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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From Leonardo da Vinci to Vincent van Gogh
Visitor at the National Gallery
Stop by our cafés or join us for lunch, dinner, afternoon tea or cocktails at our stunning restaurant, Ochre.
Ochre restaurant
Browse our prints, souvenirs and latest gifts
Portico entrance shop
Free things for kids of all ages
Exhibitions and displays
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Until 1 September 2024Free
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Exhibition
Take One Picture 2024
Until 1 September 2024Free -
Exhibition
Hockney and Piero: A Longer Look
Until 27 October 2024Free -
Exhibition
Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers
14 September 2024 – 19 January 2025£ -
Exhibition
NG Stories: Making a National Gallery
4 October 2024 – 12 January 2025Free -
Exhibition
Discover Constable & The Hay Wain
17 October 2024 – 2 February 2025Free -
Exhibition
Parmigianino: The Vision of Saint Jerome
5 December 2024 – 9 March 2025Free -
Exhibition
Siena: The Rise of Painting 1300 ‒1350
8 March – 22 June 2025£ -
Exhibition
José María Velasco
A View of Mexico29 March – 17 August 2025£
Events
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Fully bookedTour
Guided tours of Longford Castle
Category: Tour Fully bookedVarious times£ -
Experiences | Families
Free festival of art
Category: Experiences | FamiliesVarious times -
Creative session | Families, for all ages
Summer on the Square
Tropical transformations
Category: Creative session | Families, for all agesSunday, 1 September 2024, 11 amFree -
Talks & conversations | Families
Summer on the Square
Terrific talks with Talita Jenman & Melissa Baksh
Category: Talks & conversations | FamiliesVarious timesFree -
Talk | Members
Member mornings
'My Shakespeare' with Greg Doran
Category: Talk | MembersMonday, 2 September 2024, 8.30 amFrom £25 -
Course | Online
Hockney's heritage: Parents, Piero and other pictures
Category: Course | OnlineMonday, 2 September 2024, 3.30 pm BSTFrom £11.75 -
Tour
Daily guided tour
Category: TourVarious datesFree -
Talk | Online | Members
Eva Gonzalès, the Impressionist
New acquisition Members' talk and Q&A
Category: Talk | Online | MembersTuesday, 3 September 2024, 5.30 pm BSTFree -
Course | Online
In Focus: Henri Rousseau
Category: Course | OnlineWednesday, 4 September 2024, 5.30 pm BSTFrom £11.75 -
Course | Online
The National Gallery at 200: Past, Present, Future
Category: Course | OnlineVarious datesFrom £70.50 -
RescheduledTalks & conversations | Members
Connecting British theatre to the Gallery
With theatre critic Michael Billington
Category: Talks & conversations | Members RescheduledFriday, 6 September 2024, 6 pmFrom £25 -
Creative session | Members
How to unlock your imagination
Transforming mind and body with Viviana Caro
Category: Creative session | MembersSunday, 8 September 2024, 11 amFrom £65
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