National Portrait Gallery, Canberra (must see)

The National Portrait Gallery of Australia is a collection of portraits of prominent Australians that are important in their field of endeavor or whose life sets them apart as an individual of long-term public interest. On 4 December 2008, its permanent home opened on King Edward Terrace, Canberra beside the High Court of Australia. The collection was established in May 1998, and until 2008 was housed in Old Parliament House and in a nearby gallery on Commonwealth Place. The Commonwealth Place Gallery focused on contemporary portraits and has a particular emphasis on photography. The permanent building for the gallery lies in the Parliamentary Triangle, and is of concrete and timber construction.