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National Photographic Portrait Prize 2025 exhibition display

National Photographic Portrait Prize 2026

Upcoming exhibition

The National Photographic Portrait Prize 2026 marks the end of one of the Gallery’s longest-running exhibitions.
Dr Joseph Brown with Two Typists

John Brack x Noel McKenna

A face in the mirror
Exhibition

John Brack x Noel McKenna: A face in the mirror brings together the work of two influential Australian artists.
Brack x McKenna Creative Space

Brack x McKenna Creative Space

Event, Daily until Sunday 19 July

Explore people, place and postcards in John Brack x Noel McKenna: A Face in the mirror before creating your own postcard to send to a special person. Then pop it in our post box and we’ll send it for free!
Gordon Darling Hall

Relaxed afternoons

Visual Stories

Access support for a visiting the Gallery at 3:00pm when it is less busy.
A mother and child playing in the Gallery

Portrait Play

Event, Selected days from Tuesday 7 April

Join us these school holidays for Portrait Play, a gentle and creative program for families and young children. Through playful looking and art making, we’ll explore different ways that artists express emotions in portraits.
A mother and child drawing

Drawn In

Larissa Kovalchuk
Event, Sunday 26 April

Draw while listening to Ukrainian-Australian musician Larissa Kovalchuk, who blends classical vocal artistry with the sounds of Ukraine’s national string instrument, the bandura.
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APS6 Gallery Design Specialist

Applications close midnight Wednesday 8 April
Employment opportunities

The Gallery Design Specialist is responsible for design and coordination of fabrication of the 3D aspects of exhibitions and collection displays for the National Portrait Gallery (Gallery) including travelling exhibitions.
James, Rebecca and Sam Mapu, 2021 James Tylor (collaborator), Craig Tuffin (collaborator) and Dr Elisa deCourcy (collaborator)

Virtual Highlight Tour

First Nation Portraits: 50 Years of Deadly
Event, Tuesday 30 June

Explore the power of First Nations people through portraiture with Education Delivery Officer, Sophia. She’ll highlight portraits from the collection that reflect this year’s NAIDOC theme, 50 Years of Deadly, celebrating strength, culture and enduring impact.
Sketchbook journal for the commission portrait

Virtual Highlight Tour

International Portrait Day!
Event, Tuesday 23 June

Join Marina, Visitor Experience Coordinator, live from the galleries, this International Portrait Day, as she explores collection highlights that showcase the rich diversity of representation in portraiture.
Boxing for Palm Island (Selwyn), 2010 photo by Hamish Cairns

Fighting Spirit

The Art of Boxing
Touring exhibition, 2026

Fighting Spirit: The Art of Boxing is the story of boxing in Australia told through art and screen.
Children playing soccer outside the National Portrait Gallery

Matildas: Game Face

Event, Daily until 19 Apr

Celebrate our new commissioned portrait of the CommBank Matildas by artist Angela Tiatia.
Children drawing in the Brack x McKenna Family Space

People, pets, place

Brack x McKenna Family Space
Event, Daily until Monday 20 April

Inspired by our new exhibition John Brack x Noel McKenna: A Face in the mirror, make your own pet portrait using all sorts of playful materials.
An Afternoon (Aunty Jenny Munro at the Redfern Aboriginal Tent Embassy)

Virtual Highlight Tour

Being Colour Curious
Event, Tuesday 16 June

Join Visitor Experience Assistant Samantha, as she invites the colour-curious to explore three brilliant Australian portraits through the lens of pigment and light.
Super Cathy

Virtual Highlight Tour

Finer Details
Event, Tuesday 26 May

Join Visitor Experience Assistant, Kristina, as she takes a closer look at portraits in the collection, revealing the tiny, easily missed details that bring each work to life.
Midnight Hotel - front facade

Visiting From Interstate

Plan your visit

The Gallery’s Cultural Partner, Midnight Hotel, Autograph Collection, is the perfect place to stay during your next visit to Canberra.
Nic in the virtual tour studio

Virtual Highlight Tour

Portrait Adventure
Event, Tuesday 7 April

Choose your own adventure with Education Delivery Officer, Nic, on a virtual tour where you can cast your vote to guide your journey through the collection.
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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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