'Quite emotional': Renowned artist's tapestries on display after 50 years (opens original article in a new tab)

For the first time in 50 years, Arthur Boyd's 20 monumental tapestries will be displayed publicly at the National Gallery of Australia, marking the completion of a long-held ambition to showcase the full collection. The tapestries, created between 1970-1974 by Portuguese weavers, were acquired by the gallery in 1975 but only now displayed in their entirety.

• 20 monumental tapestries by Arthur Boyd will be displayed publicly for the first time after 50 years in storage
• Tapestries were created between 1970 and 1974 by Portuguese weavers with 4-8 million stitches each
• Exhibition at National Gallery of Australia marks first time all 20 tapestries are shown together
• Arthur Boyd died in 1999 without seeing the full series displayed