The Art Gallery of New South Wales’ expansion, the Sydney Modern Project, which opened in 2021, has transformed the Art Gallery of NSW into one of the world’s great art museums, inspiring both local and international audiences.

The new building, designed by international Pritzker Prize-winning architects SANAA, is linked by an outdoor art garden by Jonathan Jones to the existing and much-loved historical building.  Sydney Modern provides more space for art in all its evolving forms, along with new opportunities to learn, create, discover and engage, and will allow the hosting of more major exhibitions from around the world.

More broadly, Australia has gained a vibrant new cultural hub where people, ideas and art come together, strengthening links with our local and regional communities, and improving access between the Gallery, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney Harbour, Sydney Opera House, State Library of NSW, the CBD and Woolloomooloo.

We are inspired by the Sydney Modern vision to create a global art museum for a global city with new and expanded spaces for art. The new building has proven to be an exciting gathering place for cultural expression and has cemented the Gallery’s position as a world class museum.