Art Gallery of New South Wales

If you just want to visit one museum in Sydney you should pick this one. There’s a large and diverse collection to be found from different eras. There are some big pieces that are really worth looking at. The building itself is also great. You walk easily into the botanical garden next to the museum. Had a great afternoon even that the weather wasn’t great.
Admission is free except from the special collection.

It is worth planning a few hours for this place. Personally, I am very pleased with the visit. The atmosphere is wonderful and friendly, I was greeted at the door and given short instructions about current exhibitions.
There are many levels and the thematic range is diverse. That's why I'm convinced that everyone will find something interesting.
The new building/wing includes modern and interactive installations, which I liked the most.

I am adding this place to my favourites and looking forward to visit it again.

Amazing experience at the Louise Bourgeois - Has the Day Invaded the Night or Has the Night Invaded the Day
exhibition. The new North Building is spacious and moved well from the well-lit rooms of ‘Day’, on lower level 2 to the darkened terrain of ‘Night’, downstairs in the Tank. There was more than 120 works, including many never seen before in Australia, among them The Destruction of the Father 1974 and Crouching Spider 2003. Highly recommend.

Lovely experience, amazing art by Vasily Kandinsky and Louise Bourgeois. The gallery as a whole is a great space, love the new North building especially the tank. We try two of restaurants both nice friendly venues. Simple menu but reasonably priced, quick and efficient service. I have been to the gallery before and will go back in the future. I recommend buying your tickets before you go online if you can, you will avoid waiting and most likely get a good deal.

Phenomenal collection of all kinds of art. Regardless of what art you enjoy, you’ll find something here that’s memorable. I am shocked they don’t charge admission given the quality and size of this museum. You can easily spend 1.5-2 hours here.

Loving the new section of the old favourite art gallery! Indigenous art just stunning. And how's the semi precious rotting lemon?! Brilliant. Had lunch in the old section after seeing the Kandinsky exhibit, both pretty good.

Wonderful space
We saw the Kandinsky exhibition there. With works mainly from the Guggenheim.
Loved it! It left lasting memories of color, light and music in my head and soul

Brilliant and very special Kandinsky exhibition. My first time to the Galley and it did not disappoint. Amazing art. Clean and well organised. Very friendly staff. Thanks for a great experience.

Absolutely loved my visit here! Highly recommend checking out the tank if you get the chance. I saw the Louise Bourgeois exhibition there and it was incredible! They really captured the morbid passion of her work in the space. I also really appreciate the amount of cafes, bathrooms, and gift shops. And such a variety of work on display! Could easily spend a whole day exploring :)

I'm in love with the new wing of the NSW Art Gallery. It's spacious and bright, with lovely views to the outdoors, exciting visiting exhibitions and a great gift shop.

I think you love it (me!) because it's beautiful to walk around in, or you hate it (heaps of other people) because it feels like it's a bit empty and doesn't have the 'super famous, classic' art. 🎨 Well, it's free to visit, so it's really no big deal if you go, decide it's not for you, and then leave.

If you're a tourist visiting Sydney, it's super easy to pop by on your way to the Royal Botanic Gardens or Mrs. Macquarie's Chair. It's very accessible and a nice opportunity to see Australian art.

The more 'classic' work is in the old building. Have a browse, have fun.

So amazing, lots to look at and most of it is free entry. Definitely a great day out. Would recommend a couple of hours as there is a lot to look at.

They have a great collection of Australian artworks as well as a rotation of international art.

The surrounding botanical gardens are also a lovely walk.

Lovely experience, amazing art by Vasily Kandinsky and Louise Bourgeois. The exquisite exhibitions were quite remarkable. Since setting my naked eye upon the superb artistic production, I have been dearly astonished in the most splendid of ways. Twas' quite the experience, one in which I shall never wish upon forgetting. I hope my dear fellows reading this venture upon into this superlative establishment. I wish thee who is reading this have a fine evening.
Sincerely, Local Guide

Highly recommend seeing the Louise Bourgeois exhibit (ends April 28th, 2024). I enjoyed it so much I’m actually considering going again. Part of it exists above ground and the other part of it exists below in The Tank, which formerly housed oil for the naval fleet.

The new buildings are quite lovely with its $345 million dollar investment for building.

All the buildings are worth a visit as this gallery is home to some very wonderful pieces of art!

Amazing gallery. Most of it was free to visit. Beautiful design. Really interesting place for everyone from different backgrounds and cultures. Many different arts to see and enjoy. There is many restaurants and coffee shops. For weekend is best place to visit and enjoy with friends and family. Definitely recommend

Amazing gallery! I really enjoyed it! I did it as a solo day out and would really recommend it! The place is huge and has got such a vast collection of art from renaissance art to contemporary to Asian art, aboriginal art, it’s really got something for everyone! If you like to take in the art work and read all of the descriptions of the piece, I would recommend allowing yourself about 4-5 hours! Would definitely go again! The entrance to the gallery is free and there was no que! There were two exhibitions on that were paid entry and I saw the Kandinsky one which I believe was $35, very reasonable for such a large collection of Kandinskys works! But other than that completely free!

Very beautiful art gallery with a range of art types ans styles to admire. The new building has a new room called The Tank which is very dark but necessary to enjoy the performance videos. I love looking at the older part of the museum and my favourite room was the photography room. lots of unique stories to experience. It really opens your mind.

A wonderful space and awesome exhibitions. Kandinsky today. New building a amazing. Had heard about the Tank but it was another entry fee for an exhibition I didn't want to see. Multiple exhibition entry csn get costly

An amazing place on a weekend to browse, relax and enjoy art, I must say Australia and Sydney in particular has such world class exhibits for the public to enjoy. Having traveled the world, other art galleries that are better than ours either have hefty entrance fees or they are way too crowded (eg Louvre museum in Paris)

A beautiful addition to the art gallery, entry is free of charge, and the gallery is very tastefully laid out. There are plenty of food options, and there are public toilets on site.

The artwork is of varying quality but is all quite unique and interesting. Accessibility is very good with elevators available and wide dooways. There are staff on hand to help and to answer questions. Highly recommended.

I just wanted to congratulate the Art Gallery of NSW for its tremendous membership program. Last night a dear friend took me to see the Kandinsky exhibition, which was inspiring, and we popped into the member's lounge for a quick vino before hand. I was highly impressed with the staff there. In particular, Cathy on reception was charming, well-informed, and helpful. While Boris, behind the bar, was an absolute delight. If these two people represent the calibre of staff the gallery attracts then it must be a wonderful place to work indeed. And I would recommend anyone who attends a lot of exhibitions there seriously consider the membership program as the lounge added another dimension to the whole experience.