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ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES GENERAL INFORMATION
ACCESS
The Art Gallery of New South open
every day except Good Friday and
Christmas Day between the hours of
10am and 5pm. General admission is
free. Entry fees may apply to a
limited number of individual major
temporary exhibitions.
GUIDED TOURS
The volunteer Guides of the Art
Gallery Society of New South Wales
offer a range of free guided tours of
the Gallery’s collection and major
exhibitions.
General Tours: Daily, one hour tours
revealing highlights of the collection
and the Gallery.
Monday 1pm and 2pm; Tuesday to
Friday 11am, 12 noon, 1pm and 2pm;
Saturday 1pm and 2pm; Sunday 11am,
1pm, and 2pm.
Yiribana Tours (Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander Gallery)
Tuesday to Friday 11am; Saturday
1pm; Sunday 11am and 1pm.
Asian Gallery:
Wednesday and Saturday 2pm.
Private Groups: Tours tailored to the
needs of groups during the Gallery
hours or with private evening
functions are also available.
Enquiries telephone (02) 9225-1800.
MEMBERSHIP
You are invited to join the Art Gallery
Society of New South Wales and
share in the many pleasures of
membership. Stay informed about
what’s on in the Gallery, choose from
over two hundred special events and
enjoy membership privileges and
priorities all year long. Enquiries
telephone (02) 9221-1878.
ART RESEARCH LIBRARY
The Gallery’s Research Library is
open Monday to Friday between
10am and 4pm, excluding public
holidays. The Library is located on
Ground Floor Level and has the most
comprehensive collection of Fine Art
books in New South Wales.
Enquiries telephone (02) 9225 1785.
An Opinion, Conservation and
Identification Service, operating from
the Library, is provided free every
Thursday 10am to 12 noon (excluding
valuations).
The Study Room for Prints, Drawings
and Photography is on Level 2,
adjacent to the Prints, Drawings and
Watercolours gallery. Open to the
public weekdays from 10am to 4pm,
excluding public holidays. The Study
Room Assistant will attend to and
supervise visitors. Appointments are
advisable but not essential. School
groups are welcome. Enquires
telephone (02) 9225-1758.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography of the Gallery’s
permanent collection, with the
exception of works in the Yiribana
gallery, is allowed by members of the
public providing no flash or tripods
are used. Quality photographs of
Gallery’s collection including works
from the Yiribana gallery or a
photograph of works not in the
Gallery’s permanent collection can
be obtained from the Gallery’s Image
Reproduction Officer. Photography
for publication or other commercial
purposes is allowed only after
written application to the Gallery.
Enquires telephone (02) 9225-1798.
COMMERCIAL FACILITIES
The Gallery Shop is opened daily
from 10am to 5pm. The finest range
of art books in Australia is available
at the Gallery Shop, which also
specialises in school and library
supply. The Shop stocks an
extensive range of art posters, cards,
replicas and giftware. Enquires
telephone (02) 9255-1718.
The Gallery’s Harbour Café is
situated on Level 1 and is open daily
from 10am to 4pm. The Brasserie,
located on the Upper Level, is open
each day between 12pm and 4pm.
For Brasserie bookings phone
(02) 9225-1819.
Art Gallery facilities are also
available for private exhibition
viewings and functions in the
evening. Enquiries telephone the
Gallery’s Venue Manager on
(02) 9225-1836.
EXHIBITIONS / EVENT
INFORMATION
The free tri-monthly publication,
exhibitions / events, is available in
the Gallery. This booklet details
current exhibitions, public
programmes events including a film
programme and school education
activities being staged by the Gallery.
Information is also available on our
website.
VISITORS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
A limited number of wheelchairs are
available at the Gallery’s rear
entrance, where there is a ramp and
an elevator giving access to most
parts of the Gallery. Two parking
spaces for the disabled have been
designated in the Gallery’s car park
close to the rear entrance but it is
advisable to confirm availability by
telephoning (02) 9225-1775.
The Domain Theatre is fitted with an
audio induction loop system and an
FM-transmitter system used for
guided tours if requested. Sign
Language Tours are now conducted
for deaf people, using Australian sign
language, on the third Saturday of
every month at 2.30pm. The service
is free apart from entry fees to
exhibitions, if applicable.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Bus Service: The 441 Bus route
includes the Art Gallery as a stop on
route through to the Queen Victoria
Building in the city. The service is
every 20 minutes on weekdays and
every 30 minutes on weekends.
Please call the STA on 131 500 for
details.
Trains: Closest train stations to the
Art Gallery are the St James or
Martin Place stops.
PARKING
There is limited metered parking
outside the Gallery and additional
metered parking down Mrs
Macquarie’s Road. The Domain
Parking Station is open daily with a
Special Discount Rate of $11 per day
(on weekdays) for visitors to major
exhibitions with admission charges,
just have your parking ticket stamped
at the entrance to the exhibition.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Physical and postal address:
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Art Gallery Road
The Domain NSW 2000
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS:
Administration switchboard
(02) 9225-1700
Information Desk (02) 9225-1744
Recorded What’s On Information
(02) 9225-1790
TTY number (02) 9225-1808
General facsimile (02) 9221-6226
Website: www.ag.nsw.gov.au
e-mail: artmail@ag.nsw.gov.au
BRETT WHITELEY STUDIO
The Brett Whiteley Studio, located at
2 Raper Street Surry Hills, and is
open Saturday and Sunday 10am to
5pm except Christmas Day. On
Thursday the studio is open by
appointment for education tours
groups. Admission is $7 and $4
concession.
Enquires telephone (02) 9225-1740.
The Art Gallery printed 1,000 copies
of the 1999/2000 Annual Reports at a
cost of $20 per copy
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