MediaCity, Salford, Greater Manchester
From May to August 2025

FRAMELESS, the multi-award winning creator of immersive experiences, has partnered with the National Portrait Gallery to present the first major touring immersive art experience inspired by a UK art institution.

This new partnership, called National Portrait Gallery Unframed, will launch its first touring experience, Stories – Brought to Life at MediaCity, Salford, Greater Manchester in May 2025.

Stories – Brought to Life will showcase fascinating human stories inspired by the National Portrait Gallery’s unique Collection, and explore the lives of people who have shaped the UK’s history and culture, from the Tudor period to the present day.

It will combine the highest quality visual effects, digital projection and audio technology to push the boundaries of creative storytelling. It will tell the amazing human stories behind some of the Gallery’s best loved portraits and bring the Collection to life like never before.

Tickets will be released in February 2025.