National Portrait Gallery

The National Portrait Gallery, also known as the National Portrait Gallery of Australia in is a public art gallery containing portraits of prominent Australians.
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Arts center
  • Description: art gallery in Canberra, Australia
  • Also known as: “National Portrait Gallery of Australia” and “NPG”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Gallery of Australia and National Library of Australia.

Arts center
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The , formerly the Australian National Gallery, is the national art museum of Australia as well as one of the largest art museums in Australia, holding more than 166,000 works of art. is situated 280 metres southeast of National Portrait Gallery.

Library
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The , formerly the Commonwealth National Library and Commonwealth Parliament Library, is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the National Library Act 1960 for "maintaining and developing… is situated 540 metres northwest of National Portrait Gallery.

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– The National Science and Technology Centre is a science centre in , Australia. It has more than 200 interactive exhibits related to science and technology. is situated 270 metres northwest of National Portrait Gallery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parliamentary Triangle and Russell Offices.

Neighborhood
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The National Triangle, also known as the , is the ceremonial precinct of Canberra, containing some of Australia's most significant buildings.

Neighborhood
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The , also referred to as Russell or RO, is a complex of office buildings located in , a suburb of , constituting the seat of the Australian Department of Defence and part of the administrative headquarters of the Australian Defence Force.

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If it's your first time in and you're time limited to only exploring one part of Canberra, it has to be . Sometimes referred to as the inner south, houses some of Canberra's most important landmarks: Parliament House, and…

National Portrait Gallery

Latitude
-35.29982° or 35° 17′ 59″ south
Longitude
149.13388° or 149° 8′ 2″ east
Levels
1
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“National Portrait Gallery” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المعرض الوطني للصور”
  • Bulgarian: “Национална портретна галерия (Австралия)”
  • Bulgarian: “Национална портретна галерия”
  • Chinese: “國家肖像美術館”
  • Dutch: “National Portrait Gallery”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Portretgalerio de Aŭstralio”
  • French: “National Portrait Gallery of Australia”
  • German: “National Portrait Gallery”
  • Hausa: “National Portrait Gallery (Australia)”
  • Hausa: “National Portrait Gallery”
  • Hebrew: “גלריית הדיוקנאות הלאומית”
  • Italian: “National Portrait Gallery”
  • Japanese: “オーストラリア国立美術館”
  • Japanese: “オーストラリア国立肖像美術館”
  • Japanese: “国立肖像画美術館”
  • Korean: “국립 초상화 미술관”
  • Russian: “Национальная портретная галерея”
  • Slovenian: “Nacionalna galerija portretov”
  • Slovenian: “Narodna galerija portretov (Avstralija)”
  • Slovenian: “National Portrait Gallery”
  • Slovenian: “NPG”
  • Ukrainian: “Національна портретна галерея Австралії”

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