Behind the Scenes of the Expansion

Collection Pack Up

How do you pack up over 7,000 works of art? Join Operations Lead James Collis as he takes you behind the scenes of Newcastle Art Gallery's collection pack up.

Sculpture Garden

Art conservator Duncan Harty takes you through the process of preparing our Sculpture Garden for offsite storage.

The Olsen Ceiling

Hear from Newcastle Art Gallery Director Lauretta Morton OAM and conservator Julia Sharp as they discuss the pack down of one of the Gallery's most loved works, 'The sea sun of 5 bells' by John Olsen.

Ceramics collection

Art Gallery Assistant Marlene Houston takes you behind the scenes of the ceramics audit and pack up.

Newcastle Art Gallery acknowledges the Awabakal and Worimi people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we work and live. We recognise their continuing connection to land, water, culture and community, and pay our deepest respects to Elders past, present and future. Newcastle Art Gallery is dedicated to honouring the culture and traditions of our local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities through the visual arts.