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    Canberra: National Portrait Gallery

    March 10, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F

    “To reflect the face of Australia, tell Australian stories and increase understanding and appreciation of Australian people through the art of portraiture — their identity, history, culture, creativity, and diversity.”

    That is how the website describes the vision and purpose of the National Portrait Gallery … where we started our sightseeing on our last day in Canberra.

    Admittedly, we stopped by this museum only because of its proximity to somewhere else we wanted to visit. Why? Because we expected that the portraits on exhibit would be of people whose names would be unfamiliar to us. That was indeed the case.

    Thus our visit was a quick in-out before we moved on.

    I was glad to see the rock art in the garden and we did get a chance to watch sulphur-crested cockatoos breakfasting nearby.    Read more