Art Gallery of New South Wales

A vast and accessible collection of Australian and international art
Word to the wise: Download the free audio tour app for iPhone from the gallery's webpage, and view works from featured artists via the free iPad app.

Occupying four floors of constantly-evolving exhibition space, the Art Gallery of NSW manages to make its vast collection of classic and contemporary art accessible to all. National heroes such as Sidney Nolan and Rupert Bunny hold their own beside British Pre-Raphaelites Lord Leighton and Sir Edward John Poynter, whilst the traditionalists will delight in the Rubens and Canalettos peeking out from behind the Rodin sculptures.
Modernists will appreciate the dozens of Picassos, Braques and Cezannes on show, although the crowning glory is arguably the Brett Whiteley collection. So keen was the Gallery to preserve the legacy of this late, great Australian Surrealist, it purchased his studio in Surry Hills, which is now a museum in its own right.

On Wednesdays, the Gallery's After Hours program features talks, music, performances and films.