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Norman and Rose: lifelong love

The ravishing muse

Out of the blocks

Dawn Fraser, Lionel Rose, Shane Gould and Cathy Freeman

A boy’s best friend is his mother

Dearest Mummy

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2005

Mal Meninga, 2018

Commissioned with funds provided by Maliganis Edwards Johnson and Alan Dodge AM 2018

All the world's a stage

Joan Sutherland, Robert Helpmann and Raigh Roe

Bree Pickering appointed Director of the National Portrait Gallery

The Board of the National Portrait Gallery of Australia announced the appointment of Bree Pickering to the role of Director.

Hosting the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2026

The National Photographic Portrait Prize 2026 marks the end of one of the Gallery’s longest-running exhibitions.

Hosting the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2025

The National Photographic Portrait Prize is an annual event promoting the very best in contemporary photographic portraiture by both professional and aspiring Australian photographers.

Oz Rock

Two of the music industry’s highest-selling performers originated in suburban Australia. The Bee Gees started out in Brisbane, for instance, and AC/DC played their first gigs at a nightclub in inner Sydney.

Executive

National Portrait Gallery Director Bree Pickering leads the executive team.

Protest!

Rock’s raw potency made it the ideal medium for fomenting protest. The 1970s, 80s and onwards saw calls for social and environmental justice ring out through song.

Herra Pahlasari

At the time of Herra Pahlasari’s birth in 1978, her academic parents were living in Canberra.

Exhibition opening speech

Leo Schofield introduces the exhibition, Masters of fare: chefs, winemakers, providores.

Announcing... Pub Rock

An exhibition that celebrates the people, places and sounds of Australian pub rock and its enduring impact on the nation’s identity, opens at the National Portrait Gallery on 5 September, 2020.