Art Experience
We are an intimate museum with big ideas. Two remarkable buildings set the stage for exploration.
Discover the visible art storage with modern and contemporary artworks from the collection, see curious and imaginative commissions and exhibitions in the gallery, book an art tour and explore the sculptures in the grounds while enjoying the serenity and changing seasons of the breathtaking setting.
Visible Art Storage
In 2025 the Museum will launch a major new building, the Eva and Marc Besen Centre. A unique and breathtaking building designed by Kerstin Thompson Architects will include the visible storage of over 300 artworks from the Museum’s collection, a learning centre and a performance space. Upon arrival, you can absorb the panoramic display of 64 storage racks holding the work of some of Australia’s most significant artists, gifted to the nation by renowned philanthropists, the late Eva Besen AO and Marc Besen AC. Book yourself a behind the scenes tour.
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JOIN NOWEugenia Raskopoulos, diglossia #1–8, 2009 , Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney. Purchased with funds provided by the Contemporary Collection Benefactors 2016. installation view, (SC)OOT(ER)ING around Su san Cohn and Eugenia Raskopoulos, TarraWarra Museum of Art, 2024. Courtesy of the artist and MAIS WRIGHT, Sydney. Photo: Keelan O’Hehir
Exhibitions
We champion curatorial freedom and offer an intimate, sensory experience that sets the stage for visitors to appreciate and learn about original and iconic artworks up close and immerse themselves in Australian art, architecture, First Nations culture and Country. The Museum produces nationally and internationally significant and unique thought-provoking exhibitions that provide fresh perspectives on the visual arts. Drawing inspiration from our location, exemplary collection and current ideas, we aim to engage with audiences to develop a deeper understanding of the worlds that artists create.
NOW SHOWINGSculptures
A circular walking path, designed by Kate Seddon Landscape Design, begins with a welcome area near the lower carpark, before heading up past Callum Morton’s Valhalla, and across the entry road with Jeffrey Smart-inspired arrows that continue as arrow-shaped steps up the hill. An unmarked walk takes visitors alongside the rammed earth façade of the Museum, and then back down the hill again past the vines, pausing at a lakeside deck, before turning in a serpentine form which reflects the curves of Clement Meadmore’s Awakening, and returning to the lower carpark.
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Free Experiences
Entry to the Museum grounds and outdoor sculptures is free and unticked during Museum opening hours. Coming in March 2024, visit the foyer of the new Centre for free!
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Ticketed Entry and Tours
Experience curated exhibitions inside the Museum’s gallery, featuring major new works by artists. Create a memorable experience for your social, community or corporate group, and book an exhibition tour led by our qualified Museum guides, or book an education tour for your school or tertiary group.
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We are an intimate museum with big ideas. Two remarkable buildings set the stage for exploration. Discover the visible art storage with modern and contemporary artworks from the collection, see curious and imaginative commissions and exhibitions in the gallery, book an art tour and explore the sculptures in the grounds while enjoying the serenity and changing seasons of the breathtaking setting.
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TarraWarra Museum of Art
Explore modern and contemporary artworks up-close in our award-winning gallery designed by the late Allan Powell. Established in 2003, the Museum has built a reputation for presenting a unique program of exhibitions curated to inspire curiosity and support emerging and established artists to make new work.
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Eva and Marc Besen Centre
The latest addition to the Museum, the Eva and Marc Besen Centre, offers something novel and unexpected – visible art storage of over 300 works, a learning centre and a performance space – designed by Kerstin Thompson Architects. Observe the panoramic display of 64 storage screens holding the Museum’s significant collection as you arrive, and book yourself an art tour to appreciate the iconic artworks gifted to the nation by renowned philanthropists, the late Eva Besen AO and Marc Besen AC.
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Grounds and Surrounds
TarraWarra Museum of Art is situated at the apex of a hill, offering a spectacular, resonant and panoramic experience of the Yarra Valley—Wurundjeri Country—with spectacular views of the surrounding mountain ranges and distant Toolangi rainforest across planted vines, native bushland and farmland.
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