National Gallery of Australia

The National Gallery of Australia is Australia’s leading visual arts institution in the nation’s capital.

National Gallery programs have an inquiry approach, helping Students to learn in multiple ways including through material play, embodied experiences, inquiry-based conversation, creative writing and reflection.

There are 3 new programs in 2026:

AllWays: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art & Cultures

AllWays empowers Students to gain a deeper appreciation and connection to First Nations artists and Communities across Australia.

This programs provides an opportunity to spark curiosity and promote allyship,advocacy, caring for Country, and the celebrations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as living cultures.

AllWays is an Art Through Culture program (the National Gallery’s set of principles reflecting its commitment to First Nations first).

Stories: Australian people and places– PACER approved program. 

Stories invites Students to think deeply about what it means to be Australian,through actively engaging with works ofart made by diverse Australian Artists andthe stories they tell.

Students are supported to build empathy and make personal connections by drawing from their own knowledge and being attentive to the knowledge of Artists, Educators and their peers

Ideas: Our worlds through art

Ideas invites Students to consider what art can be, how Artists express their ideas,and how engaging with art and self-expression can deepen our understandingof ourselves within the various worlds in which we exist and interact.

These worlds include personal,social, cultural, technological,environmental, historical, theoretical and geopolitical spheres.

The program highlights diverse works of art by Australian and international Artists in the National Collection, to show the ways Artists make meaning oftheir worlds.

Can’t get to Canberra, or want to connect before or after you visit?

We offer online workshops, learning resources and Teacher professional learning

All Bookings through bookcanberraexcursions.com.au.