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National Portrait Gallery

 

About National Portrait Gallery

The gallery houses portraits of historically important and famous British people, selected on the basis of the significance of the sitter, not that of the artist.

The collection includes photographs and caricatures as well as paintings, drawings and sculptures.

One of its best-known images is the Chandos portrait, the most famous portrait of William Shakespeare.
 

Address

National Portrait Gallery,
St Martin's Place,
London,
WC2H 0HE

Ticket prices

The main gallery is free to visit, although they may charge for the temporary exhibitions.

Prices last checked June 2023

Link to National Portrait Gallery's website

Opening Hours

The gallery is open daily from 10:30am to 6pm, and late to 9pm on Friday & Saturday.

Opening hours last checked June 2023

Accessibility

All the entrances have step-free access and all levels of the Gallery are connected by lifts. The Gallery has accessible toilets, a Changing Places Toilet, and the cafés, restaurant and shops have step-free access.

Staff and volunteers are fully trained to support people who require assistance.

There are induction loops at the Information Desk, Cloakroom Desk, Ondaatje Wing Theatre, shops, cafés, restaurant, Learning Studios, Orange Street reception, and the Heinz Archive and Library.

A limited number of manual wheelchairs are available to borrow free of charge from the Information Desk.

Guide, hearing and assistance dogs are welcome at the Gallery. A water bowl is available at the Information Desk.

What's the nearest railway station to National Portrait Gallery

The nearest station is London Charing Cross station which is 0.1 miles away.

News

 

Exhibitions open at the moment

The Time is Always Now Artists Reframe the Black Figure
A major study of the Black figure – and its representation in contemporary art.
The Time is Always Now Artists Reframe the Black Figure
10:30am to 6pm
Soho
Ends on Sun 19th May
2024-02-22
2024-05-19

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