Sydney Art Exhibitions: Must-See Summer Highlights
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Explore Magritte’s surreal masterpieces at Sydney’s exclusive exhibition. Discover the unexpected and immerse in art like never before.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales - Discover the finest Australian and international art with these must-see exhibitions at the Art Gallery of New South Wales – Reserve Your Spot Now
    RON MUECK: ENCOUNTER | closing Apr 12
    Exclusive to Sydney! Experience Australia’s largest Ron Mueck exhibition, featuring hyperrealist sculptures that are truly…
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What's Included
  • Ron Mueck Early Access Ticket - access to the exhibition before the gallery opens!
  • Ron Mueck: Encounter - Entry to exhibition during gallery opening hours
  • Sydney Art Pass Entry to Data Dreams: Art and AI at Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
  • Archibald, Wynne & Sulman Prizes Exhibition Ticket
What's Not Included
  • Tips and Gratuities
Additional Information

Discover captivating exhibitions at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
FINAL WEEKS! RON MUECK: ENCOUNTER | Closing April 12
Exclusive to Sydney! Experience Australia’s largest Ron Mueck exhibition, showcasing hyperrealist sculptures that are truly astonishing.

  • EARLY ACCESS TICKETS – Enter before the gallery opens to the public.
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Location
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Art Gallery Road, The Domain
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Mairwen1
Dec 2, 2024
2-for-1 Tickets on Wednesday Nights to Magritte Exhibition - The NSW Art Gallery is one of the great, free activities in Sydney. General entry is always free and you only pay for special exhibitions like the Magritte exhibition that is the big drawcard over summer. On Wednesday evenings, the gallery opens late and from 5 - 10pm, they are offering 2-for-1 tickets, which is a very generous deal. In any case, visiting the gallery on a balmy summer’s evening and going for a meal and drink in the city afterwards is just a lovely thing to do. The Magritte exhibition was excellent and we throughly enjoyed it. They do not shortchange you on Magrittes (there over 100 works, covering four decades). Nor have they padded it out with minor works. There are a whole host of instantly recognisable paintings. His familiar motifs were everywhere - the bowler-hatted man, the pipe, the green apple, the all-seeing eye and the white clouds. Some of the works are irreverent and humorous like the self-portrait with his nose morphing into a pipe. Some are unsettling like 'The Lovers', with strangely shrouded faces or 'The Dominion of Light' with its eerie, uncanny landscape. Others, like the giant apple turn reality on its head. TIPS: 
* I would highly recommend being there for the 7pm Curator’s guided tour. It’s free and whilst it attracted a big crowd, she spoke clearly and used a microphone so it was very easy to follow and to hear her. * On Wednesday evenings, the Gallery’s Members’ Bar is open to the general public * Tickets are normally $35 and the exhibition runs until 9 Feb, 2025.
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Birdbrain99
Nov 12, 2024
A Great Opportunity - A great opportunity to look at the life’s work of a truly influential artist of the twentieth century. I really enjoyed the archive footage examining Magritte’s work.
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Trekkingtheglobe_10
Nov 8, 2024
A Must See - Do NOT miss the exhibition. On from late October to early February. Not really an exhibition for families or small children. $35 admission fee and entirely worth it. AGNSW boasts 100+ works by Magritte - just WOW. I don't want to give it away, so I will only post a handful of pics, but you would be missing out it you didn't take the time to see this exhibition.
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Cantbebothered18
Jan 3, 2025
Great exhibition - This was our first time coming to see a Rene Magritte exhibition. The exhibition had Magritte’s work set out chronologically. It was well explained and laid out. I had initially followed the audio notes, but the server stopped responding after audio 4. Therefore, that was a bit disappointing. The exhibition showed how talented Magritte was as an artist with the many painting styles that he could do. It also showed lots of interesting facts and influences to Magritte’s surrealism. A worthwhile exhibition to attend.
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Colbuck
Jan 2, 2025
Interesting - I found interesting the combination of portraits and landscapes of eighteenth-century painters and contemporary works and / or Aboriginal art. Floor -2 houses a diverse collection of contemporary art featuring Australian and foreign artists. On the same floor there is currently a temporary retrospective exhibition on Magritte (admission to the exhibition $35; the museum is free).
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