Events calendar

Queens and Consorts: Likeness in Life and Death

12 June 2013 - 28 February 2014
Room 3
Free
This display focuses on a small selection of portraits of sixteenth-century queens and consorts, pairing copies of the sculpted effigies from the royal tombs in Westminster Abbey with painted portraits.

Treason, Plots and Murder

26 May 2013 - 16 February 2014
Room 16
Free
The seventeenth century was witness to frequent and often gruesome plots, scandals and murders.

Spreading the Word: Bishops from across the Globe

15 July 2013 - 1 March 2014
Room 23: case display
Free
A selection of portraits of 19th and early 20th century Anglican Bishops from around the world. The display includes Bishops of diocese in New Zealand, Hong Kong, Africa and the Arctic.

Characters and Caricatures: Photographs by Herbert Watkins

3 June - 17 November 2013
Room 24: case display
Free

This display is the first staged at the National Portrait Gallery to celebrate the life and work of Herbert Watkins, and draws together a selection of important albumen prints from the rarely-exhibited Herbert Watkins album, acquired by the Gallery in 1985.

Creative Connections

10 June - 8 September 2013
Room 37 & 37a
Free
Creative Connections is a four-year project connecting young people with contemporary artists to create a series of new artworks inspired by the Gallery’s Collection.