'Paul McCartney and Wings' opening May 15th 2026
Comprised of the most extensive collection of items from Paul’s personal archives to be made accessible to the public as well as donations from band members and associates, Paul McCartney and Wings will trace the arc of Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles reinvention – from his self-titled 1970 debut album through the formation of Wings to the band’s dissolution in 1981.
The exhibition will feature numerous never-before-displayed artefacts, including instruments played in Wings’ recording sessions and in concert performances, clothing worn by the band, handwritten lyrics, original artwork, tour memorabilia, and previously unseen photography – presented within an immersive experience incorporating archival video, audio and images.
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See Beatlemania from the eyes of Paul McCartney
As The Beatles captured the hearts of millions, Paul captured it all on his Pentax film camera. Paul McCartney Photographs 1963–64: Eyes of the Storm takes visitors inside the 1963–64 frenzy of Beatlemania, as the band’s first U.S. tour skyrocketed them to global fame.
More than 250 of Paul’s photographs, recently rediscovered in his archives, reveal his singular vantage point at the centre of this whirlwind of attention and adoration illuminating both the historical, and the personal, moments Paul and his bandmates experienced together.
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Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes of the Storm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
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UPCOMING
Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes of the Storm
Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence, France
July 4th – November 1st, 2026
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PREVIOUS
Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes of the Storm
National Portrait Gallery
June 28 – October 1, 2023
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The Chrysler Museum of Art
December 5, 2023 – April 7, 2024
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Brooklyn Museum
May 3 – August 18, 2024
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Tokyo City View , Tokyo
July 19 - September 24, 2024
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Knowledge Capital Event Lab, Osaka October 12, 2024 – January 5, 2025
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Portland Art Museum
September 14, 2024 – January 19, 2025
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The De Young Museum, San Francisco March 1st, 2025 – October 5th, 2025
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Frist Art Museum, Nashville November 7th, 2025 – January 26th, 2026
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Rearview Mirror: Photographs December 1963–February 1964
Gagosian Beverly Hills,
April 25 – June 21, 2025
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Rearview Mirror: Photographs Liverpool–London–Paris
Gagosian London August 28th – October 4th, 2025
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PaulThe truth is that I have always been interested in photography, from the time I was very young, when our family owned a little box camera in the 1950s. I used to love the whole process of loading a roll of Kodak film into our Brownie camera.
Go Behind-the-scenes of the Exhibition
From archive to exhibition, this is the journey of how Paul rediscovered never-before-seen photographs, captured during the early days of 'Beatlemania,' and brought them to life in an extraordinary exhibition at the newly refurbished National Portrait Gallery.
Get your copy of '1964: Eyes of the Storm' book
1964: Eyes of the Storm presents 275 of Paul’s photographs from the six cities of these intense, legendary months – Liverpool, London, Paris, New York, Washington, D.C. and Miami. Including a Foreword by Paul, this book captures the moment when the culture changed and the Sixties really began.