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Mary Neville, Lady Dacre and Gregory Fiennes, 10th Baron Dacre

King Henry VIII

Talking heads

In their own words lead researcher Louise Maher on the novel project that lets the Gallery’s portraits speak for themselves.

Announcing.... In their own words

Inspiring Australians tell their own stories in a unique new gallery audio tour, developed in collaboration with the National Library of Australia.

Annual Appeal

Hearts and craft

The long game

Maritime disaster leaves poignant picture

Absence rends the heart asunder

A charming prospect

Family fortunes

Memories

The second row of paintings recall stories relating to specific sites, experiences and activities.

Activating the space

Sandra Phillips on portraits of Indigenous activism from Cairns Art Gallery’s 2019 Queen’s Land Blak Portraiture exhibition.

Mother’s muse

Inga Walton traces the poignant path of photographer Polixeni Papapetrou, revealed in the NGV’s summer retrospective.

Robert Klippel, c. 1990

Purchased 2020

Some prime ministers

Sarah Engledow explores the history of the prime ministers and artists featured in the exhibition.

Little women

Joanna Gilmour looks beyond the ivory face of select portrait miniatures to reveal their sitters’ true grit.

Prima facie

Sarah Engledow casts a judicious eye over portraits in the Victorian Bar’s Peter O’Callaghan QC Portrait Gallery.

Off grid

Aimee Board ventures within and beyond to consider two remarkable new Gallery acquisitions.