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We can all be Kate Bush in July

Heathcliff, it's me, I'm Cathy.

The Canberra Times

NGA needs $67m for urgent building repairs

The 40-year-old building has been plagued with maintenance issues for several years.

The Canberra Times

The Canberran who captured Aunty Matilda's story in a portrait

When Canberra artist Narelle Zeller first decided to paint a portrait of Aunty Matilda House, she knew she wanted to capture the Ngambri elder's connection to culture.

The Canberra Times

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Queen photos projected onto Stonehenge and Marble Arch to celebrate Platinum Jubilee

HRH’s face will illuminate national landmarks to celebrate 70th year on the throne

The Independent UK

Walker Art Gallery 'The Tudors' is “once-in-a-generation” exhibition

The Tudors: Passion, Power and Politics is the gallery's summer exhibition

Liverpool Echo

‘The lady without legs or arms’: how an artist shattered Victorian ideas about disability

The achievements of Sarah Biffin, once a fairground attraction, are recognised in a new exhibition

The Guardian - UK

‘They are totally smashing it!’ Bernardine Evaristo on the artistic triumph of older Black women

Artists, novelists, actors, poets: from the Venice Biennale to Bridgerton, Black women in their 50s and 60s are finally getting the recognition they deserve, says the pioneering Booker winner

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Your family photos could be put on display at the National Portrait Gallery

Ancestry and the National Portrait Gallery have teamed up for The Nation's Family Album

Wales Online

‘They told me I was a savage’ – the unstoppable painter Everlyn Nicodemus

She grew up in the shadow of Kilimanjaro and never knew racism until moving to Europe. As the ‘clandestine artist’ finally gets her due, she looks back on a rich life lived in defiance of convention

The Guardian - UK

100 years of the BBC: the rebels who reshaped broadcasting – and paid the price

In his 1941 book The Power Behind the Microphone, Peter Pendleton Eckersley, the BBC’s former chief engineer, described his “dream” for the future of radio and television:

The Conversation

Iconic portrait exhibition lands in Aust

An exhibition of iconic pictures from London's National Portrait Gallery has opened in Canberra.

AAP

National Portrait Gallery's Shakespeare to Winehouse exhibition 'an absolutely fantastic opportunity' to see some of Britain's best art

If you've ever wanted to gaze into Ed Sheeran's eyes, see how the Bronte Sisters looked according to their brother or be in the same room as Malala Yousafzai, now is your chance.

ABC News

When Sheeran met Shakespeare: 84 iconic portraits are now in Canberra

Portraits in this Canberra-only show depict Queen Elizabeth I, Joan Collins and many others.

The Canberra Times

National Portrait Gallery boosts female representation with five new self-portraits

Paintings highlighting stories of women who have helped shape British culture are part of three-year project by NPG

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The Canberra Times

Portraits of humanity, from Queen Elizabeth to tragic Amy Winehouse

From queens to pop gods, and everyone in between, the next blockbuster at the National Portrait Gallery will have us all musing on the meaning of fame.

The Canberra Times

How to transport priceless artworks from the other side of the world to Canberra

They are ready to show soon in the Shakespeare to Winehouse exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery.

The Independent UK

Scottish Ballet ends sponsorship deal with BP

The announcement comes as the National Portrait Gallery said its partnership with BP will end this year.

The Independent UK

National Portrait Gallery and BP end 30-year partnership after pressure from climate activists

Cultural centre has collaborated with the oil and gas company for over 30 years

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National Portrait Gallery and BP to cut ties after 30 years

Firm will cease sponsorship of portrait award, in latest boost to campaign against oil involvement in the arts

The Canberra Times

Treasures arrive in Canberra from London's National Portrait Gallery

It's a who's who from Shakespeare to Ed Sheeran

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