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Art Gallery of New South Wales
Naala Nura and Naala Badu
The state’s great collection in two buildings in the Domain; open late on Wednesdays.
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Our take
- Wednesday nights
- The Grand Courts
- Address
- Art Gallery Road, Sydney NSW 2000
The Domain, Sydney - Nearest station
- Martin Place
600 m · 7 min walk
More distances - Website
- artgallery.nsw.gov.au
About Art Gallery of New South Wales
The Art Gallery of New South Wales has two buildings, Naala Nura (“seeing Country”) and Naala Badu (“seeing waters”), on Art Gallery Road. Open daily 10am–5pm, until 10pm on Wednesdays; general entry at no charge, with fees for some exhibitions (artgallery.nsw.gov.au).
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Art Gallery of New South Wales before you go.
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Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Art Gallery of New South Wales, as the crow flies.
- Ovolo Woolloomooloo350 m4 min walk
- InterContinental Sydney700 m9 min walk
- Capella Sydney750 m10 min walk
- QT Sydney1.0 km12 min walk
- Four Seasons Hotel Sydney1.1 km14 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Art Gallery of New South Wales are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest stations and wharves
- Martin PlaceMetroTrain600 m7 min walk
- St JamesTrain650 m8 min walk
- Kings CrossTrain900 m11 min walk
Key sights
- Royal Botanic Garden100 mWalk 1 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Hyde Park Barracks500 mWalk 6 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Queen Victoria Building1.1 kmWalk 14 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Darling Harbour1.7 kmWalk 21 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Harbour Bridge1.8 kmWalk 23 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Bondi Beach5.7 kmCycle 28 minCar or taxi 25 min
- Sydney Airport9.7 kmCar or taxi 37 min
- Sydney Opera House13 kmCar or taxi 48 min
Main stations and the Quay
- Circular Quay950 mWalk 12 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Wynyard Station1.1 kmWalk 14 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Central Station2.1 kmWalk 26 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 14 min
Location
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