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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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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.

Peter Sculthorpe
Peter Sculthorpe
Peter Sculthorpe
Peter Sculthorpe

Virtual Highlight Tour

Portraits in Colour

12:30pm, Tue 7 Oct
Live online

Celebrate World Sight Day and discover some of our most colourful portraits from the collection brought to life through audio description.

Bookings required
Harold Blair
Harold Blair
Harold Blair
Harold Blair

Virtual Highlight Tour

Beneath the Surface

12:30pm, Tue 14 Oct
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Join Samantha, as she peels back the layers of paint within a selection of portraits. Uncover how artists influence light, hue and texture to illuminate the lives of their sitters.

Bookings required
The Story Teller (Noni Hazlehurst)
The Story Teller (Noni Hazlehurst)
The Story Teller (Noni Hazlehurst)
The Story Teller (Noni Hazlehurst)

Virtual Highlight Tour

Guiding Beginnings

12:30pm, Tue 21 Oct
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Join Learning Facilitator, Sally, as we look at portraits in the collection that honour the incredible work of childhood educators.

Bookings required
Miranda Otto
Miranda Otto
Miranda Otto
Miranda Otto

Virtual Highlight Tour

Is this Halloween?

12:30pm, Tue 28 Oct
Live online

Join Sophia, Education Delivery Officer, as she explores how portraits of Australians in the film industry provide insights into the nation’s growing interest in Halloween.

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 4 Nov
Live online

Join our Digital Learning team for a lively discussion on selected portraits chosen by the producer!

Bookings required
Manning Clark
Manning Clark
Manning Clark
Manning Clark

Virtual Highlight Tour

Writers of History

12:30pm, Tue 11 Nov
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Join Visitor Experience Assistant, Kat as she steps back in time with portraits of historians, uncovering how they have shaped the stories we tell today.

Bookings required
Mandy Martin
Mandy Martin
Mandy Martin
Mandy Martin

Virtual Highlight Tour

In The Background

12:30pm, Tue 18 Nov
Live online

Join Digital Engagement Coordinator, Lance as he explores the symbolism behind the environments artists have crafted for their sitters.

Bookings required
Flying over Indulkana, 2022 Kaylene Whiskey
Flying over Indulkana, 2022 Kaylene Whiskey
Flying over Indulkana, 2022 Kaylene Whiskey
Flying over Indulkana, 2022 Kaylene Whiskey

Virtual Highlight Tour

Super Kaylene Whiskey

12:30pm, Tue 25 Nov
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Join Visitor Experience Coordinator, Marina as she explores Super Kaylene Whiskey, an exhibition showcasing the joyous, detailed works of proud Yankunytjatjara artist Kaylene Whiskey.

Bookings required
Kurt Fearnley
Kurt Fearnley
Kurt Fearnley
Kurt Fearnley

Virtual Highlight Tour

Disability In Frame

12:30pm, Tue 2 Dec
Live online

This International Day of People with Disability, join Learning Facilitator, Cate as she celebrates sitters and medical specialists who redefine what it means to live with a disability.

Bookings required
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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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