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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 both past and present.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this website contains images of deceased persons.

Live online

Thursday 11 September 2025 – Saturday 11 September 2027

Explore the collection from the comfort of you loungeroom. Join us for free, interactive, virtual collection tours. Examine portraits in depth with Gallery Educators delivered via Zoom, and chat, comment and ask questions just like the IRL experience. Videos of selected previous events are available too.

Deveni Temu
Deveni Temu
Deveni Temu
Deveni Temu

Virtual Highlight Tour

Portrait Tok Stori

12:30pm, Tue 16 Sep
Live online

Join retired Pacific Collections Librarian, Deveni Temu, for an insightful exploration of Elizabeth Durack’s remarkable artworks created during her 1968 visit to PNG.

Bookings required
Errol Flynn
Errol Flynn
Errol Flynn
Errol Flynn

Virtual Highlight Tour

Moments of Change

12:30pm, Tue 23 Sep
Live online

Join Learning Facilitator, Nicole, as she explores early 20th century Australia through portraiture, reflecting on the moments changing the nation.

Bookings required
Melissa Malu
Melissa Malu
Melissa Malu
Melissa Malu

Virtual Highlight Tour

Portrait Talanoa with the Australian Museum

12:30pm, Tue 30 Sep
Live online

Join Melissa Malu, Head of Pasifika Collections & Engagement at the Australian Museum, as she discusses community identity and what portraiture means to her from a Tongan and Fijian context.

Bookings required
Peter Sculthorpe
Peter Sculthorpe
Peter Sculthorpe
Peter Sculthorpe

Virtual Highlight Tour

Portraits in Colour

12:30pm, Tue 7 Oct
Live online

Celebrate World Sight Day and discover some of our most colourful portraits from the collection brought to life through audio description.

Bookings required
Harold Blair
Harold Blair
Harold Blair
Harold Blair

Virtual Highlight Tour

Beneath the Surface

12:30pm, Tue 14 Oct
Live online

Join Samantha, as she peels back the layers of paint within a selection of portraits. Uncover how artists influence light, hue and texture to illuminate the lives of their sitters.

Bookings required
The Story Teller (Noni Hazlehurst)
The Story Teller (Noni Hazlehurst)
The Story Teller (Noni Hazlehurst)
The Story Teller (Noni Hazlehurst)

Virtual Highlight Tour

Guiding Beginnings

12:30pm, Tue 21 Oct
Live online

Join Learning Facilitator, Sally, as we look at portraits in the collection that honour the incredible work of childhood educators.

Bookings required
Miranda Otto
Miranda Otto
Miranda Otto
Miranda Otto

Virtual Highlight Tour

Is this Halloween?

12:30pm, Tue 28 Oct
Live online

Join Sophia, Education Delivery Officer, as she explores how portraits of Australians in the film industry provide insights into the nation’s growing interest in Halloween.

Bookings required

More events

Sunday 12 September 2027 – Tuesday 11 September 2029
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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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