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EPISODE · Jan 16, 2026 · 8 MIN

What faces tell us about places: building a National Portrait Gallery

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After nearly 2 decades of advocating for a National Portrait Gallery, Sarah Lazarovic decided to take things into her own hands and build one herself. The Current’s producer Shyloe Fagan visited ‘The National Portrait Gallery of Bloorcourt’ and spoke with Lazarovic about portraiture, its role in national building, and what faces can teach us about the places people come from.

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