National Portrait Gallery

National Portrait Gallery in Canberra, Canberra, Australia | Gallery

Welcome to the National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, Australia.   Begun in May 1998, the collection is growing rapidly. The majority of works in the collection have been gifts thanks to the generosity of donors. The Gallery is creating a collection of portraits of the highest quality regardless of media. Two principles guide the selection of portraits for the collection:  * the subject must be either important in his or her field of endeavour or a known and named person whose life sets them apart as an individual of long-term public interest; and * the subject must be Australian, either by birth or association.

The National Portrait Gallery, Canberra Vision Statement:  The National Portrait Gallery will increase the understanding of the Australian people – their identity, history, creativity and culture – through portraiture. The Gallery will: * develop a representative collection of portraits of subjects who have made a major impact upon Australia; * enhance the cultural value of portraiture through access, display, exhibition, research and interpretation; * make a wide range of portraits accessible to the public through strongly focussed and innovative exhibitions, displays and via the internet; * foster enquiry, research, discussion and interpretation of portraiture and undertake programs that reflect the culture, history and diversity of Australia.

You can personally support the National Portrait Gallery through gifts and bequests. The Portrait Gallery is enriched by receiving gifts and bequests which allow the Gallery to acquire significant works and to fully represent the achievements of Australians in all fields. Gifts can be in the form of works of art or cash, and bequests in the form of artworks, property or cash.

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Old Parliament House, King George Terrace, Parkes, Canberra, ACT
Canberra
New South Wales
Australia
+61 (02) 6270 8236
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