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Never let you go
Nearest & Dearest
Country, culture, connection
Lovely Lillie and Dirty Bertie
Lust
Royal romps: illicit liaisons
Thinking of England
Passion
Truly, madly, deeply
Arcadia learning resource
Learning resource archive
A great addition to themes such as Australian History, Sport, Australian Studies, Cultural Studies, English and Visual Arts. For Year 9 – 12 students.
Public Transport
Location
Transport Canberra bus routes run from the various city centres past the Gallery on a regular basis.
Shifting the definition
Nearest & Dearest
Defiant commitment
Inside Heide’s lives
It's Complicated
Happiness to heartache
Arcadia media information
31 July 2014
Archived media releases 2014
Press releases and image downloads for media.
The 1780s to the 1840s
Mo and beard timeline
Eighteenth century men differed from those of the preceding centuries in their preference for beardlessness.
Australian Love Stories
4 January 2021
Archived media releases 2021
A major new exhibition celebrating love in all its guises. Opening 20 March 2021.
Krystal Seigerman
Finalist interviews
The photograph was a brief, candid moment, which unfolded into a portrait. Peter and I were in Silverton, NSW, chatting as our students explored the town. The weak afternoon light suddenly became dramatic and defined, so I asked Peter if I could take his portrait.
Harriet Schwarzrock: spaces between movement and stillness
10 February 2021
Archived media releases 2021
To celebrate the new exhibition Australian Love Stories, renowned Australian glass artist Harriet Schwarzrock has been commissioned to make a large-scale installation reflecting on the role the heart plays as our emotional centre.
The art of Inner Worlds
Lecture, 7 May 2011
General content
Dr Christopher Chapman NPG Curator of Inner Worlds explains the development of an exhibition that spans from Surrealism to contemporary art.
Inner Worlds and psychoanalysis
Lecture, 4 June 2011
General content
Inner Worlds evokes a broad view of psychology as a discipline. However, the specific interests of the practitioners whose portraits are included in the exhibition incorporate specialist areas including psychoanalysis.
Faces of war
Lecture, 14 May 2011
General content
Lesley Harding, Curator, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne explores Albert Tucker’s experience of World War II, his interests in the intersection between psychology and creativity, and their influence on his portrait making.
Uncommon Australians
The vision of Gordon and Marilyn Darling
General content
Sarah Engledow writes about Gordon and Marilyn Darling and their support for the National Portrait Gallery throughout its evolution.