© 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.
Drawn In
The Composer's Canvas
Selected Sundays in Autumn
Join us for a new iteration of Drawn in this autumn. The Composer’s Canvas is a series of drawing sessions once a month at the Gallery.
Portraits together
For people living with dementia
10:30 – 11:30am, Second Monday of the month
We offer a free, tailor-made program for small groups of people living with dementia and their friends, families or carers.
Bookings required
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.
Albert and Vincent, You and Me
Walk-up workshop
10:00am, Wed 16 Apr until Thu 29 May
Inspired by the portrait and in celebration of our new acquisition, we invite you to create a double portrait of yourself alongside someone you admire. Your portrait will be displayed in our collaborative artwork in Gallery 3, a few steps away from Albert and Vincent.
Little Faces
10:30am, Wed 14 May
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
10:30am, Thu 15 May
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
9:30am, 10:30am, Fri 16 May
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
Drawn In
Ethan McAlister
1:00pm, Sun 18 May
Draw while listening to the music of composer and musician, Ethan McAlister, including a special rendition of an original song ‘The Shoreline’. As part of his performance, McAlister will expand on the song through improvisation, experimentation and looped sections to explore the nuances of a single song.
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.