art gallery nsw guided tours

We acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the Country on which the Art Gallery of New South Wales stands.

Access programs

Access workshop

Access tour of the collection

Auslan tour led by Todd Wright

International Day of People with Disability panel discussion

Access workshop led by artist Cobie Ann Moore

Access workshop led by artist Kate Burton

Audio-description program

Art and Dementia program

At the Art Gallery of New South Wales, we want to share our collection, exhibitions and events and our passion for art. Our range of access programs is aimed at engaging diverse audiences.

The following programs are available if booked at least two weeks in advance.

Programs on demand

Auslan-interpreters.

Groups of visitors who are deaf who book at least two weeks in advance can be provided with Auslan interpreters free of charge.

Tactile and sensory tours

In Touch at the Gallery is our free program offering guided sensory tours for people who are blind or with low vision if booked at least two weeks in advance.

Take a journey through art and discover the stories and ideas surrounding unique objects. Experience the tactile qualities of bronze and marble, led by an experienced guide.

Selected sculptures in our collection are available to be explored through touch in our tour titled  The human body in 19th- and 20th-century sculpture . There is also a sensory trolley of tactile materials and props, which is used to support audio-descriptions of other artworks, and tours can incorporate an art-making workshop.

Available for groups or individuals.

Audio-described tours

Audio-described tours of the permanent galleries and temporary exhibitions are available for visitors who are blind or with low vision if booked at least two weeks in advance.

Intellectual disability

Groups of visitors with intellectual disabilities are encouraged to contact the Art Gallery to discuss their needs. Tailored guided tours of the permanent displays are available free if booked at least two weeks in advance.

A structured program is available for people living with dementia and their carers.

The Art and Dementia program provides opportunities for meaningful and interactive engagement with artworks from the Art Gallery’s collection. It offers intellectual stimulation and encourages self-expression with an opportunity for participants to articulate their opinions about what they experience and to connect with their carers and new people. A creative ageing program, it also promotes lifelong learning and aims to reduce the stigma around dementia.

The program is available free for groups on any Thursday or Friday for one hour between 10.30am and 12pm if booked at least two weeks in advance.

We are also able to undertake a limited number of outreach visits to eligible community organisations who cannot access the Art Gallery, with tailored presentations exploring selected artworks.

Find out more about our Art and Dementia program

Other community access

The Art Gallery and our collection can provide a stimulating and inspiring experience for seniors, including people with limited mobility and not-for-profit organisations that provide support for people with disabilities.

Tailored guided tours of the permanent galleries are available free if booked at least two weeks in advance. We are also able to undertake a limited number of outreach visits to eligible community organisations who cannot access the Art Gallery, with tailored presentations exploring selected artworks.

Starting with Art

Starting with Art  is an inclusive and interactive creative program that connects primary and secondary students with disability or access requirements with art through the Art Gallery’s collections and exhibitions.

Culture Dose for Kids

With wellbeing as its primary focus, Culture Dose for Kids is an opportunity for children with mild anxiety to take a guided slow look at artworks, find ways to respond creatively, and share observations and insights with others.

Art Lovers: The Archibald Guided Tour & Lunch

Event description.

The King’s School warmly invites you to the Term 2 Art Lover's event, the third of five events for the year - a Guided Tour and Lunch.

The Archibald Prize for portrait painting is Australia’s most celebrated and democratic – sometimes controversial – art award. Open to any artist living in Australia or New Zealand, since 1921 it has reflected the unique experiences of the people who live in this region, highlighting figures from all walks of life.

Art Lovers - Term 2

Date: Saturday 8 June - Sunday23 June 2024

Meeting Location: Visual Arts, The King's School (depart to  Art Gallery of New South Wales, Naala Nura, our south building, Lower level 2)

Depart Time: 11:00am

Return Time: 3:30pm

Cost: $xx.00 per person (beverages not included) 

Three-course sharing menu crafted by Matt Moran:  https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov...

The number of places is strictly limited, so please book quickly to avoid disappointment.

All Art Lovers Events 2024: 

Term 2 – The King’s Art Prize – Week 5 Saturday 1st June – Gala Dinner

Term 2 – The Archibald – Week 8 June 23rd June - Guided Tour and Lunch – depart TKS 11am – return 330pm.

Term 3 – Sydney Contemporary – Week 7 Sunday 8th of September - Guided Tour and Lunch – depart TKS 11am – return 330pm.

Term 4 – Watercolour Class with Mira Whale – Week 4 Tuesday 5th of November 5pm – 7pm

For further information or enquiries regarding the Art Lovers Event, please contact Melanie Taylor at  [email protected] .

Tickets for good, not greed Humanitix donates 100% of profits from booking fees to charity

Refund policy

Refunds are available up to 7 days prior to the event

• Preplanned tours
• Daytrips out of Moscow
• Themed tours
• Customized tours
• St. Petersburg

Moscow Metro

The Moscow Metro Tour is included in most guided tours’ itineraries. Opened in 1935, under Stalin’s regime, the metro was not only meant to solve transport problems, but also was hailed as “a people’s palace”. Every station you will see during your Moscow metro tour looks like a palace room. There are bright paintings, mosaics, stained glass, bronze statues… Our Moscow metro tour includes the most impressive stations best architects and designers worked at - Ploshchad Revolutsii, Mayakovskaya, Komsomolskaya, Kievskaya, Novoslobodskaya and some others.

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The guide will not only help you navigate the metro, but will also provide you with fascinating background tales for the images you see and a history of each station.

And there some stories to be told during the Moscow metro tour! The deepest station - Park Pobedy - is 84 metres under the ground with the world longest escalator of 140 meters. Parts of the so-called Metro-2, a secret strategic system of underground tunnels, was used for its construction.

