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About the Collections
Insights into the Primary Collection, including paintings and sculpture; the Reference Collection, including prints and the Photographs Collection.
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Collection catalogues
The Gallery is working to make detailed catalogue information available online for all portraits in the Collection.
Later Victorian Portraits Catalogue
Research work on detailed catalogues of Later Victorian Portraits, currently focussed on the Art and Architecture tranche.
Conservation
Fulfilling the long-term preservation of all collection items in order to make them accessible now and in the future.
Recent Acquisitions
Find out more about all the portraits acquired by the Gallery over the past 2 years.
