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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this website contains images of deceased persons.

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Events

Dr Joseph Brown with Two Typists

Virtual Highlight Tour

Exhibition Outro: John Brack x Noel McKenna

Event, Tuesday 7 July

Join Visitor Experience Coordinator, Marina, for a final virtual tour of John Brack x Noel McKenna: A face in the mirror live from inside the exhibition.

Parents and children at a table with craft activities

Portrait Play

Event, 10:30am weekdays, 6 Jul until 20 Jul

Join us these school holidays for Portrait Play, a gentle and creative program for families and young children. Through playful looking and art making, we’ll explore how artists tell stories about people and the places they call home.

Brack x McKenna Creative Space

Brack x McKenna Creative Space

Event, Daily until Sunday 19 July

Explore people, place and postcards in John Brack x Noel McKenna: A Face in the mirror before creating your own postcard to send to a special person. Then pop it in our post box and we’ll send it for free!

Super Cathy

50 Years of Deadly

First Nations (lower primary)

Event, Selected days until Tuesday 30 June

Join the National Portrait Gallery for an engaging 30-minute online session where upper primary students explore the NAIDOC theme 50 Years of Deadly.

Adam (Adam Goodes)

50 Years of Deadly

First Nations (upper primary)

Event, Selected days until Thursday 2 July

Shifting Ground and the National Portrait Gallery present a 45‑minute online session celebrating 50 Years of Deadly.

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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders past and present. We respectfully advise that this site includes works by, images of, names of, voices of and references to deceased people.

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