Travel
Cultural journeys with the Art Gallery
Travel offers a unique opportunity to experience art, culture and history in the places where they were created. Our international travel program is built around the philosophy that direct encounters deepen understanding, and that looking closely, in context, enhances how we see and enjoy art.
Each journey is carefully curated to connect you with works of art, ideas and the histories that shape them. Whether exploring the world’s great cultural destinations on a World Art Tour, uncovering the stories behind major artists and movements on an Art in Focus International Tour, or bringing learning to life through an International School Tour, each program offers a different way of engaging with art through travel.
Led by cultural specialists, these journeys are thoughtful, immersive and socially engaging, designed for people who travel to learn as much as to see.
Open to all travellers, every booking supports the Art Gallery of New South Wales and its future programs.
Contact us
Art Gallery Society of New South Wales
Tel 02 9225 1878
traveltours@ag.nsw.gov.au
Generalife gardens at Alhambra, Granada, Spain
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World Art Tours
World Art Tours is our signature travel program that has been running for over 20 years. These tours offer you a fully curated, high-comfort travel experience where everything is taken care of.
Travel is by private coach with carefully selected accommodation, and the program includes expert-led lectures and major cultural highlights. These tours suit travellers seeking an enriching, seamless journey through the world’s great art destinations.
Delivered by Renaissance Tours, our trusted travel partner.
Penang’s George Town, where architectural splendour, cultural fusion and history converge
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Architectural detail of the Tilya-Kori Madrasa in Samarkand
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Scrovegni Chapel in Padua, featuring Giotto The Last Judgment 1303–5
Photo: Dmitrii Moroz/iStock
Ancient Egyptian painting of a woman wearing an elaborate headdress with hieroglyphs
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Art in Focus International Tours
Art in Focus International Tours are designed for independent, curious travellers with a spirit for adventure who want a hands-on and immersive experience.
These journeys are intentionally flexible and exploratory, with smaller groups, use of public transport where practical, and more time allowed for independent discovery.
With workshops, discussions and fewer formalities, these tours encourage direct engagement with art, place and local life. They are best suited to those who enjoy stepping a little outside their comfort zone and embracing a more active style of travel.
Yasaka Pagoda and Sannen Zaka Street in Kyoto, Japan
Photo: Alamy
Casa Gilardi, the final masterpiece of renowned Mexican architect Luis Barraga
Photo: Carles Gil Pujals
Haedong Yonggungsa Temple in Busan
Photo: iStock
Street art in the newly-revived Metaxourgeio neighbourhood of Athens, Greece
Photo: Tony Maniaty
International School Tours
Bring learning to life
High school students will explore art, culture and history through immersive learning experiences that connect classroom study with real-world discovery.
Led by experienced art teachers and enriched by the expertise of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, International School Tours combine curriculum-aligned learning with hands-on experiences, cultural exploration and meaningful engagement with art.
TeamLab, Tokyo
Photo: Frederic Reglain/Alamy Stock Photo
Michelangelo Buonarroti David c1501–4 (detail), Galleria dell’Accademia di Firenze
Photo: Paolo Gallo
Louvre Museum, Paris
Photo: Mathias Reding/Pexels
Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona, Spain
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What a wonderful time! Great itinerary, perfect pacing, thought-provoking art, inspiring architecture, fabulous food, lovely accommodation, insightful commentary and lively travel companions.
Julie and Jerry
Spain 2026
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Yayoi Kusama Yellow Pumpkin 1994, Naoshima Island, Japan
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