Plan your visit
Open Tuesday to Sunday on Tannery Row, with late Thursdays, step-free rooms and a café in the Garden Court.
Six days a week
Last entry 45 minutes before closing. Closed on 25 and 26 December and 1 January.
- Mon Closed Rooms rest, cleaning and rehangs
- Tue 10:00 to 18:00 Quiet hour 10:00 to 11:00
- Wed 10:00 to 18:00 Open studio 14:00 to 16:00
- Thu 10:00 to 21:00 Late opening, café until 20:30
- Fri 10:00 to 18:00 Study room by appointment
- Sat 10:00 to 18:00 Drawing in the galleries 11:00
- Sun 10:00 to 18:00 First Sunday free for everyone
One ticket, every room
Admission includes the permanent collection and the exhibition in Rooms V to VII. Book a timed slot for weekends; on weekdays you can simply walk in.
All prices are sample content.
- Adult From 18 years $18
- Concession Students, over 65s and job seekers $12
- Under 18 With an adult, no booking needed Free
- Members Show your card at the desk Free
- Carers One carer with each disabled visitor Free
- Groups Ten or more, booked a week ahead $14 each
Find your way round
Ground floor
First floor
Second floor
- Lift beside the entrance hall, every floor
- Benches in every room
- Café in the Garden Court
- Free lockers by the desk
- Baby change on the ground floor
Every room, for everyone
Step-free throughout
A ramp at the Tannery Row door and a lift to every floor, wide enough for two wheelchairs.
Somewhere to sit
Benches in every room and folding stools to borrow from the cloakroom.
Quiet hour
Tuesdays 10:00 to 11:00: lower lights in the corridors, no groups, no music in the court.
Large-print labels
A large-print room guide at the door of every room, and the floor plan in large print.
Hearing loop
Loops at the desk and in the lecture room; talks are captioned on the screen.
Assistance dogs
Assistance dogs are welcome everywhere, with water bowls at the desk.
14 Tannery Row, Old Quarter
The hall sits on the old tannery yard, between the river and the market square. The way in is the tall arched door on Tannery Row.
- Tram Line 4 to Tannery Row, two minutes on foot
- Bus Routes 12 and 31 stop on Mill Street
- Train Central station, a twelve-minute walk along the river
- Bike Racks at the Garden Court gate
- Car Mill Street car park, 400 metres; two accessible bays at the door
Coffee, coats and postcards
Café
In the Garden Court, open from 10:00, lunch from 12:00 and cake all day
Shop
Postcards of every painting on the walls, books and drawing kits
Cloakroom
Free lockers and coat hooks; large bags stay here
Families
Baby change, buggy park and a quiet corner for feeding
Come in, and take your time
Doors open at ten. Thursdays stay open until nine, with the lights a little lower and the rooms a little quieter.
Under 18s and members walk in free