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National Gallery of Australia

A tour guide and a family in front of a framed artwork in a gallery
A mum and daughter in a bookshop
A gallery curator and couple standing in front of an artwork
A couple walking through a sculpture garden
High ceiling architecture of a large gallery space
Women looking at art in the National Gallery of Australia, 2015
National Gallery of Australia, 2015
National Gallery of Australia, 2015
National Gallery of Australia, 2015
Sidney Nolan, Ned Kelly, 1946, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Gift of Sunday Reed, 1977
A tour guide and a family in front of a framed artwork in a gallery
A mum and daughter in a bookshop
A gallery curator and couple standing in front of an artwork
A couple walking through a sculpture garden
High ceiling architecture of a large gallery space

Overview

Delight in the art and world-class exhibitions on show at the National Gallery, on the shores of Canberra's Lake Burley Griffin. Art lovers will enjoy meandering through the galleries and admiring the collection, including the famous 'Blue Poles' by Jackson Pollock and the Ned Kelly series by Sidney Nolan.

The new Australian and International art galleries provide plenty of things to see, following a large-scale rehang of almost every piece. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art collection comprises over 7500 works and is the largest globally.

Parkes Place East, Parkes, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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“5 Highlights for a Quick Visit”

TripAdvisor ratingReviewed 1w ago by Mairwen1

The National Gallery is always worth a visit. It’s free to enter so you can spend as much or as little time as you like here. We were on limited time this visit so the top 5 highlights were: 
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“Outstanding Indigenous Art displayed.”

TripAdvisor ratingReviewed 1w ago by Dan L

Fabulous morning enjoying the artworks on display in the National gallery. Quirky paintings by Sidney Nolan, the galleries showcasing Indigenous art in its various artforms, sculptures and carvings...

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“So Much Beauty”

TripAdvisor ratingReviewed 1w ago by envyedevents

Not a new visitor to this world-class gallery, I attended yesterday to view the Ethel Carrick exhibition. The exhibit was wonderful, with the curator and her team having arranged the borrowing of a...

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