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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present.

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

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Saturday 12 July 2025 – Sunday 12 July 2026

Live online

Saturday 12 July 2025 – Sunday 12 July 2026

Explore the collection from the comfort of you loungeroom. Join us for free, interactive, virtual collection tours. Examine portraits in depth with Gallery Educators delivered via Zoom, and chat, comment and ask questions just like the IRL experience. Videos of selected previous events are available too.

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Professor Brian Schmidt
Professor Brian Schmidt
Professor Brian Schmidt
Professor Brian Schmidt

Virtual Highlight Tour

Seeing Triple

12:30pm, Tue 15 Jul
Live online

Good things come in threes. Join Visitor Experience Assistant Abigail Tincknell as she explores three triptych portraits.

Bookings required
Tommy Woodcock and Reckless
Tommy Woodcock and Reckless
Tommy Woodcock and Reckless
Tommy Woodcock and Reckless

Virtual Highlight Tour

Animal Friends

12:30pm, Tue 22 Jul
Live online

Animals are precious companions! Join us to talk about portraits in the collection that feature beloved furry friends.

Bookings required
Sketchbook journal for the commission portrait
Sketchbook journal for the commission portrait
Sketchbook journal for the commission portrait
Sketchbook journal for the commission portrait

Virtual Highlight Tour

Art in Motion

12:30pm, Tue 29 Jul
Live online

Join us for a Virtual Highlights Tour to celebrate the joy and creativity that dance brings to our lives. Discover how the human body's ability to sway, twirl, stamp and spin has been captured through the art of portraiture.

Bookings required
Melissa Malu
Melissa Malu
Melissa Malu
Melissa Malu

Virtual Highlight Tour

Portrait Talanoa with the Australian Museum

12:30pm, Tue 5 Aug
Live online

Join Melissa Malu, Head of Pasifika Collections & Engagement at the Australian Museum, as she discusses community identity and what portraiture means to her from a Tongan and Fijian context.

Bookings required

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Monday 13 July 2026 – Tuesday 13 July 2027

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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders past and present. We respectfully advise that this site includes works by, images of, names of, voices of and references to deceased people.

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