National Portrait Gallery marks Marilyn Monroe’s centenary with Landmark exhibition
1 June 2026 • Mark Westall
Opening this Thursday, 4th June, the National Portrait Gallery is set to mark the centenary of Marilyn Monroe with a major exhibition
Tag: National Portrait Gallery
Es Devlin invites the UK to become part of a collective digital portrait at the National Portrait Gallery
11 May 2026 • Mark Westall
Es Devlin’s new participatory artwork A National Portrait invites people across the UK to upload their portraits
Lily Allen Portrait by Nieves González Goes on Display at National Portrait Gallery
20 March 2026 • Mark Westall
A portrait of Lily Allen by Nieves González has been unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery, bringing the West End… Read More
The Top 5 Photography Exhibitions to see in London this Spring
13 March 2026 • Tabish Khan
Identity, fakery, race, fire and architecture.
National Portrait Gallery Unveils First Public Family Portrait of Sir Elton John by Catherine Opie
3 March 2026 • Mark Westall
National Portrait Gallery has unveiled a newly commissioned portrait of Sir Elton John, David Furnish and their sons, Zachary and Elijah
The Top 5 Museum Exhibitions to see in 2026
16 January 2026 • Tabish Khan
Disabilities, death, data, dots, and diversity.
Catherine Opie: To Be Seen
16 December 2025 • Mark Westall
Catherine Opie: To Be Seen will bring together works spanning 30 years of Opie’s pioneering career.
National Portrait Gallery to showcase landmark exhibition of Lucian Freud’s drawings and paintings in dialogue.
1 December 2025 • Mark Westall
Drawing into Painting will be the UK’s most comprehensive museum exhibition exploring Lucian Freud’s drawings
National Portrait Gallery announces shortlist for the 2025 Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize
12 August 2025 • Mark Westall
Today, the National Portrait Gallery has announced the four photographers shortlisted for the Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2025
The Top 5 Museum Exhibitions to see in August in London
9 August 2025 • Tabish Khan
Beauty, spikes, sculpture, patterns and portraits.
The Top 5 Museum Exhibitions to see in London this Summer
20 July 2025 • Tabish Khan
Jenny Saville, Hiroshige, an explosion, sign language and Leigh Bowery.
REVIEW: Jenny Saville: The Anatomy of Painting at the NPG
26 June 2025 • Oliver Malin
Jenny Saville: The Anatomy of Painting
National Portrait Gallery announces shortlist for Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2025
29 May 2025 • Mark Westall
Three artists have been shortlisted for prizes, with forty-six portraits selected for final display in a free exhibition opening on 10th July.
Entries now open for 2025 Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize.
11 March 2025 • Mark Westall
The international competition, which celebrates and promotes the very best in contemporary portrait photography, is inviting submissions.
The Face Magazine: Culture Shift #REVIEW
24 February 2025 • Meike Brunkhorst
Forever young faces grace the walls of the NPG in celebration of the role The Face played in capturing British youth culture through the decades.
6 Museum Exhibitions we are looking forward to in 2025.
6 January 2025 • Mark Westall
We’ve decided to focus on London and choose some of the most interesting exhibitions
The exhibitions rewriting art history in 2024
31 December 2024 • Meike Brunkhorst
There was a flurry of major London exhibitions in the first half of this year that embraced aspects of previously… Read More
The Top 5 Museum Exhibitions to see over the Festive Season
20 December 2024 • Tabish Khan
Monet, Bacon, a dance floor, gold and Mars
FRAMELESS partners with the National Portrait Gallery for immersive experience.
5 December 2024 • Mark Westall
Announced today, FRAMELESS Creative, a leading creator of immersive experiences, has entered into an innovative partnership with the National Portrait… Read More
Changing Bodies: Francis Bacon’s ‘Human Presence” at National Portrait Gallery
2 December 2024 • Jasper Spires
The paintings of Francis Bacon have never failed to provoke a sense of unease. Exhibited currently in the National Portrait… Read More
Steph Wilson wins the Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2024 for Sonam.
12 November 2024 • Mark Westall
Steph Wilson’s prize-winning portrait challenges conventional notions of motherhood as part of her ongoing series Ideal Mother.
New portrait of Oasis’s Noel Gallagher to go on show at the National Portrait Gallery.
9 September 2024 • Mark Westall
Have you got a ticket to the upcoming Oasis gigs? Well if you have or haven’t you can definitely maybe… Read More
Victoria Siddall appointed new Director of the National Portrait Gallery, London
28 August 2024 • Mark Westall
The appointment, made by the National Portrait Gallery’s Board of Trustees, was approved by the Prime Minister, and Victoria Siddall will take up the post in Autumn 2024.
Shortlist for Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2024 revealed by the National Portrait Gallery.
13 August 2024 • Mark Westall
The National Portrait Gallery has announced the shortlist for the Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2024. 62 portraits by 55… Read More