Enjoy a mini-talk with a team member as they dive into an artwork or theme and bring it to life for you.
Enjoy a mini-talk with a team member as they dive into an artwork or theme and bring it to life for you.
This program is wheelchair accessible.



from Monday 5 October 2026
Season 2 of ABC’s hit series Portrait Artist of the Year is nearly here! See artists at work over eight episodes as 54 contestants vie for the opportunity to have their work hang at the National Portrait Gallery!



Currently on view
Once upon a time, in a not-so-faraway land, there was a Gallery that decided to commission a portrait of Andy Griffiths!



from Saturday 22 August
The National Photographic Portrait Prize 2026 marks the end of one of the Gallery’s longest-running exhibitions.