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.

Discover 50 colonial-era collection works alongside 50 works by contemporary artist Joan Ross. With wit and wry critique, Ross will make you consider the artist’s role in determining which stories are told, about who and why.

Tracey’s Moffat’s complete Some Lads series powerfully and playfully depicts Russell Page, Larrakia man Gary Lang, Muruwari man Matthew Doyle, and Graham Blanco, a descendant of the Mer (Murray Island) people.

A most beautiful experiment responds to Congolese photographer Jean Depara’s documentation of Kinshara’s nightlife in the 1960s.

Drawn from the National Portrait Gallery collection, this salon-style hang references the lavish 18th- and 19th-century European salons where paintings were hung floor-to-ceiling.

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.

Join a short introductory tour of the National Portrait Gallery and discover a few key portraits.

Gallery Three features major new acquisitions, collection highlights and favourites.

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.

We offer a free, tailor-made program for small groups of people living with dementia and their friends, families or carers.

Browse the full list of portraits from the collection that are on view now.

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.

Drop into the Gallery any time for free creative activities inspired by artist Thom Roberts and his exhibition, The Immersive World of Thom Roberts.

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.

Discover the stories of three formidable women whose lives have all been marked by determination, creativity and journeys.

Explore the Gallery at a quiet time of day.

Great connections last the distance. Join Education Delivery Officer, Sophia Childs, as she explores three portraits featuring two subjects.

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.

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.

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.

Draw while listening to the immersive acoustic guitar soundscapes of Ereignis, blending folk, neo-classical, new age and progressive rock influences. Ereignis will transport you with soulful melodies, atmospheric effects and multi-layered textures built with a looping station.

Join Program Coordinator Ellie Brotchie, as she takes us to the beach to explore the symbolism of sun, sea and sand in three portraits.

Join Learning Facilitator and resident synesthete, Jo as she explores portraits that radiate the key of D major – golden, glowing, expansive.

Join us for a free Reconciliation Week highlights tour to discover some of the remarkable, resilient and inspirational Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on display, exploring our shared histories, cultures and achievements.

Experience the joy and transformative power of slow looking. By taking your time with art, you can reconnect with the present, uncover hidden details and make personal discoveries.

Explore the beauty and symbolism of flowers in this weird and wonderful floral extravaganza that showcases more than 50 portraits from the collection, new acquisitions and selected loans.

Join Cate Lyons, Learning Facilitator, as she looks at portraits that speak to the incredible courage of their subjects.

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.

Dive into The Immersive World of Thom Roberts with a tour from exhibition curator and the Gallery’s Director, Curatorial and Collection, Isobel Parker Philip. Hear from Isobel as she shares the exhibition themes, discusses Thom’s practice and highlights key works.

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.

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.

Explore the Gallery at a quiet time of day.

Join us for a lively discussion, as three of our Access and Learning team members choose a portrait to surprise each other and us!

Join Shelley Ware, a proud Yankunyjatjara, Wirangu and Kokatha woman, as she showcases three portraits from the collection to speak to this year’s NAIDOC theme, The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy.

Explore the Gallery at a quiet time of day.

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.