Understanding British Portraits is an active network with free membership for professionals working with British portraits including curators, museum learning professionals, researchers, academics and conservators.

Practical, in-depth guides specially commissioned by the Understanding British Portraits network.

Discover a network of fellow professionals engaged with portraiture in a whole variety of ways: conservators, curators, dealers, researchers, learning professionals, academics and independent scholars.

Watch a selection of short films about the work we do here and how our members and their collections benefit.