Gallery policies

Acquisition and disposal policy

NPG 6723 - © National Portrait Gallery, LondonGuidelines for Gallery Trustees on the acquisition and disposal of portraits in the collection. Last updated May 2010.

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Archives and records management policy

NPG 905 - © National Portrait Gallery, LondonAn outline of the purposes of record management and the implementation of a records management plan.

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Intellectual Property Rights ('IPR') policy

NPG x123595 - © National Portrait Gallery, LondonA definition, statement of principles, responsibilities and current procedures. Last updated July 2010.

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Due Diligence policy

NPG 1 - © National Portrait Gallery, LondonPrinciples regarding provenance and provenance research when considering any acquisition or inward loan. Last updated January 2009.

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Exhibitions and displays policy

NPG 6723 - © National Portrait Gallery, LondonOutlining the criteria by which the programme is decided, and how individual exhibitions and displays are selected. Last updated July 2010.

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Equality scheme

Outlining the Gallery's duties under a variety of acts on race relations, disability and gender equality.

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Other Gallery Policies

NPG 3834 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Other gallery policies not covered above.

Anti Fraud Data protection
Sustainability statement

Capitalising the Gallery’s collections

NPG 5175 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

This document explains the Gallery’s decision not to capitalise its collections acquired before 2001, in response to FRS 30 Heritage Assets. Comments on the policy are invited.

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