Celebrating 175 years of the National Gallery’s Wilkins Building
Celebrating 175 years of the National Gallery’s Wilkins Building
Date and time
Thursday 9 May, 1–2pm
Alan Crookham
Tickets
Admission free – places are limited to 30 people
Only participants with a sticker can be admitted to the event – please collect a sticker in advance from the Sainsbury Wing Information Desk
Join National Gallery Archivist Alan Crookham to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the Gallery’s Wilkins Building.
On this guided tour inside and outside the building, find out why the National Gallery moved to its present site in 1838, and discover the links between the Gallery’s façade, the Prince Regent, and the statues in Trafalgar Square.
Visiting as a group?
Public guided tours are for individuals and small groups of up to four people only. If you are visiting as part of a larger group please see our pages on organising a group visit.
Tours of the collection take place every Friday 7–8pm.
Guided tours also take place every day 11.30am – 12.30pm and 2.30–3.30pm.
Meet at the Sainsbury Wing Information Desk.
See also
See upcoming guided tours of the collection- See what's on at the Gallery
