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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Make the most of your visit
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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
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£ -
Exhibition
NG Stories: Making a National Gallery
UpcomingFree
Events
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Experience
Free festival of art
Category: ExperienceVarious dates and timesFree -
Creative session | Families, for all ages
Summer on the Square
Learning to look
Category: Creative session | Families, for all agesVarious datesFree -
Creative session | Members
Scent workshop with 20A Aromatherapy
Members' creative workshop
Category: Creative session | MembersSaturday, 10 August 2024, 10.30 amFrom £50 -
Creative session | Families, for all ages
Summer on the Square
Dare to draw
Category: Creative session | Families, for all agesVarious dates and timesFree -
Talks & conversations | Families
Summer on the Square
Terrific talks with Talita Jenman & Melissa Baksh
Category: Talks & conversations | FamiliesVarious dates and timesFree -
Creative session | Families
Summer on the Square
Storytelling with Paul Rubinstein
Category: Creative session | FamiliesVarious dates and timesFree -
Talk | Members
Archive show-and-tell
Introduction to the National Gallery archives
Category: Talk | MembersVarious timesFrom £25 -
Talk
10-minute talk
Hockney and Piero: A Longer Look
Category: TalkVarious datesFree -
Creative session | Families
Summer on the Square
Storytelling with Preacher the Storyteller
Category: Creative session | FamiliesVarious dates and timesFree -
Tour
Daily guided tour
Category: TourVarious datesFree -
Talk | Members
An introduction to ...
'Hockney and Piero: A Longer Look'
Category: Talk | MembersVarious timesFrom £20
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