National Portrait Gallery (Australia)
National Portrait Gallery building | |
Location in the Australian Capital Territory | |
Former name | National Library of Australia, Old Parliament House |
|---|---|
| Established | May 1998 |
| Location | King Edward Terrace, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
| Coordinates | 35°18′00″S 149°08′02″E / 35.3°S 149.133889°E |
| Type | Portrait gallery |
| Architect | Johnson Pilton Walker |
| Employees | 48.8 |
| Public transit access | Action buses |
| Website | portrait |
The National Portrait Gallery, also known as the National Portrait Gallery of Australia (NGA or NPGA) in Canberra is a public art gallery containing portraits of prominent Australians. It was established in 1998 and moved to its present building on King Edward Terrace in December 2008.