© National Portrait Gallery 2025
King Edward Terrace, Parkes
Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia
Phone +61 2 6102 7000
ABN: 54 74 277 1196
National Photographic Portrait Prize 2025
Upcoming exhibition
The NPPP is an annual prize for Australian photographers. The year’s most outstanding photographic portrait is awarded a $30,000 cash prize and photographic equipment valued at $20,000 courtesy of our Imaging Partner, Canon Australia.
Art. Make. Create.
Event, Sunday 6 July
Join us for our annual family day inspired by our bold and dynamic exhibition The Immersive World of Thom Roberts.
EL1 Head, Education and Creative Engagement
Applications close midnight Monday 16 June 2025
Employment opportunities
The Gallery seeks a dynamic leader to spearhead education and public engagement initiatives, aligning with the Gallery's strategic vision of audience connection, relevance, and sustainability.
National Portrait Gallery commissions major new video portrait of the CommBank Matildas FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ Squad
3 June 2025
Media
CommBank Matildas players Clare Hunt, Clare Wheeler, Courtney Nevin and Teagan Micah joined National Portrait Gallery Director Bree Pickering today to announce a major new video portrait of all 23 players from the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ Final Squad.
In Bloom
A collection of the beautiful, bold and botanical
Current exhibition
Explore the beauty and symbolism of flowers in this weird and wonderful floral extravaganza that showcases more than 50 portraits from the collection, new acquisitions and selected loans.
New portrait coming soon
The Gallery
The Portrait Gallery is excited to announce an upcoming portrait of the CommBank Matildas FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ Squad.
Classroom connections
Developing skills and creating community through slow looking
Event, Friday 11 July
Join Gallery educators Marina Neilson and Ellie Brotchie for a half-day teacher professional learning focused on creating connection and community in the classroom while developing students’ critical and creative thinking skills.
Little Faces
Event, Selected days from Wednesday 23 July
Do we have a treat for the smaller humans in your life! Little Faces is for babies and toddlers (with their grown up) to play, sing and have fun discovering a portrait together.
Virtual Highlight Tour
Into the wild
Event, Tuesday 17 June
Join Marina Neilson, Visitor Experience Coordinator, as she ventures onto the gallery floor to take a virtual peek at our latest collection show, In Bloom.
Introduction tour
Welcome highlights
Event, 2pm daily + 1pm on weekends in June and July
Join a short introductory tour of the National Portrait Gallery and discover a few key portraits.
Curator tour with Isobel Parker Philip
Event, Wednesday 11 June
Dive into The Immersive World of Thom Roberts with a tour from exhibition curator and the Gallery’s Director, Curatorial and Collection, Isobel Parker Philip. Hear from Isobel as she shares the exhibition themes, discusses Thom’s practice and highlights key works.
Virtual Highlight Tour
The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy
Event, Tuesday 1 July
Join Shelley Ware, a proud Yankunyjatjara, Wirangu and Kokatha woman, as she showcases three portraits from the collection to speak to this year’s NAIDOC theme, The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy.
Virtual Highlight Tour
Surprise Me!
Event, Tuesday 24 June
Join us for a lively discussion, as three of our Access and Learning team members choose a portrait to surprise each other and us!
Adventures in Portraiture!
Visual Arts (lower primary)
Event, Selected days until Thursday 17 July
Join us for an interactive and engaging program designed to equip your students with the confidence and tools to explore and interpret portraits.
Little Faces
June 2025
Event, Starts Friday 13 June
Do we have a treat for the smaller humans in your life! Little Faces is for babies and toddlers (with their grown up) to play, sing and have fun discovering a portrait together.
2025 Annual Appeal
Annual Appeal
This year, the National Portrait Gallery has the unique opportunity to acquire Atong Atem’s photograph Men in this town 04 through the 2025 Annual Appeal. Support the Gallery by making a gift online before 30 June.