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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.

Virtual Excursions

Virtual Excursions

Discover the excitement of Virtual Learning! We offer a variety of 45-minute virtual excursions that can be delivered to your students in real time. Once your booking is confirmed, we'll provide you with all the necessary information to connect with us online. Best of all, all our online formal learning programs are free for Australian audiences.

The scheduled programs listed below run on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Gallery can run additional programs by request on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays between 9:15am and 4:00pm.

The Witching Hour - Elena Kats-Chernin
The Witching Hour - Elena Kats-Chernin
The Witching Hour - Elena Kats-Chernin
The Witching Hour - Elena Kats-Chernin

Adventures in Portraiture!

Visual Arts (lower primary)

9:15am, Tue 21 Apr
k–2

Join us for an interactive and engaging program designed to equip your students with the confidence and tools to explore and interpret portraits.

Dr John Yu
Dr John Yu
Dr John Yu
Dr John Yu

Portrait Exploration: Art and Identity

Visual Arts (upper primary)

9:15am, Thu 23 Apr
3–6

Join us for an engaging and interactive program tailored for upper primary students, where they’ll develop the confidence and critical thinking skills to interpret portraits.

Marcia Langton
Marcia Langton
Marcia Langton
Marcia Langton

Portrait Quest!

Civics and Citizenship (upper primary)

2:00pm, Thu 23 Apr
3–6

Join us for an interactive, curriculum-aligned program that explores the lives and contributions of significant Australians.

An evening at Yarra Cottage, Port Stephens
An evening at Yarra Cottage, Port Stephens
An evening at Yarra Cottage, Port Stephens
An evening at Yarra Cottage, Port Stephens

Portrait Journey around Australia

History (upper primary)

9:15am, Tue 28 Apr
3–6

From First Nations perspectives to the contribution of migrants, from the opening of Parliament to environmental protest, Australian history is full of fascinating stories – and we have the portraits to explore them.

Ngayulu Minyma Tjanpinya, I am a Tjanpi Woman
Ngayulu Minyma Tjanpinya, I am a Tjanpi Woman
Ngayulu Minyma Tjanpinya, I am a Tjanpi Woman
Ngayulu Minyma Tjanpinya, I am a Tjanpi Woman

Heroes on Country

First Nations (upper primary)

9:15am, Thu 30 Apr
3–6

Discover portraits of and by First Nations people and explore the rich cultural perspectives of storytelling through art.

The Witching Hour - Elena Kats-Chernin
The Witching Hour - Elena Kats-Chernin
The Witching Hour - Elena Kats-Chernin
The Witching Hour - Elena Kats-Chernin

Adventures in Portraiture!

Visual Arts (lower primary)

2:00pm, Thu 30 Apr
k–2

Join us for an interactive and engaging program designed to equip your students with the confidence and tools to explore and interpret portraits.

Dr John Yu
Dr John Yu
Dr John Yu
Dr John Yu

Portrait Exploration: Art and Identity

Visual Arts (upper primary)

9:15am, Tue 5 May
3–6

Join us for an engaging and interactive program tailored for upper primary students, where they’ll develop the confidence and critical thinking skills to interpret portraits.

Marcia Langton
Marcia Langton
Marcia Langton
Marcia Langton

Portrait Quest!

Civics and Citizenship (upper primary)

9:15am, Thu 7 May
3–6

Join us for an interactive, curriculum-aligned program that explores the lives and contributions of significant Australians.

An evening at Yarra Cottage, Port Stephens
An evening at Yarra Cottage, Port Stephens
An evening at Yarra Cottage, Port Stephens
An evening at Yarra Cottage, Port Stephens

Portrait Journey around Australia

History (upper primary)

2:00pm, Thu 7 May
3–6

From First Nations perspectives to the contribution of migrants, from the opening of Parliament to environmental protest, Australian history is full of fascinating stories – and we have the portraits to explore them.

Ngayulu Minyma Tjanpinya, I am a Tjanpi Woman
Ngayulu Minyma Tjanpinya, I am a Tjanpi Woman
Ngayulu Minyma Tjanpinya, I am a Tjanpi Woman
Ngayulu Minyma Tjanpinya, I am a Tjanpi Woman

Heroes on Country

First Nations (upper primary)

9:15am, Tue 12 May
3–6

Discover portraits of and by First Nations people and explore the rich cultural perspectives of storytelling through art.

