The National Gallery, London
Bringing people and paintings together
Admission free, donations welcome
Open daily: 10am - 6pm
Friday lates until 9pm
Trafalgar Square, London
WC2N 5DN
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New National Gallery Podcast
Stories in Colour
‘Stories in Colour’ is a new podcast from the National Gallery telling the histories of one of the most vibrant and influential technologies. These are the stories of how colour has changed the world.
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Visitor at the National Gallery




From Leonardo da Vinci to Vincent van Gogh
Visitor at the National Gallery
The National Gallery’s restaurants, bars and cafés offer something for everyone.
Ochre restaurant
Explore the world of art in our onsite and online shops, with ever-changing collections to inspire and delight.
Portico entrance shop
Free things for kids of all ages
Exhibitions and displays
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A View of MexicoUntil 17 August 2025£
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Exhibition
The Carracci Cartoons: Myths in the Making
Until 6 July 2025Free -
Exhibition
Take One Picture 2025
Until 31 August 2025Free -
Exhibition
Millet: Life on the Land
7 August – 19 October 2025Free -
Exhibition
Radical Harmony
Helene Kröller-Müller's Neo-Impressionists13 September 2025 ‒ 8 February 2026£ -
Exhibition
Wright of Derby: From the Shadows
7 November 2025 – 10 May 2026£ -
Exhibition
Edwin Austin Abbey: By the Dawn’s Early Light
20 November 2025 – 15 February 2026Free -
Exhibition
Zurbarán
2 May 2026 ‒ 23 August 2026£
Events
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Creative session | Families
Welcome space weekends and holidays
Our dedicated space for families
Category: Creative session | FamiliesVarious datesFree -
Talk | Online | Members
Reflecting on The Carracci Cartoons: Myths in the Making
Online Members' event
Category: Talk | Online | MembersTuesday, 1 July 2025, 1 pm BSTFree -
Tour
Guided tour
Category: TourVarious datesFree -
Talk
C C Land: The Wonder of Art
Spotlight on Room 41: C C Land: The Wonder of Art Spotlight talks
Category: TalkTuesday, 1 July 2025, 4 pmFree -
Tour | Members
Our collection redisplayed
Led by Muriel Carré
Category: Tour | MembersWednesday, 2 July 2025, 11 amFrom £20 -
Talks & conversations | Members
Blueprints by Marcus du Sautoy
Book talk
Category: Talks & conversations | MembersWednesday, 2 July 2025, 2 pmFrom £15 -
Tour | Members
Our collection redisplayed
Rococo to Romanticism
Category: Tour | MembersWednesday, 2 July 2025, 2 pmFrom £20 -
Talk
Picture of the month: Still Life with Lemons in a Wicker Basket
10-minute talk
Category: TalkVarious datesFree -
Tour | Members
Our collection redisplayed
Deceiving the Eye: Dutch Perspectives
Category: Tour | MembersWednesday, 2 July 2025, 4 pmFrom £20 -
Course | Online
Stories of Art 1800-1900
Category: Course | OnlineVarious datesFrom £85.50 -
Tour | Members
Into the collection
Saint Jerome
Category: Tour | MembersVarious timesFrom £20 -
Fully bookedTour | Members
Into the collection
17th-century Dutch art
Category: Tour | Members Fully bookedVarious timesFrom £20
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