Art Gallery of New South Wales

Art Gallery of New South Wales
Facade of the Naala Nura building and entrance designed by Walter Vernon
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Established1874; 150 years ago (1874)
LocationArt Gallery Road, The Domain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates33°52′07″S 151°13′02″E / 33.868686°S 151.217144°E / -33.868686; 151.217144
TypeFine arts, visual arts, Asian arts
Visitors1,926,679 (2022–23)[1]
DirectorDr Michael Brand
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Websiteartgallery.nsw.gov.au

The Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW), founded as the New South Wales Academy of Art in 1872 and known as the National Art Gallery of New South Wales between 1883 and 1958, is located in The Domain, Sydney, Australia. It is the most important public gallery in Sydney and one of the largest in Australia.

The gallery's first public exhibition opened in 1874. Admission is free to the general exhibition space, which displays Australian art (including Indigenous Australian art), European and Asian art. A dedicated Asian Gallery was opened in 2003.

  1. ^ "Art Gallery of New South Wales Annual Report 2022—23" (PDF). Art Gallery of NSW. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Getting here | Art Gallery of NSW". Art Gallery of NSW. Retrieved 6 September 2024.