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Category Image Portraits on Sunday

Gallery-based lectures focussing on exhibitions and key works in the collection.

Selected Sundays; Talks are free
2.00 - 3.00pm
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Sunday 23 June

From Delegate to Canberra

Dr Sarah Engledow, Historian, National Portrait Gallery and Curator of Paris to Monaro gives an in-depth look at the exhibition. Image: Autumn evening’s golden glow c. 1942, oil on canvas, Wesfarmers Collection of Australian Art, Perth.

2.00 - 3.00pm

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Sunday 21 July

Life at Knockalong

Bronwyn Wright reflects on the colourful life of her grandmother, Hilda Rix Nicholas and the studio at Knockalong.

2.00 - 3.00pm

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Sunday 28 July

In their own words

Actors Tony Llewellyn-Jones and Karen Vickery, Manager Access and Learning, National Portrait Gallery bring to life moments in the diverse lives of subjects in the Collection reading excerpts from diary entries, travel journals, speeches, poetry, novels and song lyrics.

2.00 - 3.00pm

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Sunday 25 August

Young sports voices

Young sportspeople respond to a portrait and the subject whom they admire in the Collection.  Image: Glenn McGrath by Sally Robinson, 2003 (detail).

2.00 - 3.00pm

 

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Accessibility
  • Visit Information
  • Parking spaces for people with mobility difficulties are provided in the underground car park close to the public access lifts
  • Wheelchairs and strollers are available, bookings are recommended.
  • Companion assistance animals are welcome at the Gallery
  • Hearing loop provided in the Liangis theatre and Terrace rooms
  • All the galleries, cafe and shop are on one level
Cancellation Policy
  • An administration fee of $10 is applicable for cancelled bookings for all fee paying programs including workshops, master classes, seminars and talks, with the exception of thd "Play, explore, create together" family program.
  • A refund will be issued for bookings cancelled seven (7) days prior to the program date.
  • NPG reserves the right to cancel a program due to insufficient numbers and will notify you and refund full payment seven (7) days prior to the program. Should a program be cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances, NPG offers a full refund.
Contact Us
  • National Portrait Gallery
    King Edward Terrace
    Parkes, ACT 2600

    www.portrait.gov.au
    Ph (+61 2) 6102 7000
    Fax (+61 2) 6102 7001
  • Bookings
    Jane Duong
    Access and Learning Bookings

    Ph (+61 2) 6102 7070
    Fax (+61 2) 6102 7001
  • Public Programs
    Amanda Andlee Poland
    Manager, Learning Programs

    Ph (+61 2) 6102 7062
    Fax (+61 2) 6102 7001
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