National Gallery

Description

Founded in 1824, this is the national collection and houses over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900.

It is among the most visited art museums in the world.

Apart from the main collections, there are regular exhibitions, talks and daily tours of the galleries.

Note, as of October 2024, visitors are not allowed to bring liquids into the gallery.

Address

Trafalgar Square,
London,
WC2N 5DN

Ticket prices

Most of the main gallery is free to visit, although some of their larger temporary exhibitions can have charges.

Prices last checked June 2023.

Link to National Gallery website

Opening Hours

The National Gallery is open every day from 10am to 6pm, and late on Fridays until 9pm.

It is usually closed 24th to 26th December and 1st January

Opening hours last checked June 2023.

Accessibility

The galleries are fully accessible with lifts to all floors. There are accessible toilets near the main entrance.

For disabled parking, there is some limited parking by the gallery - and you need to contact them in advance to secure a place.

The Gallery offers British Sign Language-interpreted talks on paintings for visitors who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, and art sessions for visitors who are blind and partially sighted.

Address

National Gallery
Trafalgar Square,
London,
WC2N 5DN

Map

Van Gogh exhibition smashed National Gallery visitor records

Jan
22
2025

Van Gogh exhibition to open overnight before it closes

Jan
09
2025

National Gallery’s Sainsbury Wing to reopen in May 2025 with fresh display and sponsorship

Dec
17
2024

National Gallery is banning visitors bringing liquids into the building

Oct
17
2024

Sunflowers Reunited: A fresh look at Van Gogh’s masterpieces at the National Gallery

Sep
16
2024

The National Gallery’s ‘Last Caravaggio’ was their third busiest exhibtion in the past decade

Aug
01
2024

National Gallery to exhibit Van Gogh’s original Sunflowers triptych layout

Jun
06
2024

Decades of pollution removed from the National Gallery’s facade

Jun
05
2024

Large light show filling Trafalgar Square tonight for the National Gallery’s 200th birthday

May
10
2024

Murder, Mystery, and Masterpiece: Caravaggio’s last painting arrives in London

Apr
18
2024

Bimetallic coin to mark the National Gallery’s bicentenary

Apr
18
2024

Jools Holland and a free light show to mark the National Gallery’s 200th birthday

Apr
11
2024

National Gallery acquires Poussin’s ‘Eucharist’ in time for Easter

Mar
22
2024

Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth shortlist unveiled

Feb
19
2024

Saxon London remains found under the National Gallery

Feb
06
2024

The Radiant Resurrection: National Gallery shines light on Pesellino’s Renaissance masterpieces

Dec
05
2023

Reunion of pastels and oils: Two complementary paintings by Jean-Etienne Liotard reunited after 250 years apart

Nov
28
2023

Frans Hals at the National Gallery: A deep dive into the world of moustaches, smiles, and lace

Oct
10
2023

National Gallery offering £1 tickets for its Frans Hals exhibition

Aug
14
2023

Paula Rego’s enchanting mural finds a temporary home in the National Gallery

Aug
02
2023

From Riches to Rags: National Gallery’s free exhibition highlights the life and suffering of St Francis of Assisi

Jun
14
2023

National Gallery Visits returns, touring Constable’s The Cornfield all over England

Jun
06
2023

The National Gallery is digging a tunnel next to Trafalgar Square

Apr
21
2023

National Gallery puts Cavallino’s Saint Bartholomew on public display

Apr
07
2023

Nalini Malani subverts the Old Masters into a huge video display

Mar
27
2023

The Ugly Duchess is shown off at the National Gallery

Mar
16
2023

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Exhibitions open now

Parmigianino: The Vision of Saint Jerome

The National Gallery celebrates the first public display in a decade, following conservation, of a masterpiece of Italian Mannerism, Parmigianino’s Madonna and Child with Saints, also known as ‘The Vision of Saint Jerome’. It is the only major altarpiece by …

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Exhibition ends on Sunday 9th Mar
Free
National Gallery, Trafalgar Square