© National Portrait Gallery 2025
King Edward Terrace, Parkes
Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia
Phone +61 2 6102 7000
ABN: 54 74 277 1196
Ryan Presley: Paradise won
On view until May 2025
Marri Ngarr artist Ryan Presley’s major installation greets you as you arrive at the Gallery, in a work that invites conversations about the ongoing legacies of colonisation.
Gallery Two
Open every day
Guided Tour
The art of portraiture
11:00am, Daily
until Sat 31 May
Learn about the architecture of the building before journeying through the Gallery to hear about the lives and legacies of the portrait subjects and the artistic techniques used to tell their stories.
Bookings required
Introduction tour
Welcome highlights
2:00pm, Daily
until Sat 31 May
Join a short introductory tour of the National Portrait Gallery and discover a few key portraits.
Bookings available
Gallery Three
Exhibition closes 22 June
Gallery Three features major new acquisitions, collection highlights and favourites.
The National Portrait Gallery Collection
Currently on view
Browse the full list of portraits from the collection that are on view now.
The Immersive World of Thom Roberts
Exhibition closes 20 July
A free exhibition of over 100 works by contemporary Australian artist Thom Roberts. Step into his world and experience bold paintings, animation and installation works where people and places intertwine.
Art cart
Thom Roberts
10:00am, Sat 12 Apr until Sun 20 Jul
Drop into the Gallery any time for free creative activities inspired by artist Thom Roberts and his exhibition, The Immersive World of Thom Roberts.
Art Break
12:30–1:00pm, every Thursday
Experience the joy and transformative power of slow looking. By taking your time with art, you can reconnect with the present, uncover hidden details and make personal discoveries.
Bookings required
Virtual Highlight Tour
Survivors
12:30pm, Tue 3 Jun
Live online
Join Cate Lyons, Learning Facilitator, as she looks at portraits that speak to the incredible courage of their subjects.
Bookings required
Little Faces
June 2025
10:30am, Wed 11 Jun
Do we have a treat for the smaller humans in your life! Little Faces is for babies and toddlers (with their grown up) to play, sing and have fun discovering a portrait together.
Bookings requiredLittle Faces
June 2025
10:30am, Thu 12 Jun
Do we have a treat for the smaller humans in your life! Little Faces is for babies and toddlers (with their grown up) to play, sing and have fun discovering a portrait together.
Bookings requiredLittle Faces
June 2025
9:30am, 10:30am, Fri 13 Jun
Do we have a treat for the smaller humans in your life! Little Faces is for babies and toddlers (with their grown up) to play, sing and have fun discovering a portrait together.
Bookings required
Relaxed afternoon
Monthly on a Sunday
3:00pm, Sun 15 Jun
Explore the Gallery at a quiet time of day.
Virtual Highlight Tour
Surprise Me!
12:30pm, Tue 24 Jun
Live online
Join us for a lively discussion, as three of our Access and Learning team members choose a portrait to surprise each other and us!
Bookings required
Virtual Highlight Tour
The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy
12:30pm, Tue 1 Jul
Live online
Join Shelley Ware, a proud Yankunyjatjara, Wirangu and Kokatha woman, as she showcases three portraits from the collection to speak to this year’s NAIDOC theme, The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy.
Bookings requiredRelaxed afternoon
Monthly on a Sunday
3:00pm, Sun 13 Jul
Explore the Gallery at a quiet time of day.
National Photographic Portrait Prize 2025
Exhibition opens 16 August
The NPPP is an annual prize for Australian photographers. The year’s most outstanding photographic portrait is awarded a $30,000 cash prize and photographic equipment valued at $20,000 courtesy of our Imaging Partner, Canon Australia.