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Women Make History

In Galleries Seven, Eight and Nine

Well behaved women seldom make history, as the saying goes, and the National Portrait Gallery, consequently, is full of awesome Australian women who refused to conform to narrow ideas about their place and their worth.

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Jill Ker Conway, 1987 Sarah Belchetz-Swenson. © Estate of Sarah Belchetz-Swenson
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Virtual Highlight Tour

Flowing Faces

12:30pm, Tue 21 Jul

Join Bookings and Programs Coordinator, Abby, for a deep dive into three portraits of subjects and the rivers they cherish.
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Power of Portrait Photography

9:15am, 2:00pm, Thu 3 Sep

Join us for an engaging and interactive program tailored for upper primary students, where they will build critical thinking skills to interpret photographic portraits.
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