Category: National Portrait Gallery

  • Unlocking the stories behind the art

    Unlocking the stories behind the art

    Through the Smartify free app, users can unlock the stories behind art and create a digital personal art collection. Smartify has now partnered with some of the world’s most popular museums.   Love visiting art galleries but hate not knowing the stories behind the artworks? Wish you could carry your favourite art with you, and…

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  • Soaring Thirties: Women Aviators at National Portrait Gallery

    Soaring Thirties: Women Aviators at National Portrait Gallery

    Had I been a man I might have explored the Poles or climbed Mount Everest, but as it was my spirit found outlet in the air. – Amy Johnson The National Portrait Gallery’s new Spotlight display celebrates the achievements of Britain’s pioneering women aviators. The early twentieth century saw women increasingly challenging traditional conventions and…

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