Learn about some of the most well-known works of art in the Gallery’s collection. From Jackson Pollock’s painting Blue Poles 1952 to Emily Kam Kngwarray’s The Alhalkere Suite 1993 this program focusses on the role of art and artists in our society.

Introduce your students to the National Gallery of Australia’s collection. Featuring art from across the world and spanning thousands of years to the present day, the art in the Gallery’s collection offers insights into different styles, ideas, materials and places. Bookings are required for all school and tertiary groups. Please see Plan your school visit for further information and check out our learning resources for tips on how to prepare.

Self guided tours are available on Mondays and Fridays. If you wish to make a self guided booking on Tuesday-Thursday please email groupbookings@nga.gov.au with your booking request details. Our Bookings Officer will check our availability and assist with booking your group in. 

Learn about some of the most well-known works of art in the Gallery’s collection. From Jackson Pollock’s painting Blue Poles 1952 to Emily Kam Kngwarray’s The Alhalkere Suite 1993 this program focusses on the role of art and artists in our society.

Learn about some of the most well-known works of art in the Gallery’s collection. From Jackson Pollock’s painting Blue Poles 1952 to Emily Kam Kngwarray’s The Alhalkere Suite 1993 this program focusses on the role of art and artists in our society.

Why are there pumpkins in the middle of a mirrored room? Why is the sun shining in this picture? Share stories that encourage wonder and inspire curiosity about art from different times and places. Children can respond through moving and making, speaking and listening, exploring the possibilities of art through activities and play.

Celebrate the resilience of Indigenous cultures, and the connections between art, people and Country. Drawn from historical and contemporary work and informed by the many voices of Indigenous and non-Indigenous cultures and communities, this program reconsiders Australia’s history of colonisation and its impact.

This is a PACER Tier 2 approved program. 

Explore the NGA collection and see Australian and International art with a Gallery Guide or Educator. If there is a particular focus your group would like to explore please let us know in the comment section before submitting your booking. 

Celebrate the resilience of Indigenous cultures, and the connections between art, people and Country. Drawn from historical and contemporary work and informed by the many voices of Indigenous and non-Indigenous cultures and communities, this program reconsiders Australia’s history of colonisation and its impact.

This is a PACER Tier 2 approved program. 

Developed by First Nations artists and educators, this learning program will teach through and about culture. Art Through Culture will bring together the voices of Australia’s First Nations communities through art, connecting learners through the Australian Curriculums, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures Cross-curriculum priorities.  

Can’t find what you are looking for? Let us create a custom-made session program for you and your students. Please contact our education team to discuss.

Can’t find what you are looking for? Let us create a custom-made session program for you and your students.

Join us live online, in your classroom for a free digital excursion, delivered by our Education team including experienced learning facilitators and artist educators.

This program is 'by request'. Select an AM or PM time slot on an available date. When completing your booking specify the best time for your class. Please book at least two weeks in advance.Sessions run for 45-60 minutes. 

For further information on programs, call +61 2 6240 6777 or email groupbookings@nga.gov.a

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Programs include: 

Emily Kam Kngwarray 

Join our educators to experience the diverse and powerful art practices of Emily Kam Kngwarray, one of the most innovative First Nations artists in Australia. 

Single Channel

Delve into some of the works of art from the Single Channel exhibition with your class. Brought to you by one of the Gallery’s artist educators, together you will look at how these artists employ the medium of video to draw attention to the human body as it moves through time and space. 

Art Through Culture

Developed by First Nations people, this new learning program teaches through and about culture. It brings together the voices of Australia’s First Nations communities through art, connecting learners through activities which are within an Aboriginal education pedagogy framework that is aligned with Australian Curriculum learning priorities.

Stories of Australian Art

Investigate and consider the diversity of First Nations culture alongside colonial and migrant stories through works of art that speak to key moments in Australian history to understand various perspectives. Stories of Australian Art builds on the learner's ability to identify intended purposes and meanings of works of art. This programs also connects to the Australian Curriculums Cross-curriculum Priorities and General Capacities including Intercultural Understanding to gain capacity for respect, empathy and responsibility.

Art in Focus

Experience works of art by artist from around the world throughout various periods of time including First Nations culture and the influence of European, American and Asia art.  Art in Focus allows participants the opportunity to link to the Australian Curriculum through the exploration of ideas and practices used by artists from different cultures and times to represent different views, beliefs and options.

AL(L)WAYS: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art & Cultures empowers students to gain a deeper appreciation and connection to First Nations artists and Communities across Australia.

In this program, there will be a focus on works of art from the Ever Present: First Peoples Art of Australia exhibition, currently showing at the National Gallery of Australia.

Ever Present is an exhibition of over 260 works that emphasise the ever-present existence of our First Peoples and considers six overarching and interlinked themes: Ancestors + Creators, Country + Constellations, Community + Family, Culture + Ceremony, Trade + Influence, Resistance + Colonisation.

This is a 2 hour program, with equal time spent in the gallery spaces and in the Tim Fairfax Learning Studio. Students will learn about works that reflect various artists' relationships with and connections to Country. Artmaking will take place during a Studio Workshop designed by Alfred Lowe, Arrente people. Alfred is a ceramic and sculptural artist who creates works of art that express his identity, culture and connection to Country as a First Nations person.

Students will then be guided in thinking about the impact places have on us as individuals and use printmaking to create a work of art based on their own experiences.

Join our educators to experience Cézanne to Giacometti: Highlights from Museum Berggruen / Neue Nationalgalerie. This exhibition marks the first time works from this internationally significant collection will be seen in Australia. The exhibition presents a journey through the dynamic changes in European and Australian art in the twentieth century.

Bringing together over 80 works from the Berggruen collection with over 75 works from the National Gallery’s collection. This exhibition illustrates how social connection and networks acted as driving forces during the development of international and Australian Modernism.

Artist include: Paul Cézanne, Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Henri Matisse, Paul Klee, Alberto Giacometti, Russell Drysdale, Grace Cossington Smith, John Passmore, and Dorrit Black.

Curriculum content

Australian Curriculum Connections

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