National Portrait Gallery of Australia

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The National Portrait Gallery of Australia is a major art museum in Canberra dedicated to collecting and exhibiting portraits of prominent Australians from history and contemporary life.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf art museum
portrait gallery
buildingArchitect Johnson Pilton Walker
Kerry Clare
Lindsay Clare
Richard Johnson
city Canberra
collectionIncludes portraits of Australian Indigenous leaders
portraits of Australian artists
portraits of Australian prime ministers
portraits of Australian scientists
country Australia
fundedBy Australian Government
hasArchitecturalStyle contemporary architecture
hasCollectionFocus contemporary Australian figures
historical Australian figures
portraits of prominent Australians
hasCollectionMedium digital media
painting
photography
sculpture
works on paper
hasCollectionSize over 3,000 portraits
hasCollectionType portraiture
hasExhibitionSpace approximately 7,000 square metres
hasFloorArea approximately 14,000 square metres
hasFunction collecting portraits of Australians
education
exhibiting portraits of Australians
research
hasNeighbouringInstitution High Court of Australia
National Gallery of Australia
hasVisitorFacilities auditorium
bookshop
café
education spaces
hasWebsite https://www.portrait.gov.au
inception 1998
locatedIn Australian Capital Territory
Parliamentary Triangle
locatedNear High Court of Australia
National Gallery of Australia
location Canberra
openedInCurrentBuilding 2008
December 2008
operatedBy Government of Australia
partOf national cultural institutions of Australia
streetAddress King Edward Terrace

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