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Portrait Play Takeaway

Daily from Saturday 4 December 2021
Jeanne Little
Jeanne Little, 1994 (printed 2021) Robin Sellick. © Robin Sellick

Pop on your spy goggles and become an art detective. It’s all in the details! Search for clues! Make sense of the portraits as you explore the Gallery through close looking, listening in and creative activity!

Made possible with funds donated by Tim Fairfax AC

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Whether you’re at the Gallery, in a cafe or your living room, ‘Portrait Stories’ is a trusty guide to thousands of portraits and people.

In their own words

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In their own words is an audio-guide with a difference. We let the portraits of these remarkable Australians speak for themselves.
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Take a 30 minute tour of the Portrait Gallery exploring the collection and the building.
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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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