The Witching Hour - Elena Kats-Chernin
The Witching Hour - Elena Kats-Chernin
The Witching Hour - Elena Kats-Chernin
The Witching Hour - Elena Kats-Chernin

Adventures in Portraiture!

Visual Arts (lower primary)

9:15am, Thu 14 May
k–2

Join us for an interactive and engaging program designed to equip your students with the confidence and tools to explore and interpret portraits.

Dr John Yu
Dr John Yu
Dr John Yu
Dr John Yu

Portrait Exploration: Art and Identity

Visual Arts (upper primary)

2:00pm, Thu 14 May
3–6

Join us for an engaging and interactive program tailored for upper primary students, where they’ll develop the confidence and critical thinking skills to interpret portraits.

Marcia Langton
Marcia Langton
Marcia Langton
Marcia Langton

Portrait Quest!

Civics and Citizenship (upper primary)

9:15am, Tue 19 May
3–6

Join us for an interactive, curriculum-aligned program that explores the lives and contributions of significant Australians.

An evening at Yarra Cottage, Port Stephens
An evening at Yarra Cottage, Port Stephens
An evening at Yarra Cottage, Port Stephens
An evening at Yarra Cottage, Port Stephens

Portrait Journey around Australia

History (upper primary)

9:15am, Thu 21 May
3–6

From First Nations perspectives to the contribution of migrants, from the opening of Parliament to environmental protest, Australian history is full of fascinating stories – and we have the portraits to explore them.

Ngayulu Minyma Tjanpinya, I am a Tjanpi Woman
Ngayulu Minyma Tjanpinya, I am a Tjanpi Woman
Ngayulu Minyma Tjanpinya, I am a Tjanpi Woman
Ngayulu Minyma Tjanpinya, I am a Tjanpi Woman

Heroes on Country

First Nations (upper primary)

2:00pm, Thu 21 May
3–6

Discover portraits of and by First Nations people and explore the rich cultural perspectives of storytelling through art.

The Witching Hour - Elena Kats-Chernin
The Witching Hour - Elena Kats-Chernin
The Witching Hour - Elena Kats-Chernin
The Witching Hour - Elena Kats-Chernin

Adventures in Portraiture!

Visual Arts (lower primary)

9:15am, Tue 26 May
k–2

Join us for an interactive and engaging program designed to equip your students with the confidence and tools to explore and interpret portraits.

Dr John Yu
Dr John Yu
Dr John Yu
Dr John Yu

Portrait Exploration: Art and Identity

Visual Arts (upper primary)

9:15am, Thu 28 May
3–6

Join us for an engaging and interactive program tailored for upper primary students, where they’ll develop the confidence and critical thinking skills to interpret portraits.

Marcia Langton
Marcia Langton
Marcia Langton
Marcia Langton

Portrait Quest!

Civics and Citizenship (upper primary)

2:00pm, Thu 28 May
3–6

Join us for an interactive, curriculum-aligned program that explores the lives and contributions of significant Australians.

Super Cathy
Super Cathy
Super Cathy
Super Cathy

50 Years of Deadly

First Nations (lower primary)

10:30am, Tue 2 Jun
k–2

Join the National Portrait Gallery for an engaging 30-minute online session where upper primary students explore the NAIDOC theme 50 Years of Deadly.

Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)

50 Years of Deadly

First Nations (upper primary)

2:00pm, Tue 2 Jun
3–6

Shifting Ground and the National Portrait Gallery present a 45‑minute online session celebrating 50 Years of Deadly.

Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)

50 Years of Deadly

First Nations (upper primary)

10:15am, Thu 4 Jun
3–6

Shifting Ground and the National Portrait Gallery present a 45‑minute online session celebrating 50 Years of Deadly.

Super Cathy
Super Cathy
Super Cathy
Super Cathy

50 Years of Deadly

First Nations (lower primary)

2:00pm, Thu 4 Jun
k–2

Join the National Portrait Gallery for an engaging 30-minute online session where upper primary students explore the NAIDOC theme 50 Years of Deadly.

Super Cathy
Super Cathy
Super Cathy
Super Cathy

50 Years of Deadly

First Nations (lower primary)

10:30am, Tue 9 Jun
k–2

Join the National Portrait Gallery for an engaging 30-minute online session where upper primary students explore the NAIDOC theme 50 Years of Deadly.

Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)

50 Years of Deadly

First Nations (upper primary)

2:00pm, Tue 9 Jun
3–6

Shifting Ground and the National Portrait Gallery present a 45‑minute online session celebrating 50 Years of Deadly.

Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)

50 Years of Deadly

First Nations (upper primary)

10:15am, Thu 11 Jun
3–6

Shifting Ground and the National Portrait Gallery present a 45‑minute online session celebrating 50 Years of Deadly.

Super Cathy
Super Cathy
Super Cathy
Super Cathy

50 Years of Deadly

First Nations (lower primary)

2:00pm, Thu 11 Jun
k–2

Join the National Portrait Gallery for an engaging 30-minute online session where upper primary students explore the NAIDOC theme 50 Years of Deadly.

Super Cathy
Super Cathy
Super Cathy
Super Cathy

50 Years of Deadly

First Nations (lower primary)

10:30am, Mon 15 Jun
k–2

Join the National Portrait Gallery for an engaging 30-minute online session where upper primary students explore the NAIDOC theme 50 Years of Deadly.

Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)

50 Years of Deadly

First Nations (upper primary)

2:00pm, Mon 15 Jun
3–6

Shifting Ground and the National Portrait Gallery present a 45‑minute online session celebrating 50 Years of Deadly.

Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)

50 Years of Deadly

First Nations (upper primary)

10:15am, Tue 16 Jun
3–6

Shifting Ground and the National Portrait Gallery present a 45‑minute online session celebrating 50 Years of Deadly.

Super Cathy
Super Cathy
Super Cathy
Super Cathy

50 Years of Deadly

First Nations (lower primary)

2:00pm, Tue 16 Jun
k–2

Join the National Portrait Gallery for an engaging 30-minute online session where upper primary students explore the NAIDOC theme 50 Years of Deadly.

Super Cathy
Super Cathy
Super Cathy
Super Cathy

50 Years of Deadly

First Nations (lower primary)

10:30am, Wed 17 Jun
k–2

Join the National Portrait Gallery for an engaging 30-minute online session where upper primary students explore the NAIDOC theme 50 Years of Deadly.

Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)

50 Years of Deadly

First Nations (upper primary)

2:00pm, Wed 17 Jun
3–6

Shifting Ground and the National Portrait Gallery present a 45‑minute online session celebrating 50 Years of Deadly.

Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)

50 Years of Deadly

First Nations (upper primary)

10:15am, Thu 18 Jun
3–6

Shifting Ground and the National Portrait Gallery present a 45‑minute online session celebrating 50 Years of Deadly.

Super Cathy
Super Cathy
Super Cathy
Super Cathy

50 Years of Deadly

First Nations (lower primary)

2:00pm, Thu 18 Jun
k–2

Join the National Portrait Gallery for an engaging 30-minute online session where upper primary students explore the NAIDOC theme 50 Years of Deadly.

Super Cathy
Super Cathy
Super Cathy
Super Cathy

50 Years of Deadly

First Nations (lower primary)

10:30am, Fri 19 Jun
k–2

Join the National Portrait Gallery for an engaging 30-minute online session where upper primary students explore the NAIDOC theme 50 Years of Deadly.

Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)

50 Years of Deadly

First Nations (upper primary)

2:00pm, Fri 19 Jun
3–6

Shifting Ground and the National Portrait Gallery present a 45‑minute online session celebrating 50 Years of Deadly.

Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)

50 Years of Deadly

First Nations (upper primary)

10:15am, Mon 22 Jun
3–6

Shifting Ground and the National Portrait Gallery present a 45‑minute online session celebrating 50 Years of Deadly.

Super Cathy
Super Cathy
Super Cathy
Super Cathy

50 Years of Deadly

First Nations (lower primary)

2:00pm, Mon 22 Jun
k–2

Join the National Portrait Gallery for an engaging 30-minute online session where upper primary students explore the NAIDOC theme 50 Years of Deadly.

Super Cathy
Super Cathy
Super Cathy
Super Cathy

50 Years of Deadly

First Nations (lower primary)

10:30am, Tue 23 Jun
k–2

Join the National Portrait Gallery for an engaging 30-minute online session where upper primary students explore the NAIDOC theme 50 Years of Deadly.

Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)

50 Years of Deadly

First Nations (upper primary)

2:00pm, Tue 23 Jun
3–6

Shifting Ground and the National Portrait Gallery present a 45‑minute online session celebrating 50 Years of Deadly.

Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)

50 Years of Deadly

First Nations (upper primary)

10:15am, Wed 24 Jun
3–6

Shifting Ground and the National Portrait Gallery present a 45‑minute online session celebrating 50 Years of Deadly.

Super Cathy
Super Cathy
Super Cathy
Super Cathy

50 Years of Deadly

First Nations (lower primary)

2:00pm, Wed 24 Jun
k–2

Join the National Portrait Gallery for an engaging 30-minute online session where upper primary students explore the NAIDOC theme 50 Years of Deadly.

Super Cathy
Super Cathy
Super Cathy
Super Cathy

50 Years of Deadly

First Nations (lower primary)

10:30am, Thu 25 Jun
k–2

Join the National Portrait Gallery for an engaging 30-minute online session where upper primary students explore the NAIDOC theme 50 Years of Deadly.

Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)

50 Years of Deadly

First Nations (upper primary)

2:00pm, Thu 25 Jun
3–6

Shifting Ground and the National Portrait Gallery present a 45‑minute online session celebrating 50 Years of Deadly.

Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)

50 Years of Deadly

First Nations (upper primary)

10:15am, Fri 26 Jun
3–6

Shifting Ground and the National Portrait Gallery present a 45‑minute online session celebrating 50 Years of Deadly.

Super Cathy
Super Cathy
Super Cathy
Super Cathy

50 Years of Deadly

First Nations (lower primary)

2:00pm, Fri 26 Jun
k–2

Join the National Portrait Gallery for an engaging 30-minute online session where upper primary students explore the NAIDOC theme 50 Years of Deadly.

Presenters from the National Portrait Gallery and Questacon presenter with strawberries on a table
Presenters from the National Portrait Gallery and Questacon presenter with strawberries on a table
Presenters from the National Portrait Gallery and Questacon presenter with strawberries on a table
Presenters from the National Portrait Gallery and Questacon presenter with strawberries on a table

Scientist Portraits: Story and Spectacle

Science & Visual Arts (youth)

Available until 30 June 2026
5–10
On Demand

Join us for an engaging 1 hour On Demand session in collaboration with Questacon for National Science Week 2025. For students aged 11 to 16.

Super Cathy
Super Cathy
Super Cathy
Super Cathy

50 Years of Deadly

First Nations (lower primary)

10:30am, Tue 30 Jun
k–2

Join the National Portrait Gallery for an engaging 30-minute online session where upper primary students explore the NAIDOC theme 50 Years of Deadly.

Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)

50 Years of Deadly

First Nations (upper primary)

2:00pm, Tue 30 Jun
3–6

Shifting Ground and the National Portrait Gallery present a 45‑minute online session celebrating 50 Years of Deadly.

Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)
Adam (Adam Goodes)

50 Years of Deadly

First Nations (upper primary)

2:00pm, Thu 2 Jul
3–6

Shifting Ground and the National Portrait Gallery present a 45‑minute online session celebrating 50 Years of Deadly.

Nixi Killick
Nixi Killick
Nixi Killick
Nixi Killick

Wearable Identity: Pattern and Purpose with Nixi Killick

Visual Arts (youth)

Available until 6 November 2026
5–10
On Demand

Join the National Portrait Gallery for an engaging 45 minute On Demand session to unleash your creativity through fashion, art and identity in this dynamic workshop led by artist and fashion designer Nixi Killick. For students aged 11 to 16.

Nathan Beard
Nathan Beard
Nathan Beard
Nathan Beard

Wearable Identity: Material and Self with Nathan Beard

Visual Arts (youth)

Available until 20 November 2026
5–10
On Demand

Join the National Portrait Gallery for an engaging 45-minute On Demand session to explore themes of identity and self-expression through wearable materials led by artist Nathan Beard.

Lisa Hilli
Lisa Hilli
Lisa Hilli
Lisa Hilli

Wearable Identity: Adornment and Expression with Lisa Hilli

Visual Arts (youth)

Available until 26 November 2026
5–10
On Demand

Join the National Portrait Gallery for an engaging 45 minute On Demand workshop with artist Lisa Hilli. Explore how adorning wearable forms can become powerful acts of storytelling, identity and cultural expression.

Virtual Excursions
Virtual Excursions
Virtual Excursions
Virtual Excursions

Request a bespoke Virtual Excursion

Can’t find the program and/or time you want? The Gallery can run programs by request on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays between 9:15am and 4:00pm.

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