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National Portrait Gallery

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    The best museum lates in London

    Culture After Dark: the best museum late-night openings

    Enjoy nocturnal culture with our guide to the best museum lates London has to offer, from DJs among the dinosaurs to arty parties

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    Cindy Sherman arrives at the National Portrait Gallery

    Cindy Sherman, National Portrait Gallery, review ★★★★★

    27 Jun 19 – 15 Sep 19

    The first UK retrospective of Cindy Sherman's work lands in National Portrait Gallery

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  • In the Know

    Visual Arts 

    Miniature treasures at the National Portrait Gallery

    Elizabethan Treasures: Miniatures by Hilliard and Oliver, National Portrait Gallery ★★★★★

    21 Feb 19 – 19 May 19

    Good things often come in small packages, and at National Portrait Gallery's exhibition Elizabethan Treasures, small reigns supreme

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  • Preview

    Visual Arts 

    Gainsborough retrospective opens at NPG

    Review: Gainsborough's Family Album, National Portrait Gallery ★★★★★

    22 Nov 18 – 03 Feb 19

    England's most famous portrait painter, Thomas Gainsborough, takes centre stage in a solo show at the National Portrait Gallery

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    Visual Arts 

    Winner announced:Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize 2018

    Winner announced of Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2018, National Portrait Gallery

    18 Oct 18 – 27 Jan 19

    South African photographer Alice Mann wins Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2018 for her series of drum majorettes

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  • Book Now

    Visual Arts 

    Thriller at the National Portrait Gallery

    Michael Jackson: On the Wall, review, National Portrait Gallery ★★★★★

    28 Jun 18 – 21 Oct 18

    Celebrate the man in the mirror and the art he has inspired at the new National Portrait Gallery exhibition

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  • In the Know

    Visual Arts 

    Portrait of artist's mother wins prestigious prize

    BP Portrait Award 2018, National Portrait Gallery, London

    14 Jun 18 – 23 Sep 18

    Familial love captured in emotional brushwork and often lurid colours: the National Portrait Gallery announces the winner of the BP Portrait Award 2018

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  • Tried and Tested

    Visual Arts 

    It's your last chance to encounter Master drawings from Leonardo to Rembrandt at National Portrait Gallery

    The Encounter, review ★★★★★

    13 Jul 17 – 22 Oct 17

    It's your last chance to see The Encounter. Bringing together drawings from the Renaissance to the Baroque, this remarkable exhibition breathes life into the Old Masters

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    Howard Hodgkin review, National Portrait Gallery

    We review Howard Hodgkin, National Portrait Gallery ★★★★★

    23 Mar 17 – 18 Jun 17

    'What will survive of us is love': we review the National Portrait Gallery's solo show dedicated to the late, great painter

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    Gillian Wearing & Claude Cahun, National Portrait Gallery

    Behind the Mask, Another Mask: Gillian Wearing and Claude Cahun, National Portrait Gallery

    09 Mar 17 – 29 May 17

    Dress to transgress: conceptual Surrealist Claude Cahun paired with contemporary artist Gillian Wearing at the National Portrait Gallery

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    Classical Music and Opera Christmas 2016

    Classical music for Christmas: concerts to book ahead

    The festive season is upon us, and we know pantomimes aren't for everyone. So from opera and carols to midnight mass, here's how to celebrate in song this winter

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    Classical Music 

    Music for Remembrance sung in front of portraits of war heroes

    Memorial Ground, National Portrait Gallery

    On 12 Nov 16

    A programme of vocal music for Remembrance featuring David Lang's specially commissioned piece with the singers' own words

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    Tried and Tested

    Visual Arts 

    Picasso Portraits review, National Portrait Gallery

    National Portrait Gallery: Picasso Portraits review ★★★★★

    06 Oct 16 – 05 Feb 17

    The world's favourite artist comes to the NPG: 'Picasso Portraits' London exhibition is a tender celebration, that softens the hard edges of Picasso’s Modernism

