National Portrait Gallery
From Howard Arkley’s portrait of Nick Cave, to Ned Kelly’s death mask, the portraits include a fascinating array of artists, musicians, entertainers, politicians, sports people and royalty.
The Portrait Gallery Store and Portrait Cafe are both popular destinations in their own right, and a perfect accompaniment to any visit.
Free half hour Collection Highlights Tour available at 11.30 am daily.
National Portrait Gallery will be closing Tuesday 23rd April til the End of August due to renovations.
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Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu (detail), 2009 Guy Maestri, photo by Martin Ollman -
Image Courtesy of Brett Boardman -
Portrait of Captain James Cook RN 1782 by John Webber R.A -
Deborah Mailman 1999 by Evert Ploeg -
Image Courtesy of Brett Boardman
DETAILS
OPENING HOURS
Daily: 10am - 5pm; Closed Christmas Day.
COSTS
Free
ACCESSIBILITY
Disabled access available, contact operator for details
Location
National Portrait Gallery
King Edward Terrace, Parkes, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Features
Cafe
Carpark
Conference/Function Facilities
Family Friendly
Non Smoking Establishment
Parents Room
Reviews
TripAdvisor traveller rating
Ranked #12 of 220 things to do in Canberra on TripAdvisor
Awards
- Certificate of Excellence 2019
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“Recommended Visit”
Wasn’t sure if we should go but glad we did some wonderful portraits, they had a special exhibition on Prime Ministers which was interesting. Some very famous Australians in there, worth a visit.
penfs
“A wonderful way of understanding famous Australians”
I love this gallery. It’s not an architectural marvel - it simply has really interesting paintings of famous Australians. You gain insight into the diversity of our writers, politicians, performers...
Sharon O
“Excellent viewing, free entry”
This was such a great exhibition, we had to go back the next day as we didn’t get through it all. Great range of portraits from music, Australian history, etc. Well worth a few hours.
Nicole T
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![Henri Matisse L'Enlevement d'Europe [The abduction of Europa] 1929](https://swassets.visitcanberra.com.au/atdw/0002/74/thumb_173221_atdw_tile_wide.jpeg "Henri Matisse L'Enlevement d'Europe [The abduction of Europa] 1929")
