Open 10am-5pm daily. However, it has a tendency to exhibit its collection of established names, rather than tantalise the public with its marvellous pieces by lesser-known artists. There is a fine Asian art collection and the temporary exhibition programme features established contemporary artists as well as regular blockbuster shows of overseas collections. There's a library and restaurant.
Tours are available.
CityRail Museum, St James or Town Hall. Open 9.30am-5pm daily. The Australian Museum has a very large natural history collection covering the prehistory, biology, botany and geology of Australia, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific region. The permanent display includes some impressive examples of those museum staples, skeletons. Any serious museum-tripper should see a few of the local stuffed animals and the display here will answer all your questions about Australian mammals.