Stories – Brought to Life, the first immersive art experience of a UK national collection

Visitors step into a world where the sitters’ stories come alive. This unique experience explores the fascinating lives behind some of the most iconic faces from the National Portrait Gallery’s Collection who have shaped the UK’s history and culture. From royalty and cultural icons to fearless leaders and national heroes, past and present, their stories unfold in an unforgettable journey that fuses the best of art, technology and powerful human storytelling.  
  
Audrey Hepburn’s granddaughter, the artist Emma Ferrer, was amongst the first visitors of the groundbreaking experience, bringing to life the stories of Audrey Hepburn, Jane Austen, David Bowie, Winston Churchill, Charles Darwin, Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Elizabeth II, Ncuti Gatwa, Nelson Mandela, Emmeline Pankhurst, Grayson Perry, Mary Seacole, Amy Winehouse, Oscar Wilde, Virginia Woolf and Malala Yousafzai.

The stories are presented on a spectacular scale, travelling across specially created frames, drawing on unprecedented access to industry leading visual effects, music and imagery, to give visitors a new way to experience some of the stories that form part of the National Portrait Gallery’s Collection.