Calendar
National Programme (16)
COMING HOME: Anne, Countess of Pembroke (Lady Anne Clifford)
22 March - 22 June 2019
Abbot Hall, Kendal
COMING HOME sees the Gallery sending portraits of iconic individuals to places they are closely associated with.
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COMING HOME: Isambard Kingdom Brunel
18 March - 23 June 2019
Portsmouth Museum, Portsmouth
COMING HOME sees the Gallery sending portraits of iconic individuals to places they are closely associated with.
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COMING HOME: David Hockney
26 February - 14 July 2019
Cartwright Hall, Bradford
COMING HOME sees the Gallery sending portraits of iconic individuals to places they are closely associated with.
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COMING HOME: Dylan Thomas
4 May - 1 September 2019
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea
COMING HOME sees the Gallery sending portraits of iconic individuals to places they are closely associated with.
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Faces of Change: Nature's Champions
22 June - 8 September 2019
Attingham Park, Shropshire
From David Attenborough and Beatrix Potter to Vivienne Westwood and Joe Strummer, see portraits from the National Portrait Gallery's collection of people who've shaped the way we think or feel about green spaces and nature today.
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COMING HOME: Tracey Emin
24 June - 8 September 2019
Turner Contemporary
COMING HOME sees the Gallery sending portraits of iconic individuals to places they are closely associated with.
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Coming Home: Sir Francis Drake
27 April - 16 September 2019
Buckland Abbey – National Trust, Yelverton
COMING HOME sees the Gallery sending portraits of iconic individuals to places they are closely associated with.
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COMING HOME: King Richard III
8 June - 22 September 2019
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, Leicester
COMING HOME sees the Gallery sending portraits of iconic individuals to places they are closely associated with.
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COMING HOME: Stormzy
4 June - 28 September 2019
Museum of Croydon, London
COMING HOME sees the Gallery sending portraits of iconic individuals to places they are closely associated with.
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COMING HOME: Jessica Ennis-Hill
23 July - 20 October 2019
Weston Park, Museums, Sheffield
COMING HOME sees the Gallery sending portraits of iconic individuals to places they are closely associated with.
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Yorkshire! Achievers, Grit and Controversy
5 March - 3 November 2019
Beningbrough Hall, York
The fascinating display will sit alongside narratives and interactives delving into the stories behind the people, their highs and their lows.ociated with.
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Faces of Change: Nature's Champions
21 September - 9 December 2019
Upton House, Warwickshire
From David Attenborough and Beatrix Potter to Vivienne Westwood and Joe Strummer, see portraits from the National Portrait Gallery's collection of people who've shaped the way we think or feel about green spaces and nature today.
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COMING HOME: William Wilberforce
21 September 2019 - 19 January 2020
The Ferens Art Gallery, Hull
COMING HOME sees the Gallery sending portraits of iconic individuals to places they are closely associated with.
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BP Portrait Award 2019
7 December 2019 - 22 March 2020
Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
The BP Portrait Award is the most prestigious international exhibition of contemporary portrait painting.
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Cecil Beaton’s Bright Young Things
25 June - 18 October 2020
Millennium Gallery, Sheffield
This major new exhibition will explore the extravagant world of the glamorous and stylish ‘Bright Young Things’ of the twenties and thirties, seen through the eye of renowned British photographer Cecil Beaton.
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Cecil Beaton’s Bright Young Things
14 November 2020 - 28 February 2021
The Wilson, Cheltenham
This major new exhibition will explore the extravagant world of the glamorous and stylish ‘Bright Young Things’ of the twenties and thirties, seen through the eye of renowned British photographer Cecil Beaton.
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