The best things to do in Sydney this weekend (Dec 6-8)

December what to do in Sydney

Looking for the best things to do in Sydney this weekend? We’ve got you covered with our weekly guide to the most exciting events happening around town.

Get tickets to see the incredible Magritte exhibition now (because the lines will be surreal)

Golconda (French: Golconde) is an oil painting on canvas by Belgian surrealist René Magritte

Art Gallery of New South Wales opens their exclusive Magritte exhibition this month. Don’t miss the 2-for-1 ticket offer every Wednesday from 5–10pm for an after-dark dose of mind-bending art. René Magritte has landed at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in an exhibition that’s got everyone from art-dads to gallery newbies feeling delightfully … Read more

30 of Sydney’s Greatest School Holiday hits for Spring

Sea life in Sydney

The spring NSW school holidays are here, beginning Monday, September 30 and ending on Friday, October 11. And as always, some of Sydney’s best experiences will be front and centre welcoming families with sunshine, entertainment and an irrepressible sense of fun. Sydney Travel Guide has trawled through the best school holidays activities in Sydney right … Read more

A cinematic installation has been commissioned for Sydney’s unique World War II bunker

A new work has been commissioned for the unique Tank space at Art Gallery of NSW

Sydney-born Parisian artist Angelica Mesiti has been commissioned for her very first solo presentation at The Art Gallery of NSW (AGNSW), conceived as an immersive video and sound installation based on communal rituals and seasonal cycles. Taking place in the gallery’s unique Tank space, Angelica Mesiti: The Rites of When will run from Saturday, September 21 … Read more

AGNSW expands Indigenous art collection with 193 newly gifted works

Installation view of new exhibition display in the Yiribana Gallery featuring artworks from The Horton Bequest 2024 © the artists, photo © Art Gallery of New South Wales, Jenni Carter

A New Zealand philanthropist and his late wife have donated a substantial collection of Australian Aboriginal art to the Art Gallery of New South Wales—the largest number of artworks ever donated to the AGNSW’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art collection. Michael and Dame Rosie Horton built this collection over 23 years, following several visits … Read more

Sydney’s 24th Biennale opens at White Bay

24th Biennale Kaylene Whiskey

Sydney will come alive in a burst of colour, movement and creative works with the 24th Biennale of Sydney, titled Ten Thousand Suns, at seven major locations across the harbour city.   This international art festival is the largest contemporary art event of its kind in Australia. It can be seen at Art Gallery of New … Read more