An unprecedented exhibition, revealing – for the first time – extraordinary photographs taken by Paul McCartney.
In this show, the NPG focuses on portraits captured by McCartney, using his own camera, between December 1963 and February 1964 – a time when The Beatles were catapulted from a British sensation to a global phenomenon. These never-before-seen images offer a uniquely personal perspective on what it was like to be a ‘Beatle’ at the start of ‘Beatlemania’ – and adjusting from playing gigs on UK stages to performing to 73 million Americans on The Ed Sullivan Show. At a time when so many camera lenses were on the band, it is Paul McCartney’s which tells the truest story of a band creating cultural history – in one of its most exciting chapters.
| Duration | 28 June 2023 - 01 October 2023 |
| Times | Open daily: 10.30 – 18.00 Friday and Saturday: 10.30 – 21.00 |
| Cost | £22.00 / £24.50 |
| Venue | National Portrait Gallery |
| Address | St Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HE |
| Contact | / archiveenquiry@npg.org.uk / www.npg.org.uk |