During the Second World War the metro itself became a strategic asset: it was turned into the city's biggest bomb-shelter and one of the stations even became a library. 217 children were born here in 1941-1942! The metro is the most effective means of transport in the capital.

There are almost 200 stations 196 at the moment and trains run every 90 seconds! The guide of your Moscow metro tour can explain to you how to buy tickets and find your way if you plan to get around by yourself.

Moscow Metro Tour

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Moscow metro private tours.

• 2-hour tour $87:  10 Must-See Moscow Metro stations with hotel pick-up and drop-off
• 3-hour tour $137:  20 Must-See Moscow Metro stations with Russian lunch in beautifully-decorated Metro Diner + hotel pick-up and drop off. 
• Metro pass is included in the price of both tours.

Highlight of Metro Tour

• Visit 10 must-see stations of Moscow metro on 2-hr tour and 20 Metro stations on 3-hr tour, including grand Komsomolskaya station with its distinctive Baroque décor, aristocratic Mayakovskaya station with Soviet mosaics, legendary Revolution Square station with 72 bronze sculptures and more!
• Explore Museum of Moscow Metro and learn a ton of technical and historical facts;
• Listen to the secrets about the Metro-2, a secret line supposedly used by the government and KGB;
• Experience a selection of most striking features of Moscow Metro hidden from most tourists and even locals;
• Discover the underground treasure of Russian Soviet past – from mosaics to bronzes, paintings, marble arches, stained glass and even paleontological elements;
• Learn fun stories and myths about Coffee Ring, Zodiac signs of Moscow Metro and more;
• Admire Soviet-era architecture of pre- and post- World War II perious;
• Enjoy panoramic views of Sparrow Hills from Luzhniki Metro Bridge – MetroMost, the only station of Moscow Metro located over water and the highest station above ground level;
• If lucky, catch a unique «Aquarelle Train» – a wheeled picture gallery, brightly painted with images of peony, chrysanthemums, daisies, sunflowers and each car unit is unique;
• Become an expert at navigating the legendary Moscow Metro system;
• Have fun time with a very friendly local;
• + Atmospheric Metro lunch in Moscow’s the only Metro Diner (included in a 3-hr tour)

Hotel Pick-up

Metro stations:.

Komsomolskaya

Novoslobodskaya

Prospekt Mira

Belorusskaya

Mayakovskaya

Novokuznetskaya

Revolution Square

Sparrow Hills

+ for 3-hour tour

Victory Park

Slavic Boulevard

Vystavochnaya

Dostoevskaya

Elektrozavodskaya

Partizanskaya

Museum of Moscow Metro

• Drop-off  at your hotel, Novodevichy Convent, Sparrow Hills or any place you wish
• + Russian lunch  in Metro Diner with artistic metro-style interior for 3-hour tour

Fun facts from our Moscow Metro Tours:

From the very first days of its existence, the Moscow Metro was the object of civil defense, used as a bomb shelter, and designed as a defense for a possible attack on the Soviet Union.

At a depth of 50 to 120 meters lies the second, the coded system of Metro-2 of Moscow subway, which is equipped with everything you need, from food storage to the nuclear button.

According to some sources, the total length of Metro-2 reaches over 150 kilometers.

The Museum was opened on Sportivnaya metro station on November 6, 1967. It features the most interesting models of trains and stations.

Coffee Ring

The first scheme of Moscow Metro looked like a bunch of separate lines. Listen to a myth about Joseph Stalin and the main brown line of Moscow Metro.

Zodiac Metro

According to some astrologers, each of the 12 stops of the Moscow Ring Line corresponds to a particular sign of the zodiac and divides the city into astrological sector.

Astrologers believe that being in a particular zadiac sector of Moscow for a long time, you attract certain energy and events into your life.

Paleontological finds 

Red marble walls of some of the Metro stations hide in themselves petrified inhabitants of ancient seas. Try and find some!

• Every day each car in  Moscow metro passes  more than 600 km, which is the distance from Moscow to St. Petersburg.
• Moscow subway system is the  5th in the intensity  of use (after the subways of Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai).
• The interval in the movement of trains in rush hour is  90 seconds .

What you get:

• + A friend in Moscow.
• + Private & customized Moscow tour.
• + An exciting pastime, not just boring history lessons.
• + An authentic experience of local life.
• + Flexibility during the walking tour: changes can be made at any time to suit individual preferences.
• + Amazing deals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the very best cafes & restaurants. Discounts on weekdays (Mon-Fri).
• + A photo session amongst spectacular Moscow scenery that can be treasured for a lifetime.
• + Good value for souvenirs, taxis, and hotels.
• + Expert advice on what to do, where to go, and how to make the most of your time in Moscow.

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We acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the Country on which the Art Gallery of New South Wales stands.

Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2024 ticket options

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Offers savings of up to 15% when you buy exhibition tickets to Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2024 and Alphonse Mucha at the same time. Just follow the prompts when booking your tickets online using the ‘Book your ticket’ or ‘Book members ticket’ links above. (Not available with other offers, such as 2-for-1 tickets and dining packages.)

2-for-1 ticket offer

Only available for Wednesdays from 5pm during Art After Hours.

Dining package

Enjoy a meal at the Art Gallery Restaurant Crafted by Matt Moran along with tickets to the exhibition (provided at the restaurant on the day). Bookings essential.

Personal guided tours

You can book a private tour with an option to lunch at Crafted by Matt Moran or have morning tea at MOD Dining.

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Sofitel Sydney Wentworth package

Stay package with our hotel partner includes Art Gallery exhibition tickets.

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