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A well-dressed favourite for this week's #OnlineArtExchange @artdotorguk theme, Fabulous fashion. In celebration of Kingston Glamour: Art, Innovation and the Suburbs at @rbkheritage. 🎨by Doris Zinkeisen, exhibited 1929 © Estate of Doris Clare Zinkeisen / NPG, London

A well-dressed favourite for this week's #OnlineArtExchange @artdotorguk theme, Fabulous fashion. 

In celebration of Kingston Glamour: Art, Innovation and the Suburbs at @rbkheritage.

🎨by Doris Zinkeisen, exhibited 1929 © Estate of Doris Clare Zinkeisen / NPG, London
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Our #PortraitOfTheDay is a set of four, commissioned for the album cover of Blur: The Best Of (2000). 🎨Alex, bassist, Damon, singer, Dave, drummer and Graham, guitarist by Julian Opie, 2000

Our #PortraitOfTheDay is a set of four, commissioned for the album cover of Blur: The Best Of (2000).

🎨Alex, bassist, Damon, singer, Dave, drummer and Graham, guitarist by Julian Opie, 2000
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Emerging from the post-punk shadows in the 1970s, Goth was a subculture defined by its dark fashion and haunting melodies. Siouxsie Sioux, the lead singer from Siouxsie and the Banshees, epitomises this with her daring style and distinctive voice. 📸 © by Pennie Smith, 1970s

Emerging from the post-punk shadows in the 1970s, Goth was a subculture defined by its dark fashion and haunting melodies. Siouxsie Sioux, the lead singer from Siouxsie and the Banshees, epitomises this with her daring style and distinctive voice.

📸 © by Pennie Smith, 1970s
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Join us online for an exclusive in-conversation between Jenny Saville and Cate Blanchett. Moderated by Exhibition Curator Sarah Howgate. Book now: brnw.ch/21wSSaj 📷 Jenny Saville by A. Saville © A. Saville; Cate Blanchett by Renato Campora © Renato Campora

Join us online for an exclusive in-conversation between Jenny Saville and Cate Blanchett. Moderated by Exhibition Curator Sarah Howgate.

Book now: brnw.ch/21wSSaj

📷 Jenny Saville by A. Saville © A. Saville; Cate Blanchett by Renato Campora © Renato Campora
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Can you spot the little bird in this illustrative portrait? Posted for today’s #OnlineArtExchange Art UK for Birds: The art of Cornwall’s birdlife at Penlee House Gallery & Museum 🐦 Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery 📷Baba d'Erlanger, Princesse Jean-Louis de Faucigny-Lucinge, 1933 ©

Can you spot the little bird in this illustrative portrait?

Posted for today’s #OnlineArtExchange <a href="/artukdotorg/">Art UK</a> for Birds: The art of Cornwall’s birdlife at Penlee House Gallery &amp; Museum 🐦 <a href="/Cornwall_Museum/">Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery</a>

📷Baba d'Erlanger, Princesse Jean-Louis de Faucigny-Lucinge, 1933 ©
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Looking for a cultural experience this summer? National Portrait Gallery offers an inclusive visit for all ☀️🎨 With step-free entrances, lifts to all floors, and a Changing Places toilet, the gallery ensures comfort and ease for visitors with mobility needs. 🔗 bit.ly/3NqGJ9w

Looking for a cultural experience this summer? <a href="/NPGLondon/">National Portrait Gallery</a> offers an inclusive visit for all ☀️🎨

With step-free entrances, lifts to all floors, and a Changing Places toilet, the gallery ensures comfort and ease for visitors with mobility needs.

🔗 bit.ly/3NqGJ9w
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The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II took place #OnThisDay 71 years ago 👑 Explore how she has been portrayed in art 👉 artuk.org/discover/stori… 'Queen Elizabeth II' by Michael Leonard (b.1933) © National Portrait Gallery

The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II took place #OnThisDay 71 years ago 👑

Explore how she has been portrayed in art 👉 artuk.org/discover/stori…

'Queen Elizabeth II' by Michael Leonard (b.1933) © <a href="/NPGLondon/">National Portrait Gallery</a>
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For #PrideMonth we're featuring this National Portrait Gallery portrait of Peter Tatchell, one of the organisers of the first official Pride in London march in 1972. Explore this portrait further on our Schools hub. What do your students think is the main message of the photograph? #Pride

For #PrideMonth we're featuring this <a href="/NPGLondon/">National Portrait Gallery</a> portrait of <a href="/PeterTatchell/">Peter Tatchell</a>, one of the organisers of the first official <a href="/PrideInLondon/">Pride in London</a> march in 1972. Explore this portrait further on our Schools hub. What do your students think is the main message of the photograph? #Pride
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Portrait of a fellow fell walker in the picturesque landscapes where he lived ⛰️ For this week’s theme: Landscapes #OnlineArtExchange Art UK for Alfred Wainwright exhibition The Armitt: Museum, Gallery, Library 📷 Alfred Wainwright, Nicholas A. Read, 1980s © NPG, London

