Picasso

Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris

Until 25 March 2012

Over 150 important paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings created by Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) have come from the artist’s personal collection. Representing seven decades of his work, the exhibition is part of a world tour and exclusive to Sydney.

Picasso opening hours through January, February & March

Wednesday nights until 10pm
Saturday nights until 7pm
Book tickets through Ticketek

School holiday program
Art After Hours program

Festival First Night

Sat 7 Jan – Gallery open until 11pm

The Gallery stays up late to celebrate the first night of Sydney Festival 2012. Picasso: masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris will stay open until 11pm, and there’ll be a host of free events, from family-friendly afternoon activities to late-night music inspired by Picasso’s native Spain and his adopted home of Paris.

Full evening program

Dobell Prize for Drawing

until 5 Feb – free admission

Australia’s most highly coveted drawing prize, the Dobell Prize is one of the Gallery’s highly anticipated exhibitions with some 40 drawings on display.

New contemporary galleries

Featuring the John Kaldor Family Collection

until May – free admission

The first display in our new floor of galleries, featuring a vibrant selection of works from the most comprehensive collection of international and Australian contemporary art in the country.

What’s in a face?

Aspects of portrait photography

until 5 February – free admission

Some 45 photographs from the gallery’s collection that look at crucial points in the history of photographic depictions of the human face.

Ms&Mr

XEROX MISSIVE 1977/2011

until 5 Feb – free admission

A mesmerising video installation that fabricates an implausible and uncanny exchange between the late, infamous science fiction author Philip K Dick and his one-time muse and fifth wife Tessa.

20th-century Australian collection

until 12 Feb – free admission

Drawn from the Gallery’s collection, this exhibition highlights key themes and artists in Australian art from the early 20th century through to the 1970s.

Dragon

Celebrating 2012 as the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, this exhibition showcases artworks that carry the dragon motif, either from the Gallery’s collection or on loan.