Image: Norman Lindsay Gallery and Museum, Sydney
The Norman Lindsay Gallery in Faulconbridge, New South Wales, will present ‘Nocturnal Visions’, an exhibition examining how night, shadow and moonlight have shaped artistic and cultural expression. The exhibition is scheduled to run from 13 August to 16 November 2026 at the National Trust property in the Blue Mountains.
The exhibition brings together etchings, watercolours, sculptures and collection objects by Norman Lindsay and other artists. According to the National Trust, the presentation considers darkness as a setting for creativity, romance, contemplation and wonder, moving between dreamlike landscapes, mythological figures and intimate scenes illuminated by moonlight.
Lindsay’s work is shown alongside selected collection pieces that reflect themes of shadow, imagination and the unseen. The exhibition description presents the works as a journey through twilight worlds in which reality and fantasy overlap. Its hero image is identified as Lindsay’s ‘The Audience’.
The exhibition is presented within the former home and studio of Norman Lindsay, one of Australia’s best-known artists and writers. The National Trust describes the site as a sandstone cottage in Faulconbridge, on Dharug and Gundungurra Country, where Lindsay lived and worked with his wife, Rose Soady, and their daughters. The property includes the artist’s paintings, illustrations and etchings, as well as his original painting studio and etching studio with its printing press.
Lindsay and Soady purchased the original cottage and surrounding 42 acres of native bushland in 1912, developing the property as a home and artistic haven they named ‘Springwood’. Lindsay worked there across painting, illustration, etching, sculpture, writing and ship modelling. The National Trust says that, shortly before his death in 1969, Lindsay bequeathed a significant collection of his work to the organisation on the condition that it acquire the property for use as a gallery devoted to his work. The site now combines a permanent display with changing exhibitions, including ‘Nocturnal Visions’.
Norman Lindsay Gallery is open Thursday to Monday from 10am to 4pm, with last entry at 3pm. Admission to ‘Nocturnal Visions’ is free for National Trust members; adult admission is $17, concession admission is $15 and a family ticket costs $49. Free guided tours of the gallery and Lindsay’s painting and etching studio are listed daily at 10.30am, 11.30am, 1.30pm and 2.30pm, subject to volunteer staffing. The gallery is located at 14 Norman Lindsay Crescent, Faulconbridge.
The National Trust of Australia (NSW) newsletter also promotes a guided stargazing experience associated with the Norman Lindsay Gallery and overnight accommodation at Norman Lindsay Cottage, a self-contained retreat on the gallery grounds. These are separate offerings from the exhibition. The cottage includes complimentary gallery entry for guests, while the ‘Nocturnal Visions’ exhibition itself remains on view through 16 November 2026.
