National Gallery of Australia

The National Gallery of Australia, formerly the Australian National Gallery, is the national art museum of Australia as well as one of the largest art museums in Australia, holding more than 166,000 works of art.
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Arts center
  • Description: National art museum in Canberra, Australia
  • Also known as: Australian National Gallery” and “NGA
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Library of Australia and National Portrait Gallery.

Library
The , formerly the Commonwealth National Library and Commonwealth Parliament Library, is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the National Library Act 1960 for "maintaining and developing… is situated 1 km northwest of National Gallery of Australia.

Arts center
The , also known as the of Australia in is a public art gallery containing portraits of prominent Australians. is situated 280 metres northwest of National Gallery of Australia.

Island
Queen Elizabeth II Island, formerly , is an artificial island located within , in , , Australia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parliamentary Triangle and Russell Offices.

Neighborhood
Photo: Fir0002, GFDL.
The National Triangle, also known as the , is the ceremonial precinct of Canberra, containing some of Australia's most significant buildings.

Neighborhood
The , also referred to as Russell or RO, is a complex of office buildings located in , a suburb of , constituting the seat of the Australian Department of Defence and part of the administrative headquarters of the Australian Defence Force.

If it's your first time in and you're time limited to only exploring one part of Canberra, it has to be . Sometimes referred to as the inner south, houses some of Canberra's most important landmarks: Parliament House, and…

National Gallery of Australia

Latitude
-35.30082° or 35° 18′ 3″ south
Longitude
149.13668° or 149° 8′ 12″ east
Elevation
573 metres (1,880 feet)
Open location code
4RPFM4XP+MM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 208351859
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Geo­Names ID
10228723
Wiki­data ID
Q795228
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“National Gallery of Australia” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: المعرض الوطني الأسترالي
  • Armenian: Ավստրալիայի ազգային պատկերասրահ
  • Catalan: Galeria Nacional d’Austràlia
  • Chinese: 澳大利亚国家美术馆
  • Chinese: 澳洲国立美术馆
  • Chinese: 澳洲國立美術館
  • Czech: Australian National Gallery
  • Czech: Australská národní galerie
  • Czech: National Gallery of Australia
  • Czech: NGA
  • Dutch: National Gallery of Australia
  • Dutch: NGA
  • Egyptian Arabic: المعرض الوطنى الاسترالى
  • Esperanto: Nacia Galerio de Aŭstralio
  • Finnish: Australian kansallisgalleria
  • Finnish: National Gallery of Australia
  • French: Galerie nationale d’Australie
  • French: Galerie nationale dAustralie
  • French: National Gallery of Australia
  • Georgian: ავსტრალიის ეროვნული გალერეა
  • German: National Gallery of Australia
  • Greek: Εθνική Πινακοθήκη της Αυστραλίας
  • Hausa: Gidan baje kolin kasa na Ostiraliya
  • Hebrew: הגלריה הלאומית של אוסטרליה
  • Hungarian: Ausztrál Nemzeti Galéria
  • Irish: Gailearaí Náisiúnta na hAstráile
  • Italian: Galleria Nazionale Australiana
  • Italian: National Gallery of Australia di Canberra
  • Italian: National Gallery of Australia
  • Japanese: オーストラリア国立美術館
  • Japanese: ナショナルギャラリー・オブ・オーストラリア
  • Korean: 오스트레일리아 국립미술관
  • Mazanderani: استرالیا ملی نگارخنه
  • Persian: نگارخانه ملی استرالیا
  • Polish: National Gallery of Australia
  • Portuguese: Galeria Nacional da Austrália
  • Russian: Национальная галерея Австралии
  • Sindhi: نيشنل گئلري آف آسٽريليا
  • Slovenian: Narodna galerija Avstralije
  • Slovenian: National Gallery of Australia
  • Slovenian: NGA
  • Spanish: Galeria Nacional de Australia
  • Spanish: Galería Nacional de Australia
  • Swedish: National Gallery of Australia
  • Thai: หอศิลป์แห่งชาติออสเตรเลีย
  • Turkish: Avustralya Ulusal Galerisi
  • Ukrainian: Національна галерея Австралії

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