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Johnson Pilton Walker

Sydney-based practice Johnson Pilton Walker designed the new National Portrait Gallery building.

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Wheelchairs and walkers are available at no charge. Please ask our friendly staff at the Information Desk or book here online. Wheelchair access is available in our public spaces, with lift access from the underground to the public ground level.

Untitled, 2013

Finalist, MDPA 2013

The silent spectre of motion (Le spectre silencieux du movement), 2012

Finalist, iD2012

The Tangles

According to an 1981 Australian Women’s Weekly profile of fast bowler Dennis Lillee, a moustache was a ‘compulsory’ accessory for sportsmen.

Nothing black and white about the Greys

Marriage: a prolonged disaster

Friendship’s rhyme and reason

Poetic trio

Architecture

Natural light and human proportions – the design by Johnson Pilton Walker

Icons Syndicate

Oz Punk

In 1976, without having been blooded on the Sydney or Melbourne pub circuit, The Saints recorded a single – ‘(I’m) Stranded’ – earning them the distinction of releasing a punk single before The Sex Pistols did.

iD Digital Portraiture Award winner announced

The inaugural winner of the $10,000 iD Digital Portraiture Award was announced this morning at the National Portrait Gallery.

Macquarie Digital Portraiture Award media information

The National Portrait Gallery recently announced the finalists for the Macquarie Digital Portraiture Award 2013.

Visiting at a quiet time

Access support for visitors with sensory sensitivities or autism.

Krystal Seigerman

The photograph was a brief, candid moment, which unfolded into a portrait. Peter and I were in Silverton, NSW, chatting as our students explored the town. The weak afternoon light suddenly became dramatic and defined, so I asked Peter if I could take his portrait.

L. Gordon Darling AC CMG

The Chairman, Board, Director and all the Staff of the National Portrait Gallery mourn the loss of our Founding Patron, who died peacefully in Melbourne this morning. He was 94.

The 1950s to the present day

Certain European leaders (needless to name) had the effect of making certain styles of facial hair decidedly undesirable in the years immediately after World War 2.