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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.

Family activities

Saturday 24 February 2024 – Tuesday 24 February 2026

Family activities

Saturday 24 February 2024 – Tuesday 24 February 2026

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Little Faces with children in the gallery

Little Faces with children in the gallery

Little Faces with children in the gallery

Little Faces

10:30am, Wed 19 Jun

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

Little Faces with children in the gallery

Little Faces with children in the gallery

Little Faces with children in the gallery

Little Faces

10:30am, Thu 20 Jun

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

Little Faces with children in the gallery

Little Faces with children in the gallery

Little Faces with children in the gallery

Little Faces

10:30am, Fri 21 Jun

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

Creative activities

Creative activities

Creative activities

Reach for the stars

A place to create

10:00am, Sat 29 Jun until Sun 21 Jul

Drop in to the Gallery these school holidays and enjoy free creative activities.

Portrait Play

Portrait Play

Portrait Play

Portrait Play

Picture your passion

10:30am, Mon 8 Jul until Fri 12 Jul

What do you love to do? Dance? Play soccer? Write? Sing? No matter what it is, everyone has something they love to do.

Bookings required

Portrait Play

Portrait Play

Portrait Play

Portrait Play

Picture your passion

10:30am, Mon 15 Jul until Fri 19 Jul

What do you love to do? Dance? Play soccer? Write? Sing? No matter what it is, everyone has something they love to do.

Bookings required

Art Cart: Reach for the stars. Placing paper cutouts of athletes on a soccer wall scene

Art Cart: Reach for the stars. Placing paper cutouts of athletes on a soccer wall scene

Art Cart: Reach for the stars. Placing paper cutouts of athletes on a soccer wall scene

Art Cart

Reach for the stars

10:00am–4:30pm daily from 22 July

Are you a star in the Olympics? Perhaps you are a swimming sensation or a triumph on the track. Maybe you are cheering from the stands or waving your country’s flag.

Little Faces with children in the gallery

Little Faces with children in the gallery

Little Faces with children in the gallery

Little Faces

10:30am, Wed 24 Jul

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

Little Faces with children in the gallery

Little Faces with children in the gallery

Little Faces with children in the gallery

Little Faces

10:30am, Thu 25 Jul

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

Little Faces with children in the gallery

Little Faces with children in the gallery

Little Faces with children in the gallery

Little Faces

9:30am, 10:30am, Fri 26 Jul

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

Children with paper butterflies

Children with paper butterflies

Children with paper butterflies

Art. Make. Create.

10:00am, Sun 25 Aug

Join us for our annual family day inspired by our vibrant and dynamic new exhibition, Joan Ross: Those trees came back to me in my dreams.

Little Faces with children in the gallery

Little Faces with children in the gallery

Little Faces with children in the gallery

Little Faces

10:30am, Wed 28 Aug

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

Little Faces with children in the gallery

Little Faces with children in the gallery

Little Faces with children in the gallery

Little Faces

10:30am, Thu 29 Aug

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

Little Faces with children in the gallery

Little Faces with children in the gallery

Little Faces with children in the gallery

Little Faces

9:30am, 10:30am, Fri 30 Aug

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

More events

Wednesday 25 February 2026 – Saturday 26 February 2028

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