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Art in Focus International Tours

Keen to deepen your art knowledge and stimulate your creativity?

A monk walking across a bridge with colourful sails attached to it

Art in Focus International Tours are designed for independent, curious travellers with a spirit of adventure.

Inspired by the Art Gallery's collection and exhibitions, each curated program is developed by specialists to include special access to museums and studios, and hands-on, immersive experiences.

Designed for a maximum of 15 travellers and jumping on public transport where possible, each tour takes you into the fine grain of the cities and towns that gave birth to art movements, artforms and artists.

Art in Focus International Tours are open to all, with discounted prices for members. Every booking helps support the Art Gallery of New South Wales and its programs.

For more information about Art in Focus International Tours

Please email traveltours@ag.nsw.gov.au 
Or call 02 9225 1878

2026 Tours

Trailblazers: Australian women artists in England

Booked out | 23 September – 2 October 2026 | London and Cornwall with independent writer, curator and broadcaster Julie Ewington

Person walking through a garden with large trees and sculptures with houses in the background

Living art history in Kyoto

On request | 27 October – 5 November 2026 | Kyoto with scholar and Japan specialist John McBride

Two people wearing kimonos walking through a street with pagoda in the background in Kyoto

Cultural weaving: Indian textile art

Booked out | 26 November – 10 December 2026 | Gujarat with textile specialist and author Joyce Morgan

Person sitting on the ground doing embroidery on a colourful fabric

2027 Tours

Modern Mexico: passion, colour and creativity

Booked out | 9–21 March 2027 | Athens with tour leader Gina Fairley

Pink walled house with cactus outside

Edgy Athens: art, photography and urban culture

16–23 April 2027 | Athens with photojournalist and author Tony Maniaty

Street scene featuring colorful graffiti art on textured yellow and black walls with a person walking

Nordic by nature: design and architecture

Booked out | 9–21 June 2027 | Denmark and Norway with architect and broadcaster Anthony Burke

Sacred threads of the Himalaya: Ladakh

27 June – 10 July 2027 | Ladakh with textile specialist and author Joyce Morgan

Monks performing ritual dances at Hemis Festival in the courtyard of the monastery in India.

A taste of cinema: film and food in San Sebastián

September 2027 | San Sebastián with film critic and broadcaster CJ Johnson

Coastal cityscape at dusk with illuminated waterfront, beach, and hills.

Across the sea: the arts of Korea and Japan

October 2027 | Japan and Korea with scholar and Japan specialist John McBride

Temple with orange walls stands near a bridge with a river running through

I’d like to thank Kathryn and Jun for their excellent guidance (aesthetic, spiritual, cultural and geographic!) on the tour. In all those senses, they very much got us there. I’d also thank everyone for being such good companions on our adventure.


A wonderful experience all round.

Roger H

Our traveller

Top image:

Stakna Monastery, Ladakh, North India, photo: Getty Images


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