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About The National Portrait Gallery


From medieval to present time, the National Portrait Gallery houses over 10,000 portraits of famous men and women throughout British history from as early as Henry VII to the present Queen. Notable portraits include Henry VIII, William Shakespeare, Rudyard Kipling and William Ewart Gladstone.

Address

National Portrait Gallery

St Martin’s Place

London

Travel

Nearest Underground: Charing Cross (Northern/Bakerloo lines)/Leicester Square (Northern/Piccadilly lines)

Nearest Rail: Charing Cross

ACCESS

Access to the Gallery for wheelchair users is via the Orange Street ramp entrance and the Gift shop entrance, on St Martin’s Place.

The Heinz Archive and Library entrance is at the National Portrait Gallery’s administrative offices located on Orange Street opposite the ramp.

CONCESSIONS

Disabled visitors pay concessionary rates and carers are entitled to free admission.

Concessionary rates also apply to senior citizens, ES40 cardholders and students in full-time education.

NOTES

* Please note that photography is not allowed anywhere in the Gallery

* The Gallery will be closed 24, 25, 26 December and 1 January

National Portrait Gallery: Events & Tickets

This is a list of events currently on at National Portrait Gallery. All events listed in this section can be booked online. Click on an event for further details.

Anna May Wong: Frosted Yellow Willows Anna May Wong: Frosted Yellow Willows
at National Portrait Gallery
Anna May Wong was born Wong Liu Tsong (translated as Frosted Yellow Willows) on 3 January 1905 in Los Angeles... more »

John Hayes Lecture John Hayes Lecture
at National Portrait Gallery
Professor Lisa Jardine CBE, Centenary Professor of Renaissance Studies at Queen Mary, University of London, explores the inventive use of... more »

Performance: The Language of Love Performance: The Language of Love
at National Portrait Gallery
Actress Isla Blair, known largely for television roles including Doctor Who and Midsomer Murders, joins husband and fellow actor Julian... more »

Pop Art Portraits Pop Art Portraits
at National Portrait Gallery
Sponsored by Lehman Brothers A groundbreaking exhibition Pop Art Portraits - the first to explore the role and significance of portraiture... more »

Rumi: Life and Poetry Rumi: Life and Poetry
at National Portrait Gallery
Poetry: Evening of readings celebrating the 800th anniversary of the birth of Mavlana Jaladdin Muhammad Rumi, one of the most... more »

The Other People: Live Portraits The Other People: Live Portraits
at National Portrait Gallery
Real, living people are presented and ’framed’ alongside the Gallery’s permanent collection in this radical and thought-provoking event by the... more »

Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913-2008 Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913-2008
at National Portrait Gallery
Some of the greatest portrait photographs of the twentieth century were taken for, or published in, Vanity Fair. This remarkable... more »

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