Australian Museum
HOW TO GET A VISA TO VISIT MUSEUMS IN AUSTRALIA
Would you like to make a journey to Australia, but you don’t know what to see and how to arrange your visit?
You’d better plan your trip starting from museums in Australia, but before deciding what museums to visit you must get the Australia visa.
In this post I’ll explain how to obtain a visa and what museum you should visit.
Getting a visa for Australia and leaving to visit museums in Australia
National Gallery of Australia Canberra
TRAVELLING THROUGH AUSTRALIA
A trip to Australia will allow you to discover different cultures and amazing landscapes.
The vastness of Australian territories offers many opportunities and there are several ideas for a journey to Australia since you can travel through the Country to admire its landscapes, but you can also visit it to discover its culture.
But before leaving you’d better arrange your visit in great detail, in order not to waste your time.
First of all you need the Australia visa, to stay in Australia up to 3 months.
HOW TO OBTAIN A VISA FOR AUSTRALIA
If you want to visit museums in Australia and you’re going to organize a trip you need to get a visa.
Both tourists and business visitors need a visa for Australia.
The visa is mandatory for all visitors, including underage travellers.
When you have to show your Australia visa: you will be checked for a valid visa when you check in or board the plane.
How long before your journey you must apply for the Australia visa and how long you can stay: you’d better submit your application before booking your trip. The visa will be released within 5 days of the request date, and in cases of extreme urgency, even within 60 minutes.
The Australia visa is valid 12 months and you can use it an unlimited number of times, but each stay must last for a maximum of 3 months.
Which type of Australian visa you need and cost: tourists and business visitors can apply for an eVisitor visa (recommended for European Union citizens, but also for citizens of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Vatican City, UK, and Switzerland) because the application procedure is less complicated than an ETA Australia (for citizens of Canada or of the United States). These two types of visas are suitable also for those who want to travel to Australia for study purposes or to visit friends and family.
The cost is £14.95 per person but you have to add a surcharge if the request needs faster times. Visit the page Cost and delivery time of the Australia visa to find all information you need.
Necessary requirements to get the Australia visa: before applying for a visa you must fulfill specific requirements and declare, for instance, that once arrived in Australia you do not intend to provide services to Australian organisations or to provide or sell services or products to Australian consumers; you do not pose a risk to the health or safety of the people of Australia and you are able to demonstrate that you have sufficient financial resources to pay for your stay and return.
Getting your visa for Australia: to get the eVisitor visa you need to fill out an online form on the page Australia visa application . As soon as the visa is granted, you’ll receive a text message and e-mail confirmation; download and print the document and then you can leave.
Who don’t need the Australia visa: only those who have Australian and New Zealand citizenship and those who have a connecting flight in Australia.
National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) Melbourne
5 MUSEUMS IN AUSTRALIA YOU SHOULD VISIT
If you love art, you shouldn’t miss out on a visit to the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) in Melbourne.
Founded in 1861, it houses over 70,000 works of art and, in addition to the permanent collection, it organizes exhibitions and events that range from contemporary art to fashion, from design to architecture, from music to dance.
The admission is free of charge and it’s the best place to begin a journey to discover the museums in Australia.
If you don’t have much time at your disposal, the Melbourne Museum is perfect because boasts a beautiful permanent collection and arranges many temporary exhibitions and in-depth studies on culture and history from different artistic points of view.
You shouldn’t miss Milarri Garden Trail, a path located inside an indigenous garden, offering visitors the chance to discover the nature and Australian traditions.
Australia’s oldest museum is the Australian Museum and the building housing it alone is worth the visit.
It’s the most important museum of natural history and anthropology in all Australia, and arranges permanent exhibitions, with specimens of animals (including dinosaurs) and minerals, but focuses also on history and culture of indigenous people.
From an artistic point of view the most interesting among museums in Australia is certainly the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra.
Its opening dates back to 1982 and houses a marvellous collection of indigenous, Australian, Asian, European, and American art from the 19th to the 20th centuries.
The most important artwork on display at the National Gallery of Australia is “Blue Poles: Number 11” (1952) by American artist Jackson Pollock, but are also works by other great artists such as Monet, Cézanne, Rubens, Warhol, Rothko and Auguste Rodin.
If you are fond of contemporary art, you must visit the Australian Centre of Contemporary Art (ACCA), which since the second half of the 20th century has been playing a leading role in the artistic culture of Australia.
Besides works by artists of the past and present, coming from all over the world, the ACCA organizes events and public cultural projects, including conferences, lessons, shows, showings and concerts. It’s certainly a must-see if you want to visit museums in Australia.
Museums in Australia house a multiplicity of works of art, from primitive Aboriginal art to the latest trends of contemporary art.
If you want to visit Australia and you’re a culture and art lover, don’t miss out on the opportunity to visit these places, but the organization of your journey is very important.
Before leaving, however, you’d better collect all information to plan your itinerary and get your Australia visa.
Australian Centre of Contemporary Art (ACCA)
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