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Tuesday 1 February – Monday 28 February 2022
The collection display includes a wide selection of portraits that tell extraordinary stories of encounter, exploration, independence, individuality and achievement in Australia.
Pop on your spy goggles and become an art detective. It’s all in the details! Search for clues!
Take a 30 minute tour of the Portrait Gallery exploring the collection and the building.
Bookings availableAre the scandals of the past still regarded as scandals today? Don your defiance and delve into history with us to see if times have changed.
Bookings requiredJoin award-winning photographer Forough Yavari on a journey to learn how to create intricate, gallery-style fine art portraits from scratch.
Bookings requiredDine online with some of our most delicious portraits of Australia’s groundbreaking culinary experts.
Bookings requiredJoin Curator Exhibitions Penny Grist to hear about Hoda’s recent book and upcoming exhibition Speak the Wind, and to chat about portraiture, photography, and her life as an artist over the last few years.
Bookings requiredWhat’s it made of? Join us from wherever you are as we look beyond the sitters and artists to explore the materiality of some intriguingly made portraits.
Bookings requiredJoin us in the Gallery as we explore the collection with our tour for visitors who are blind or have low vision. Sighted companions and guide dogs are more than welcome.
Bookings required
Draw while listening to cellist Alex Voorhoeve.
Feeling blue? Need something to brighten up your day? Join us online as we explore some of the most colourful hue-mans in the collection!
Bookings requiredLittle Faces is for babies and toddlers (with their grown up) to play, sing and have fun discovering a portrait together.
Bookings requiredJoin us in the Gallery for an exciting stop-motion animation workshop with Toonworld!
Bookings requiredVisit us, learn with us, support us or work with us! Here’s a range of information about planning your visit, our history and more!
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