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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.

Portraits together

For people living with dementia

10:30 – 11:30am, Second Monday of the month*
People viewing portraits in Gallery One

Bookings essential - free

On the 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. Connect with different portraits each month through facilitated discussion, followed by an optional artmaking activity.

*Where the program falls on a public holiday Monday, it will be delivered on the fourth Monday of the month.

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Access information

We provide comfortable and safe seating in chairs with arms.

This program is wheelchair accessible. You can reserve a wheelchair or walker when booking your ticket.

To help you prepare for your visit, you can read our visual stories.

If you would like more information, please contact bookings@npg.gov.au or call 02 6102 7070.

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Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia

Phone +61 2 6102 7000
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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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The National Portrait Gallery respects the artistic and intellectual property rights of others. The use of images of works of art reproduced on this website and all other content may be restricted under the Australian Copyright Act 1968 (Cth). Requests for a reproduction of a work of art or other content can be made through a Reproduction request. For further information please contact NPG Copyright.

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