# Art Gallery of New South Wales and National Gallery of Australia Announce Reciprocal Loan of Munch and Akunyili Crosby Works

- Published: 2026-09-30
- Source: Art Gallery of New South Wales (Museum)
- Press release dated: 2026-09-29
- Category: Partnership
- Original release: https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/media-office/agnsw-nga-munch-crosby/
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## The Facts

On September 29, 2026, the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the National Gallery of Australia announced a reciprocal loan agreement. Edvard Munch's 'Man with horse' (1918) will be on loan from the National Gallery to the Art Gallery, while Njideka Akunyili Crosby's 'Na Parlour (In the parlor)' (2025) will travel to the National Gallery. The Munch painting, gifted to the National Gallery in 2024 by Geoff Ainsworth AM, is now on display at the Art Gallery until April 2027. The Akunyili Crosby work, acquired by the Art Gallery in 2025 with funds from Ainsworth and Johanna Featherstone, is on view until May 9, 2027, before moving to Canberra. It is the first work by the artist to enter an Australian collection.

## The Signal

The partnership reflects how philanthropy can enable cross-institutional sharing of important artworks. The Munch loan offers a rare public viewing of a work largely held privately since 1938, while the Akunyili Crosby acquisition signals growing Australian interest in contemporary artists of the African diaspora. The collaboration between Sydney and Canberra institutions sets a model for expanding audience access to world-class art.

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