Portrait of a fellow fell walker in the picturesque landscapes where he lived ⛰️

For this week’s theme: Landscapes #OnlineArtExchange <a href="/artukdotorg/">Art UK</a> for Alfred Wainwright exhibition <a href="/ArmittMuseum/">The Armitt: Museum, Gallery, Library</a> 
 
📷 Alfred Wainwright, Nicholas A. Read, 1980s © NPG, London
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Have you heard of ‘The Big Hop’? Discover more about this extraordinary story with David Rooney on 13 June 2025, 19.00-20.00. Get your ticket now via the link: npg.org.uk/whatson/event-… 🎨 Sir John William Alcock, by Ambrose McEvoy, 1919 © National Portrait Gallery, London

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We couldn't find many portraits of the sea, but we did find one of the artists in question. Discover Maggi Hambling's artistic response to the sea in a new exhibition at @woltertonpark. 📷 by Eamonn McCabe, 2003 © Popperfoto via Getty Images #OnlineArtExchange Art UK

We couldn't find many portraits of the sea, but we did find one of the artists in question. Discover Maggi Hambling's artistic response to the sea in a new exhibition at @woltertonpark.

📷 by Eamonn McCabe, 2003 © Popperfoto via Getty Images #OnlineArtExchange <a href="/artukdotorg/">Art UK</a>
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Today's #OnlineArtExchange looks at contemporary art and the female form for Jenny Saville: The Anatomy of Painting at National Portrait Gallery, opening tomorrow 💫🧑‍🎨 Get involved with the hashtag! 'Seated Female Nude' by Marek Żuławski (1908–1985) © the artist's estate. 📷 Ben Uri

Today's #OnlineArtExchange looks at contemporary art and the female form for Jenny Saville: The Anatomy of Painting at <a href="/NPGLondon/">National Portrait Gallery</a>, opening tomorrow 💫🧑‍🎨

Get involved with the hashtag!

'Seated Female Nude' by Marek Żuławski (1908–1985) © the artist's estate. 📷 <a href="/BenUriOnline/">Ben Uri</a>
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Jenny Saville: The Anatomy of Painting opens tomorrow 📢 A must-see exhibition for those moved by the human form. We can’t wait to see what you share for this #OnlineArtExchange Art UK 🎨 Chasah, 2020 © Jenny Saville. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Courtesy Gagosian

Jenny Saville: The Anatomy of Painting opens tomorrow 📢

A must-see exhibition for those moved by the human form. We can’t wait to see what you share for this #OnlineArtExchange <a href="/artukdotorg/">Art UK</a> 

🎨 Chasah, 2020 © Jenny Saville. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Courtesy Gagosian
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Open today...the largest major museum exhibition in the UK dedicated to the art of Jenny Saville. Free for all visitors aged 25 and under. Book Jenny Saville: The Anatomy of Painting now: npg.org.uk/whatson/exhibi… 🎥 @fullyflegdedfilms

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#InternationalPortraitDay is just around the corner... join the celebration and help us create a global virtual gallery by sharing your own portrait, or a favourite work. 📅 23/06/2025 🎨 Lady Astley attributed to Arthur Pond, c. 1750 © National Portrait Gallery, London

#InternationalPortraitDay is just around the corner... join the celebration and help us create a global virtual gallery by sharing your own portrait, or a favourite work.

📅 23/06/2025

🎨 Lady Astley attributed to Arthur Pond, c. 1750 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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It's #InternationalPortraitDay 🎉 Join us in creating a virtual global gallery by sharing a selfie, your favourite portrait, or a piece of your own work 📷🎨 Use #InternationalPortraitDay or tag us to take part.

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Heritage is… 🥁 OPEN! We celebrated with a special visit to National Portrait Gallery yesterday. There was so much to see and The National Lottery Heritage Fund Gallery was looking pretty fantastic. 😍🎨 #HeritageIsOpen

Heritage is… 🥁 OPEN! We celebrated with a special visit to <a href="/NPGLondon/">National Portrait Gallery</a> yesterday. There was so much to see and The National Lottery Heritage Fund Gallery was looking pretty fantastic. 😍🎨 #HeritageIsOpen
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A voice for the wild - here’s Bella Lack, environmentalist and activist. This week’s theme, Wildlife and the environment #OnlineArtExchange Art UK meets Wild Ireland: Past, Present, Future at Ulster Museum. 📷 Cristina de Middel, 2022 © Middel / Magnum Photos

A voice for the wild - here’s Bella Lack, environmentalist and activist.
This week’s theme, Wildlife and the environment #OnlineArtExchange <a href="/artukdotorg/">Art UK</a> meets Wild Ireland: Past, Present, Future at <a href="/UlsterMuseum/">Ulster Museum</a>.

📷 Cristina de Middel, 2022 © Middel / Magnum Photos