Bilong Papua New Guinea
Reflecting on 50 years of Independence

Upcoming

Sep 2025 – Jun 2026

This exhibition celebrates Papua New Guinea’s rich cultural tapestry while examining the impacts of colonisation.

Collection Display

Asian Art

Upcoming

From Oct 2025

Asian Art highlights recent acquisitions by artists from across Asia and the Asian diaspora in a range of media. On display from Oct 2025.

Collection Display

Richard Lewer: Steve

Upcoming

From Dec 2025

Richard Lewer’s Steve is a gentle exploration of the complexity of a family coming to terms with a dementia diagnosis.

Major Exhibition

5th National Indigenous Art Triennial: After the Rain

Upcoming

Dec. 6, 2025—April 26, 2026

The 5th National Indigenous Art Triennial is the National Gallery's flagship exhibition series.

Touring Exhibition

Single Channel

On Tour

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

This exhibition draws together key contemporary video works from the national collection.

Touring Exhibition

Know My Name: Australian Women Artists

On Tour

29 Nov 2024 – 23 Feb 2025
Rockhampton Museum of Art, QLD

The Know My Name: Australian Women Artists touring exhibition follows the National Gallery’s major two-part exhibition of Australian women artists.

Touring Exhibition

Rauschenberg & Johns
Significant Others

On Tour

16 Nov 2024 – 9 Feb 2025
Geelong Gallery, Geelong VIC

This exhibition draws upon the National Gallery’s Kenneth Tyler Collection of prints by both Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns.

Touring Exhibition

Clarice Beckett
Paintings from the National Collection

On Tour

7 Dec 2024 – 9 Mar 2025
Orange Regional Gallery, NSW

The Clarice Beckett touring exhibition features a collection of intimate works by one of Australia's most original artists on view for the first time

Online Workshops

Art and Dementia Making It

Ongoing

Making It online workshops are designed for people living with dementia and their care partners.

Guided Tours

Daily Collection Tours

10.30am & 1pm

Make the most of your visit with a free one-hour guided tour of the Gallery.

Kids & Families

Ethel Carrick & Anne Dangar Studio

7 Dec 2024 – 27 Apr 2025

Talks & Tours

Private Tours: Ethel Carrick & Anne Dangar

9 Dec 2024 – 24 Apr 2025

Talks & Tours

Exhibition Tours: Ethel Carrick & Anne Dangar

9 Dec 2024 – 27 Apr 2025
Daily, 11.30am & 2pm

A free one-hour tour of major exhibitions, Ethel Carrick and Anne Dangar with our voluntary guides.

Members Event

New Members Guided Tour

Sat 11 Jan 2025, 11am

Members Event

Members Sculpture Garden Tour

Booked out

Wed 22 Jan 2025
9–10am

Workshop

Anne Dangar: Ceramics Workshop
with Canberra Potters

Workshop 1: Sat 1 & Sun 2 Feb 2025
Workshop 2: Wed 5 & Thu 6 Feb 2025

Special Event

Anne Dangar: Pottery Demonstration
with Canberra Potters

Sat 8 Feb 2025
10–11.30am

Join Rebecca Edwards (Curator, Australian Art) and ceramic artists Maricelle Olivier and Joey Burns for a pottery demonstration at Canberra Potters.

Friday Art Talks

The Artist as Activist:
Beatrice Thompson on Masami Teraoka’s AIDS series/Makiki Heights disaster (1988)

Fri 7 Feb 2025, 12pm

Members Event

Members Curator Talk: Deborah Hart and Rebecca Edwards on Ethel Carrick and Anne Dangar

Fri 7 Feb 2025, 2.30–3.30pm

Friday Art Talks

Artistic Relationships: Anne O’Hehir and Rebecca Edwards on Anne Dangar and Grace Crowley

Fri 14 Feb 2025, 12pm

Kids & Families

Curious Corner: Families

Third Saturday of the month, 11am

Special Event

Artist Talk with Masami Teraoka

Sat 15 Feb 2025, 11am

Professional Learning

Teacher Engagement with Red Room Poetry and Dylan Van Den Berg

ONLINE

Tue 18 Feb 2025, 4–6pm

Professional Learning

Teacher Engagement with Lindy Lee

Sat 1 Mar 2025, 9.30am – 3.30pm

Friday Art Talks

Rebecca Blake on Ethel Carrick’s Christmas Day on Manly Beach (1913)

Fri 28 Feb 2025, 12pm

Professional Learning

Wanneroo Teacher Engagement, WA

Fri 7 March 2025
Wanneroo Regional Gallery, WA

Tickets Coming Soon

Friday Art Talks

Artist Archives: Ellen Newton on Anne Dangar

Fri 7 Mar 2025, 12pm

Professional Learning

Central Goldfields Teacher Engagement, Maryborough, VIC

Fri 14 March 2025, 10am – 3.30pm
Central Goldfields Art Gallery, Maryborough, VIC

Friday Art Talks

Emma Kindred on Ethel Carrick in North Africa

Fri 14 Mar 2025, 12pm

Special Event

Know My Name: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
Ethel Carrick | Anne Dangar

Sat 15 Mar 2025, 1pm

Members Event

Members Curator Talk: Carol Cains on Nature

Tue 18 Mar 2025
11–11.30am

Professional Learning

Hervey Bay Teacher Engagement, QLD

Fri 21 March 2025, 9am–3pm
Hervey Bay Regional Gallery, QLD

Friday Art Talks

Angela Goddard on Stella Creed

Fri 21 Mar 2025, 12pm

Friday Art Talks

Catherine Speck on Ethel Carrick in the war years

Fri 4 April 2025, 12pm