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    Rejoice in the father of colour photography: William Eggleston National Portrait Gallery show is a sheer delight

    William Eggleston portraits ★★★★★

    21 Jul 16 – 23 Oct 16

    A feast of colour comes to the NPG: William Eggleston's photography is a nostalgic love affair that sings through the decades

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  • Last Chance

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    Victoria Beckham in conversation, National Portrait Gallery

    Victoria Beckham in conversation, National Portrait Gallery

    On 05 May 16

    Meet Victoria Beckham and hear her talk about her job as a designer and the National Portrait Gallery's latest exhibition: Vogue 100

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  • Tried and Tested

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    Russia and the Arts, National Portrait Gallery

    Russia and the Arts review: The Age of Tolstoy and Tchaikovsky, NPG ★★★★★

    17 Mar 16 – 26 Jun 16

    'For the most part, stunning', Tom Stewart reviews Russia and the Arts at the National Portrait Gallery

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  • Features

     

    Radical Vogue: Progressive Moments in the Magazine's History

    Breaking the Mould: Vogue Magazine's most Progressive Moments

    Ahead of the National Portrait Gallery's landmark exhibition, Vogue 100, we look at the fashion bible's more radical moments

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    Vogue, National Portrait Gallery: Half Term Activities

    Vogue, National Portrait Gallery: Half Term Activities

    15 Feb 16 – 19 Feb 16

    Discover 100 years of Vogue fashion with these children's workshop at the National Portrait Gallery this half term

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  • In the Know

    Kids 

    National Portrait Gallery: Drop In Family Sessions

    National Portrait Gallery: Drop In Family Sessions

    On 17 Jan 16

    Creative drop-in workshops for families in January and this February half term

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  • In the Know

    Kids 

    A Victorian Christmas, National Portrait Gallery

    A Victorian Christmas, National Portrait Gallery

    On 20 Dec 15

    Dress up like a Victorian and take a family Christmas photograph at the National Portrait Gallery

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  • We love

    We love

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    Giacometti: Pure Presence, National Portrait Gallery

    Giacometti: Pure Presence, National Portrait Gallery ★★★★★

    15 Oct 15 – 10 Jan 16

    NPG's major 2015 retrospective focuses on Giacometti's wiry portraits for the first time

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  • In the Know

    Visual Arts 

    Ringo Starr, National Portrait Gallery

    Ringo Starr, National Portrait Gallery

    23 Sep 15 – 27 Sep 15

    Secret Beatles photographs by drummer Ringo Starr in new National Portrait Gallery exhibition

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  • Latest News

     

    Review: BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery

    Review: BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery ★★★★★

    Age before beauty: 2015 BP Portrait Award Exhibition fizzes with subtle photorealism and dynamic painting

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    Fashion 

    Peter Bradshaw: The Mystery of Audrey Hepburn, National Portrait Gallery

    Peter Bradshaw: The Mystery of Audrey Hepburn, National Portrait Gallery

    On 30 Jul 15

    What made Audrey Hepburn such an icon? Guardian film critic Peter Bradshaw unravels the mystery 

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  • Essential

    Visual Arts 

    The Face of Britain, NPG

    The Face of Britain: Simon Schama, National Portrait Gallery

    16 Sep 15 – 04 Jan 16

    Start eyeballing strangers! Simon Schama collaborates with the National Portrait Gallery to spotlight the best of British portraiture

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    Culture Whisper Review: John Singer Sargent, National Portrait Gallery

    Culture Whisper Review: John Singer Sargent, National Portrait Gallery ★★★★★

    John Singer Sargent, National Portrait Gallery 2015 exhibition: rich colours, lavish oils and sumptuous painting from the king of portraits

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    Tried and Tested

    Visual Arts 

    Audrey Hepburn, NPG

    Audrey Hepburn: Portraits of an Icon, National Portrait Gallery ★★★★★

    Jump in a cab to Tiffany’s and rediscover Hollywood starlet, Audrey Hepburn in the National Portrait Gallery's spectacular photography exhibition

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