Museum of Contemporary Art

The Museum of Contemporary Art, in Sydney

The Museum of Contemporary Art of Sydney is the main museum of Australia dedicated to contemporary art, by the harbour. The Sydney audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this place of creation, which presents Australian and international works in a fine building of Circular Quay.

The museum of contemporary art by the water

The Museum of Contemporary Art of Sydney is the main museum of Australia devoted to contemporary art, Australian as international. Installed in an elegant Art Deco building by the water, at Circular Quay, enlarged by a modern extension endowed with a panoramic terrace, it occupies an ideal location facing the harbour. The museum presents a rich collection and temporary exhibitions covering all the forms of current creation: painting, sculpture, photography, installations, video and digital art. A particular place is accorded there to contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, which today knows an international influence and testifies to the vitality of the oldest living culture of the world, reinvented by the artists of today. A place of discovery, reflection and wonder, the museum invites to cast a new gaze on the world and society through the prism of the artists. Its location, between the opera and the historic district of The Rocks, makes it a cultural stop of choice. A temple of contemporary creation, the Museum of Contemporary Art is a fine stop of the discovery of Sydney.

What to see

Here you discover the main museum of Australia dedicated to contemporary art, Australian and international, installed in an elegant Art Deco building by the water at Circular Quay endowed with a panoramic terrace, presenting painting, sculpture, photography and installations, with a particular place for contemporary Aboriginal art, between the opera and The Rocks. The Museum of Contemporary Art is a temple of creation in Sydney. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Museum of Contemporary Art lies at Circular Quay, by the harbour of Sydney, reachable on foot and by public transport. The visit follows its own hours and conditions, which vary; its terrace offers a fine view over the harbour. It is best to check the arrangements before coming.

What does the Museum of Contemporary Art of Sydney present?

The main museum of Australia dedicated to contemporary art, Australian and international: painting, sculpture, photography, installations and digital art, with a particular place for contemporary Aboriginal art; it is installed in an elegant Art Deco building by the water at Circular Quay.

Where is the Museum of Contemporary Art of Sydney?

At Circular Quay, by the harbour of Sydney, in Australia.