National Gallery of Australia
Australia's largest art museum, home to the world's largest collection of Indigenous art and famous works such as Pollock's Blue Poles.
The National Gallery of Australia opened in 1982. Housed in a brutalist concrete building, it holds around 160,000 works. Highlights include Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander art, with a memorial installation of 200 painted hollow logs at the entrance; Australian colonial and modern art; and international masterpieces such as Pollock's Blue Poles, Monet and Warhol. The permanent collection is free, while special exhibitions charge admission. Opening hours are roughly 10:00 to 17:00. The outdoor sculpture garden overlooks the lake, and the gallery sits beside the National Portrait Gallery and the High Court.
Opening hours
Daily 10:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- High Court of Australia
- National Portrait Gallery
- Questacon
- National Carillon
- Old Parliament House (Museum of Australian Democracy)
- National Library of Australia
- Captain Cook Memorial Jet
- Commonwealth Park & Floriade