Art Tour
Before the crowds: Collection tours
09 Aug 2024 – 16 Nov 2025
National Portrait Gallery
London, United Kingdom
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Ross Place Entrance and the new forecourt at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Photograph © Olivier Hess
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A view through the Art, Science and Society display at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Photograph © Gareth Gardner for Nissen Richards Studio
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The National Lottery Heritage Fund Gallery at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Photograph © Dave Parry
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The new main entrance hall at the National Portrait Gallery, London featuring Reaching Out by Thomas J Price (2021), Nelson Mandela by Ian Homer Walters (2008) and Louis Francois Roubiliac attributed to Joseph Wilton (1761). Photograph © Gareth Gardner for Nissen Richards Studio
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The Portrait Portrait Portrait!!! display, featuring Portrait of Mai (Omai) by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1776) at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Photograph © Dave Parry
Address
- St Martins Place
- London
- England
- WC2H 0HE
- United Kingdom
Regular hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- 10:30 – 18:00
- Wednesday
- 10:30 – 18:00
- Thursday
- 10:30 – 18:00
- Friday
- 10:30 – 21:00
- Saturday
- 10:30 – 21:00
- Sunday
- 10:30 – 18:00
The National Portrait Gallery is home to the most extensive collection of portraits in the world. It is a Gallery for everyone, full of life and filled with life stories.
Founded in 1856, the National Portrait Gallery tells the story of Britain through portraits, using art to bring history to life and explore living today. From global icons to unsung heroes, the Collection spans six centuries and is filled with the stories that have shaped, and continue to shape, a nation.
