The National Gallery, London

1. Exteriors of the National Gallery
2. Sainsbury Wing entrance and view to Richard Long, 'Mud Sun', 2025
3. Jacopo di Cione and workshop, 'San Pier Maggiore Altarpiece', 1370-1 and 'Crucifix', Segna di Bonaventura, about 1310-15
4. Paolo Uccello, 'The Battle of San Romano', 1438-40
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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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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Until 22 June 2025£
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Exhibition
José María Velasco
A View of MexicoUntil 17 August 2025£ -
Exhibition
The Carracci Cartoons: Myths in the Making
Until 6 July 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
Events
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Tour
Guided tour
Category: TourVarious datesFree -
Course | Online
The art of Siena
Category: Course | OnlineThursday, 22 May 2025, 3.30 pm BSTFrom £42.75 -
Tour | Members
Poussin: A dream of Arcadia
Category: Tour | MembersVarious timesFrom £20 -
Tour | Members
The collection through colour
The colour blue
Category: Tour | MembersVarious timesFrom £20 -
Fully bookedCourse
Drawing like Carracci: From paper to palace
Category: Course Fully bookedFriday, 23 May 2025, 6 pmFrom £36 -
Experiences
Friday Lates
Category: ExperiencesVarious dates and times -
Fully bookedCreative session
Friday Lates life drawing
Brixton Drawing
Category: Creative session Fully bookedVarious timesFree -
Talks & conversations
Friday Lates discussion: Unmaking Mary
The myth of motherhood in art
Category: Talks & conversationsFriday, 23 May 2025, 6.30 pmFree -
Talks & conversations
Friday Lates tour and poetry readings
SJ Fowler and guests
Category: Talks & conversationsFriday, 23 May 2025, 7 pmFree -
Creative session | Families
Welcome space weekends and holidays
Our dedicated space for families
Category: Creative session | FamiliesVarious datesFree -
Tour | Families, for all ages
Decoding pictures
Family tour
Category: Tour | Families, for all agesVarious dates and timesFree -
Creative session | Families, for all ages
May half-term
Gold reflections: Tuesday 11am
Category: Creative session | Families, for all agesTuesday, 27 May 2025, 11 amFree
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