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Paper and oil pastels works of Marcus Rashford by year 2 supporting his work to set up the Child Food Poverty Task Force

Reay Primary School – Marcus Rashford Portraits

Schools Programmes Manager Francesca Laws interviewed year 2 children with their teacher Mrs David-Jekyll at Reay Primary School in Lambeth to find out about their portrait project to celebrate footballer and campaigner Marcus Rashford. …

By National Portrait Gallery,

15 December 2020

Recognise Bangla Desh rally poster. Courtesy of Ansar Ahmed Ullah, Swadhinata Trust

Citizen UK - Tower Hamlets

Participation Manager Emily Stone provides an update on an exciting collaboration with Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives to commemorate 50 years of Bangladesh Independence…

By National Portrait Gallery,

03 December 2020

Art Handlers de-install a portrait of Queen Elizabeth I

The decant of the displayed National Collection for Inspiring People

The Gallery is pleased to report that the decant of displayed works has now been successfully completed. The Gallery has not undertaken such a huge move since portraits were evacuated to Buckinghamshire during the Second World War. …

By Edward Purvis, Head of Collections Services

03 December 2020