The Art Gallery of New South Wales has a distinguished reputation in the presentation and collection of Asian art and for many years has played a leading role in the region in furthering understanding and enjoyment of Asian art and culture.
The Gallery has the resources of knowledge and scholarship of the largest Asian art department of any museum or gallery in Australia with a dedicated team of specialist curators, conservators and educators. The Gallery has presented many critically acclaimed exhibitions on the arts of Asia including The Entombed Warriors, Imperial China, Buddha, India: Dancing to the Flute, Modern Boy Modern Girl, The Dead Sea Scrolls, The Arts of Islam, Seasons: The Beauty of Transience in Japanese Art, Nam Jun Paik, Celestial Silks: Chinese Religious and Court Textiles, Dadang Christanto: They Give Evidence, Rajput: Sons of Kings and The Poetic Mandarin. The genesis of the Gallery's collection of Asian art was the gift of a large group of ceramics and bronzes by the Government of Japan in 1879 and today the Gallery is the custodian of one of the most distinguished collections of Asian Art in Australia which is valued at over $35 million. It represents some of the finest moments in art in the region's history and has benefited greatly from the generosity of individual collectors and patrons. With the opening of the landmark new Asian Galleries in 2003 the Art Gallery of New South Wales is firmly placed as a leading centre for Asian art and culture in the region. As well as an extensive display of the permanent collection the Galleries include a dedicated temporary exhibitions space. | 
