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Frequently Asked Questions

If you have a question that has not been answered elsewhere on the site, please look through the list of Frequently Asked Questions below or visit the Access to Information page which explains how to access information about the Gallery with relevant links.
About the National Gallery's Collection
  1. How many paintings are in the collection?

  2. How can I find out if a particular painting is in the National Gallery?

  3. How can I find a painting's location in the National Gallery?

  4. Where can I look if the work I am interested in is not in the National Gallery's collection?
About Research
  1. What research facilities are available for the public at the National Gallery?

  2. How should I start my research?

  3. Can I sketch at the National Gallery?

  4. Can I take photographs or use a video camera in the National Gallery?
About Exhibitions
  1. Why does the Gallery charge for entry to some exhibitions?

  2. Why charge for exhibitions that are sponsored?
  3. Why does the public have to pay to see National Gallery paintings when they are included in temporary charging exhibitions?
  4. How can I buy tickets for exhibitions?
  5. What is meant by 'timed-ticket entry'?
About Supporting the Gallery
  1. Does the National Gallery have a Friends Scheme?

  2. How can I hold an event at the Gallery?

  3. What will my donation be used for?

  4. What is Gift Aid?

  5. What is the Gallery's charity number?
Facts and Figures
  1. How many people visit the Gallery each year?

  2. What is the floor area of the Gallery?

  3. Why does the Gallery offer free admission to the permanent collection?

  4. How much money does the Gallery receive each year?

  5. Who are the previous Directors of the National Gallery?

  6. What are the sculptures outside the Gallery?

  7. What are the mosaics in the Vestibule of the Main Entrance?

About Jobs

  1. Where does the National Gallery advertise its vacancies?

  2. I would like a career in a gallery or museum - how could I find out what type of experience and/or qualifications I would need?

  3. Could I work as a volunteer or undertake work experience at the National Gallery?

  4. Could I send my curriculum vitae to the National Gallery speculatively?
  5. If I am not a United Kingdom or European Economic Area national could I still work at the National Gallery?