PORTRAIT OF AUSTRALIA
Stories through the lens of AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHIC.
LITTLE MORE THAN a year ago our landmark 2016 coffee-table book A Portrait
of Australia was transformed into a stunning touring photographic exhibition by our talented colleagues at the National Museum of Australia (NMA) in Canberra. And it’s been pulling in crowds wherever it has been on display.
So far, there have been exhibitions at Toowoomba, Bribie Island, Capalaba, Warwick and Winton in Queensland and at Manjimup in Western Australia. The exhibition proved extraordinarily popular at these regional centres. And being fortunate enough to travel to the first couple of shows, pre-COVID, AG’s editor-in-chief, Chrissie Goldrick, was overwhelmed to see firsthand the hugely positive reactions of visitors to the images on display.
During the next couple of years, these images, which represent the very peak of AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHIC’s visual storytelling for more than 30 years, are set to be displayed in venues right around the country. The exhibition can be on show in more than one venue at a time, so there’s every chance it will be coming to a centre near you.
It opens next month, on 3 December, at its home venue, the NMA, which is renowned for the visitor experience it provides. With travel and event restrictions now easing, it’s the perfect time to explore all that this stunning cultural gem has to offer and that includes, of course, AG’s wonderful
A Portrait of Australia exhibition. We hope to run a series of events during the exhibition at which you will be able to hear from the talented photographers whose work appears regularly in AG. Chrissie Goldrick will also be hosting an illustrated talk and guided walk through the exhibition, sharing stories behind some of the photographs and insights into AG’s approach to creating these enduring visual narratives.
See A Portrait of Australia at the NMA from 3 December 2020 to 7 March 2021.