National Portrait Gallery King Edward Terrace

The National Portrait Gallery in Australia is a collection of portraits of prominent Australians (by birth or association) who are important in their field of endeavour or whose life sets them apart as an individual of long‑term public interest. The collection was established in May 1998, and until 2008 was housed in Old Parliament House and in a nearby gallery on Commonwealth Place. On 4 December 2008, its purpose‑built permanent home was opened on King Edward Terrace, Canberra — beside the High Court of Australia — by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.