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Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 202110 November 2021 – 2 January 2022Book nowPrism, Scout by Cig Harvey, 2017 © Cig Harvey
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HOLD STILLA Portrait of our Nation in 2020Explore the digital exhibition featuring the final 100 imagesFind out more
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Gallery from homeHave fun, learn something new and get creative!Find out more© National Portrait Gallery, London
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Icons and Identities publicationExplore the Collection with our curatorsShop nowMalala Yousafzai by Shirin Neshat © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Inspiring PeopleTransforming the National Portrait GalleryFunded by The National Heritage Lottery Fund and Art FundFind out more
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Transforming the Gallery The National Portrait Gallery is closed until 2023 for our major re-development project Find out more
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Activity across the UK The project includes a nationwide programme of partnerships with museums, local community groups and schools Take a look
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Hold Still photography workshop Reflect on your own experiences of lockdown through this easy-to-do from home, photographic exercise Watch the video
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Reframing Narratives: Women in Portraiture Discover our three-year project which aims to enhance the representation of women in the Gallery’s Collection. Learn more
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Hold Still Explore our community photography project which presents a personal record of the UK during lockdown Discover the exhibition
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Art of London Augmented Gallery We have partnered with the National Gallery, Royal Academy of Arts and Sky Arts to launch a free augmented reality trail of twenty key pieces from the galleries’ collections. Discover today
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Today’s the day Discover how people in our Collection are connected to today"s date Find out more
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Kings and Queens family tree Follow the monarchy family tree from 871 to the present day Explore now
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In the Room with Nile Rodgers Meet music legend Nile Rogers with the world’s first voice interactive digital portrait. Meet Nile
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