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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this website contains images of deceased persons.

What's on

Monday 16 June 2025 – Tuesday 16 June 2026

Albert and Vincent
Albert and Vincent
Albert and Vincent
Albert and Vincent

Gallery Three

Exhibition closes 22 June

Gallery Three features major new acquisitions, collection highlights and favourites.

Deborah Mailman
Deborah Mailman
Deborah Mailman
Deborah Mailman

The National Portrait Gallery Collection

Currently on view

Browse the full list of portraits from the collection that are on view now.

Thom Roberts with Burt the Oscar Train 2017 and cushion cover
Thom Roberts with Burt the Oscar Train 2017 and cushion cover
Thom Roberts with Burt the Oscar Train 2017 and cushion cover
Thom Roberts with Burt the Oscar Train 2017 and cushion cover

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 drawing activities for The Immersive World of Thom Roberts
Art cart drawing activities for The Immersive World of Thom Roberts
Art cart drawing activities for The Immersive World of Thom Roberts
Art cart drawing activities for The Immersive World of Thom Roberts

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.

People looking at an artwork in the Gallery
People looking at an artwork in the Gallery
People looking at an artwork in the Gallery
People looking at an artwork in the Gallery

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
Gallery Three, April 2025. Warwick Thornton 2019, Susan Stitt ACS. © Susan Stitt ACS. Eric 2020, Amos Gebhardt. © Amos Gebhardt. Men of High Degree: Kev Carmody (Bundjalung/Lama Lama Peoples) 2023, Brenda L Croft, Prue Hazelgrove and Richard Crampton. © Brenda L Croft/Copyright Agency, 2024.
Gallery Three, April 2025. Warwick Thornton 2019, Susan Stitt ACS. © Susan Stitt ACS. Eric 2020, Amos Gebhardt. © Amos Gebhardt. Men of High Degree: Kev Carmody (Bundjalung/Lama Lama Peoples) 2023, Brenda L Croft, Prue Hazelgrove and Richard Crampton. © Brenda L Croft/Copyright Agency, 2024.
Gallery Three, April 2025. Warwick Thornton 2019, Susan Stitt ACS. © Susan Stitt ACS. Eric 2020, Amos Gebhardt. © Amos Gebhardt. Men of High Degree: Kev Carmody (Bundjalung/Lama Lama Peoples) 2023, Brenda L Croft, Prue Hazelgrove and Richard Crampton. © Brenda L Croft/Copyright Agency, 2024.
Gallery Three, April 2025. Warwick Thornton 2019, Susan Stitt ACS. © Susan Stitt ACS. Eric 2020, Amos Gebhardt. © Amos Gebhardt. Men of High Degree: Kev Carmody (Bundjalung/Lama Lama Peoples) 2023, Brenda L Croft, Prue Hazelgrove and Richard Crampton. © Brenda L Croft/Copyright Agency, 2024.

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
Shelley Ware with Blood money - infinite dollar note - Aunty Regina Pilawuk Wilson, 2023. Dr Ryan Presley
Shelley Ware with Blood money - infinite dollar note - Aunty Regina Pilawuk Wilson, 2023. Dr Ryan Presley
Shelley Ware with Blood money - infinite dollar note - Aunty Regina Pilawuk Wilson, 2023. Dr Ryan Presley
Shelley Ware with Blood money - infinite dollar note - Aunty Regina Pilawuk Wilson, 2023. Dr Ryan Presley

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 required
People viewing an artwork in the Gallery
People viewing an artwork in the Gallery
People viewing an artwork in the Gallery
People viewing an artwork in the Gallery

Relaxed afternoon

Monthly on a Sunday

3:00pm, Sun 13 Jul

Explore the Gallery at a quiet time of day.

Fragility, 2024 Naomi Hobson
Fragility, 2024 Naomi Hobson
Fragility, 2024 Naomi Hobson
Fragility, 2024 Naomi Hobson

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.

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