National Portrait Gallery
National Portrait Gallery
Overview
Look into the eyes of artists, musicians, entertainers, politicians, athletes, scientists, community leaders and more! Gain a greater understanding of Australia's identity, history, creativity, culture and diversity via portraiture, stories and a myriad of programs in the award winning building of the National Portrait Gallery.
Discover more on their website.
“Disappointing actually”
Reviewed 1w ago by Justine MHadn’t been here for some years, so was keen to take some visitors to show off “our” portrait gallery. Unfortunately it was a bit disappointing really. The famous, interesting and historical...
Read the full review on TripAdvisor“Not very good. Boring”
Reviewed 3w ago by ian1372016Contemporary and ideological themes . Very few traditional paintings from the last 150 years exhibited , must be in storage. Is not reflective of portrait history in Australia and ignores most of it.
Read the full review on TripAdvisor“Give it a miss”
Reviewed 3mos ago by KathleenxWe have family in Canberra so we used to go to the NPG a lot and really enjoyed it but for the last ten years it has been in decline. I did complain about four years ago and now I refuse to go. I...
Read the full review on TripAdvisorFacilities
- Cafe
- Carpark
- Conference/Function Facilities
- Enquiry Desk
- Family Friendly
- Gallery / Museum
- Lockers
- Non Smoking
- Parents Room
- Public Toilet
- Shop / Gift Shop
- Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
- Caters for people who are blind or have vision loss.
- Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
- Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
- Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
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