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The Queen's Gallery

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About The Queen's Gallery

A public art gallery that displays some of the works from the Royal Collection, which is owned by the Monarch on behalf of the nation.

There is usually a change of displays every six months, with each fresh exhibition themed around a specific topic.

Unlike many art galleries, this one only ever displays items owned by the Monarch and never includes outside items.

Address

The Queen's Gallery,
Buckingham Palace,
London,
SW1A 1AA


Ticket prices

  • Adult: £19
  • Young Person (18-24): £12
  • Child (5-17): £9.50
  • Disabled: £9.50
  • Under 5: Free

Note - if you select Gift Aid as a UK taxpayer, you can have unlimited visits for a year if you print your ticket before visiting.

National Art Pass holders receive 40% discount on admission to Holbein at the Tudor Court and 10% discount in The Queen's Gallery shop.

Prices last checked November 2023

Link to The Queen's Gallery's website


Opening Hours

The gallery is open Thur-Mon (closed Tues & Wed) from 10am to 5:30pm.

The last admission is 4:15pm.

The Queen's Gallery is part of a working royal palace so sometimes closures can happen at short notice - but will be listed on their website.

Opening hours last checked November 2023


Accessibility

The Queen's Gallery is fully accessible. Concessionary rates are available if you have a disability and a companion is admitted free of charge.

Accessible toilets and seating are available.

Registered assistance dogs are welcome.


 

Exhibitions open at the moment

Holbein at the Tudor Court
This exhibition brings together over 100 works from Henry VIII’s court, including drawings, paintings and miniatures by Hans Holbein the Younger drawn from the Royal Collection, one of the most important surviving groups of the artist’s work.
Holbein at the Tudor Court
10am to 5pm
Whitehall
Ends on Sat 13th April 2024
2023-11-10
2024-04-13
 

Frequently asked questions

What's the nearest railway station to The Queen's Gallery

The nearest station is London Victoria station which is 0.3 miles away.


The Queen's Gallery - Latest News

Holbein’s secret strokes: Exhibition shows rarely seen sketches of the Tudor Court
Holbein’s secret strokes: Exhibition shows rarely seen sketches of the Tudor Court

A collection of sketches that haven’t been seen for over 15 years are on display in an exhibition that looks at the movers and shakers of the Tudor court of King Henry VIII.

Rarely seen Holbein sketches from the Tudor Court to go on display
Rarely seen Holbein sketches from the Tudor Court to go on display

A series of portraits of the Tudor court by Hans Holbein the Younger that are rarely seen in public will go on display later this year.

New exhibition tells the story of fashion during the reign of the Four Georges
New exhibition tells the story of fashion during the reign of the Four Georges

A new summer exhibition has opened at the Queen’s Gallery that takes a long and richly decorated look at Georgian-era clothing fashions.

Georgian fashion to be explored by The Queen’s Gallery
Georgian fashion to be explored by The Queen’s Gallery

The Queen’s Gallery next to Buckingham Palace will be taking a look at the fashions of the Georgian era in a new exhibition opening this spring.

Priceless Japanese screens repaired with Victorian train timetables go on display
Priceless Japanese screens repaired with Victorian train timetables go on display

A pair of large Japanese paintings sent to Queen Victoria that were later patched up with old train timetables are to go on public display for the first time.

Get up close to some masterpieces from Buckingham Palace
Get up close to some masterpieces from Buckingham Palace

The refurbishment of Buckingham Palace has given the nearby Queen’s Gallery a rare opportunity to put a range of Masters on display in a gallery setting for the first time.

Emptying Buckingham Palace’s long art gallery
Emptying Buckingham Palace’s long art gallery

The long gallery inside Buckingham Palace has been emptied of its treasures for the first time since the 1970s, so that most of them can on public display.

The splendour of the East arrives at the Queen’s Gallery
The splendour of the East arrives at the Queen’s Gallery

Two very different exhibitions, both celebrating the splendours of the Indian subcontinent — from Mughal paintings to jewellery and elaborate weaponry — both at The Queen’s Gallery.

A riot of colour as the King of Bling struts his stuff
A riot of colour as the King of Bling struts his stuff

After decades of monochrome Puritanism, Britain exploded with colour and magnificence, and it’s this period of artistic renaissance that’s the topic of a new exhibition at the Queen’s Gallery.

The Queen shows off her Canaletto collection
The Queen shows off her Canaletto collection

A sumptuous feast for the eyes has opened at the Queen’s Gallery with their latest exhibition devoted to Canaletto, and his paintings of picturesque Venice.

See the other King George’s in the Queen’s Gallery
See the other King George’s in the Queen’s Gallery

We all know old mad King George III, but who were the other two monarchs? That is a question that a new exhibition at the Queen’s Gallery seeks to answer.

What was the mystery obelisk alongside the Thames?
What was the mystery obelisk alongside the Thames?

Around 1750, Canaletto painted a scene of London from Somerset House towards Westminster. It shows all the obvious things you would expect to see…

Past and future geniuses of art at the Queen’s Gallery
Past and future geniuses of art at the Queen’s Gallery

A dual exhibition has opened that is devoted to the art of drawings upon paper — one half devoted to an acknowledged lost genius, and the other half to modern day artists, most of whom can be presumed to want to avoid the same title.

The Northern Renaissance opens at the Queen’s Gallery
The Northern Renaissance opens at the Queen’s Gallery

A more widespread counterpart to its Italian cousin, the Northern Renaissance swept across northern Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries, affecting art, literature and even politics in a time of Protestant turmoil and the English reformation. Digging into the

A look around the Leonardo exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery
A look around the Leonardo exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery

Is it art or is is science? A display of drawings by a Renaissance artist would seem to be art, but they are the earliest known systematic studies of human anatomy, so they seem to be science. This is the

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