Today is the day that we have all been waiting for... we are excited to announce that our doors will reopen to the public on 22 June 2023. ⁠ ⁠ Having been closed since 2020, the Gallery has been undergoing its most extensive redevelopment since 1896. ⁠Supported by major grants from the Blavatnik Family Foundation, The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the Garfield Weston Foundation and the Ross Foundation, as well as Reopening Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills. ⁠ ⁠ Visitors to the new National Portrait Gallery will experience a complete redisplay of the Collection, a transformational refurbishment of the building, as well as an enhanced welcome and greater access through our new entrance. ⁠ ⁠ 📢 Who’s excited? Comment below ⬇️ ⁠ ⁠ #NationalPortraitGallery #InspiringPeopleNPG #NationalLotteryHeritageFund ⁠ ⁠ 🎨 Toyin Ojih Odutola, Sadie, 2018-2019 © Toyin Ojih Odutola. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. ⁠ 📸 Virginia Woolf by George Charles Beresford,1902 © National Portrait Gallery, London ⁠ 📸 Stormzy by Olivia Rose (@oliviarosegarden), 2016 © Olivia Rose ⁠ 🎨 Queen Elizabeth I by Unknown English artist, circa 1600 © National Portrait Gallery, London ⁠ 📸 Judith Kerr with her cat Katinka by Sam Pelly, 2011 © Sam Pelly / National Portrait Gallery, London ⁠⁠ 📸 Sir David Attenborough by Richard Boll, 2007 © Richard Boll / National Portrait Gallery, London [IMAGE] The first image is a painting of author Zadie Smith. She sits on a stool and leans back against a map of North West London, where a lot of her novels are based. [IMAGE] The second image is a photograph of Virginia Wolf in profile [IMAGE] The third image is a black and white photograph of the grime rapper, Stormzy sat on a stool outside on the street, he looks down at the ground. Stormzy wears a adidas tracksuit and sliders.⁠ [IMAGE] The fourth image is a painting of Queen Elizabeth I, she sits on her throne and it adorned with royal jewels. She looks directly at the viewer.⁠ [IMAGE] The fifth image is a photographic portrait of Judith Kerr holding her cat Katinka [IMAGE] The final image is a black and white photographic portrait of Sir David Attenborough