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Top 25 Contemporary art museums based in Australia

RevenueBase identified 116 contemporary art museums headquartered in Australia as of September 2026 and tracks 1,211 professional contacts across them, including 488 with verified work emails. Sydney is the largest hub.

This list covers contemporary art museums headquartered in Australia, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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116Companies
1,211Contacts tracked
488Verified emails
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The 25 largest contemporary art museums based in Australia

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 116 contemporary art museums based in Australia, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to contemporary art museums: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Strong evidenceThe Rocks, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200194 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Australia's leading museum dedicated to contemporary art.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Partial evidenceHobart, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500138 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Mona is a museum in Hobart, Tasmania.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Partial evidenceGeelong, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20081 contacts →

Partial evidence

“At Geelong Arts Centre, we believe that the arts have the power to shape people, society and the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Strong evidenceMelbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5028 contacts →

Strong evidence

“The Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA) plays an inspirational and critical role investing in our artistic and wider communities, leading the cultural conversation and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Strong evidenceWest End, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5028 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Metro Arts is developing the future of Australian contemporary arts practice, now.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Strong evidenceShepparton, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5022 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Shepparton Art Museum is one of Australia’s leading art museums, located on Yorta Yorta Country in Greater Shepparton, in the North Central corridor of Victoria.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Strong evidenceWoolloomooloo, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-1021 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Artspace is Australia’s leading interdisciplinary space for the production and presentation of contemporary art.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Strong evidenceSt Kilda, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5020 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Linden New Art is a unique not-for-profit contemporary art gallery in the heart of the Bunurong Boon Wurrung Country in St Kilda, Victoria Australia.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Strong evidenceChippendale, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5019 contacts →

Strong evidence

“The White Rabbit Gallery was opened in 2009 to showcase what has become one of the world’s most significant collections of Chinese contemporary art.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Partial evidenceChippendale, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-1016 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Phoenix is Sydney’s newest contemporary performance space promoting genuine artistic risk-taking and unique collaborations that are as bold as the building’s multi-award-winning…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Partial evidenceErskineville, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5013 contacts →

Partial evidence

“For over 60 years, PACT has been Sydney’s hub for multi-arts experimentation.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Strong evidenceAdelaide, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-1013 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Located in Adelaide’s iconic Lion Arts Centre precinct, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental (ACE) is South Australia’s leading independent contemporary visual arts organisation…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Strong evidenceBrisbane, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-1012 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Since 1975, the Institute of Modern Art has been the hub of Brisbane’s contemporary art scene, presenting an annual program of exhibitions, public programs, publications, and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Indirect evidenceArmadale, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20012 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Studio Gallery works with a dynamic and relevant collective of artists from emerging through to advanced career stages.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Partial evidenceLane Cove, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-1012 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios is a not-for-profit arts centre located in the heart of Lane Cove, Sydney.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Strong evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-109 contacts →

Strong evidence

“COMA aims to bring a dynamic and engaging focus to contemporary international art.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Strong evidenceSurry Hills, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-108 contacts →

Strong evidence

“N.Smith Gallery is a contemporary art gallery based on Gadigal Country/Sydney that promotes the work of cutting-edge artists.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Strong evidenceFitzroy, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-508 contacts →

Strong evidence

“The Centre for Contemporary Photography (CCP) is one of Australia’s premier venues for the exhibition of contemporary photo-based arts, providing a context for the enjoyment…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Strong evidenceNewcastle, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-107 contacts →

Strong evidence

“THE LOCK-UP IS AN 1800S POLICE STATION, REIMAGINED AS A CONTEMPORARY ART SPACE.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Strong evidenceParkes, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-106 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Since its establishment in 1981 Canberra Contemporary has become one of Australia’s leading spaces for the creation and presentation of contemporary art.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Partial evidenceMoree, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-104 contacts →

Partial evidence

“BAMM is a regional art institution with a difference.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22Indirect evidenceDarlinghurst, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-103 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“DOMINIK MERSCH GALLERY (DMG) was founded in 2006 and continues to work closely with artists to realise a vibrant and active calendar of exhibitions, fairs and events.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23Indirect evidenceRichmond, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-103 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Lennox St.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Indirect evidencePaddington, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-502 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Cement Fondu acknowledges the Gadigal and Bidjigal people of the Eora nation as the sovereign custodians of the unceded land on which we are based.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25Strong evidenceWarwick, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-102 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Warwick Art Gallery is a regional art museum based on Queensland's Southern Darling Downs.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Contemporary art museums based in Australia at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
40.3%Verified-email coverage
10.4Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
6.0%Largest-city concentration · Sydney
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
89
11-50
19
51-200
3
201-500
2

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Australia, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Australia, over 116 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among contemporary art museums, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in Australia whose own description of what they do matches “contemporary art museums”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names contemporary art museums), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among contemporary art museums, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Australia are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 488 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names contemporary art museums, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many contemporary art museums are there based in Australia?

RevenueBase identified 116 contemporary art museums headquartered in Australia as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Museum Of Contemporary ART Australia, headquartered in Sydney, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most contemporary art museums?

Sydney leads with 7 headquartered companies, followed by Melbourne (5) and Darlinghurst (4).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 488 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 116 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.