National Portrait Gallery

Address: St Martin's Place London WC2H OHE Tel: 020 7306 0055 Fax: 020 7306 0056 Textphone: 020 7306 0055 ext 387 Email: fviding@npg.org.uk Web: http://www.npg.org.uk/live/index.asp Contact: Francesca Viding Map: Click here to go to Map

Events:
Date Event No events arranged yet
Click here for history events list
Organisation Background:
The National Portrait Gallery in London houses a unique collection of personalities and faces from the late Middle Ages to the present day. A national pantheon of the greatest names in British history and culture, the collection includes kings and queens, courtiers and courtesans, politicians and poets, soldiers and scientists, artists and writers, philosophers and film stars, from Elizabeth I to David Bowie, from Shakespeare to Stephen Hawking; portrayed by artists from Hans Holbein the Younger to Avedon, from Sir Joshua Reynolds to Paula Rego.
Opening Times:
Open daily 10am - 6pm Late night opening Thursday and Friday until 9pm Last admission to paying exhibitions is 45 minutes before the Gallery closes. Closing commences 10 minutes prior to the stated time. The Gallery is closed 24-26 December
Transport:
By underground The nearest underground stations to the Gallery are: Charing Cross 230 metres, Leicester Square 195 metres, and Embankment 490 metres. Please note these stations do not have a lift. By bus Contact TRIPSCOPE for transport advice on 08457 585641. By rail Charing Cross station 320 metres from the St Martin's Place entrance. By car, taxi or Dial-a-Ride Set down and pick up at the ramp entrance in Orange Street, which is reached via Haymarket. The ramp provides direct access to the Contemporary Collection and to temporary exhibitions held in the Wolfson and Porter Galleries. There are no car parking facilities at the Gallery. Five public parking spaces for orange/blue badge holders are located in St Martin's Street opposite the National Gallery's Sainsbury Wing. A public car park is located on the corner of Whitcomb Street and Orange Street. The car park is approximately 195 metres from the Orange Street entrance to the Gallery. To discuss parking arrangements please contact the car park staff directly on 02078395858. Please note there are height restrictions for tall vehicles.
Other information:
Member Login