Saw the Archibald, Sulman, and Wynne Prizes this year. Absolutely amazing, a feat to be seen. All other aspects and exhibits of the gallery are truly feats. The new building is stunning, sleek and classy. The original building, an architectural masterpiece.

Our first visit since the new north wing was opened. Can't say we enjoyed the new building overly much although the three giant bronzes in the courtyard were rather fun. As for the main gallery; brilliant as always. A splendid exterior with many fine spaces. The eclectic mix of paintings and sculptures from the 19th century to contemporary pieces offers something for everyone. We were particularly taken by a number of fine works by Victorian and Edwardian women artists previously unkown to us. If you have any interest in art of any period this fine gallery is well worth a couple of hours of your time.

Visited the Kandinsky exhibition today with a friend visiting from Singapore. Curated with the Guggenheim Museum in NYC from it’s own significant collection. A tribute to the daddy of lyrical colour and form in modern art …. a truly brilliant exhibition following the development of Kandinsky’s paintings. Perfect way to spend a good 2-3 hours on a weekend in Sydney.

We really did not know what to expect. The gallery name sounds a little regional, but this is one of the most exciting galleries we have experienced anywhere in the world. We went specifically for the Kandinsky exhibition, which was beautifully curated. However, the star of the show for us was the ceramics room, curated by Glenn Barkley. It was absolutely stunning. The room has been specially painted to highlight individual pieces, and the way the ceramics are displayed, on simple custom-made stands, is mind-blowing. The gallery also has a wonderful, and eclectic, collection, from Modigliani to Peploe. We also visited the new gallery next door, which is a beautiful modernist building, with some beautiful aboriginal paintings and artefacts.

Saturday the 25th of November was part of the Black Friday weekend and the temperature in Sydney was 20 with persistent rain. Paramore were playing a concert across the road. There was no better place to go than the Gallery of New South Wales. I spent three full hours in the gallery. The gallery is a beautiful building. There is a fantastic selection of Art in the gallery. My favourite was Picasso's Nude in a rocking chair. A must visit on a trip to Sydney.

You cannot miss this place if you like art!! Plus it is a great place to escape the burning sun of Sydney!! We have been to museums in UK & Italy. The exhibits here are different. A mix of modern & old. Nice.

First of all this is the Metropolitan Museum of Art 🖼️ of Sydney. Second they have a great Australian art collection. Third they have great 19th century art 🖼️ collection too . Lastly , they have a great European art 🖼️ collection too .

We visited the Art Gallery Of New South Wales to view an amazing exhibition, entitled Has the Day Invaded the Night or Has the Night Invaded the Day? displaying works by the artist Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010). As the information leaflet says, Bourgeois is an artist of extremes and conflicting impulses, a fearless explorer of the mystery and complexity of our relations with ourselves and others. Love and rage, conscious and unconscious, order and chaos, trust and abandonmnet. Traversing these polarities, she made art of strange beauty and piercing emotional power.

This is probably the best museum for Western Art in Asia. Of course you cannot use the same standard as the Met or the Louvre to benchmark against. But this is most definitely a very well curated and laid out museum with an eclectic display of art covering many genres. It beats many second tier museums in Europe. It is a very good use of 2-3 hours to visit both the North and South galleries. Best of all, entry is free of charge. The surrounding environment in the Botanic Gardens is SK a bonus. Kudos to the NSW government for making this free and maximising enjoyment for all.

This is a beautiful gallery. So much to look at and admire and I loved that they put a lot of art work together to maximise your viewing rather than have to walk far between installations. There is a mix of old masters, contemporary and Aboriginal works often in the same place which I really liked the juxtaposition of. In the grand courts which is the original building they hung the paintings off hanging rails in some spaces which makes sense to protect the historic walls. I hadn’t seen this in a gallery before. My favourite was Michael Parekowhai’s huge statue of Captain Cook which I’d seen before in Auckland (probably I’m biased being a kiwi but it’s fabulous!) It’s open every day which is great as some galleries/museums close on either Monday or Tuesday. We only spent an hour or so as I had hubby with me who was less of an art fan and it was almost lunchtime. We didn’t make it to the newer seperate building but hopefully will be back again next year.