The National Gallery, London
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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New National Gallery Podcast
Stories in Colour
‘Stories in Colour’ is a new podcast from the National Gallery telling the histories of one of the most vibrant and influential technologies. These are the stories of how colour has changed the world.
Make the most of your visit

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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A View of MexicoUntil 17 August 2025£
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Exhibition
The Carracci Cartoons: Myths in the Making
Until 6 July 2025Free -
Exhibition
Take One Picture 2025
From 11 June – 31 August 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 -
Exhibition
Zurbarán
2 May 2026 ‒ 23 August 2026£
Events
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Fully bookedTour
Guided tours of Longford Castle
Category: Tour Fully bookedVarious datesFrom £18 -
Tour
Guided tour
Category: TourVarious datesFree -
Talk
Picture of the month: Boy bitten by a Lizard
10-minute talk
Category: TalkWednesday, 25 June 2025, 4 pmFree -
Course | Online
Stories of Art 1800-1900
Category: Course | OnlineVarious datesFrom £85.50 -
Tour | Members
Turner at 250
Category: Tour | MembersVarious timesFrom £20 -
Tour | Members
Into the collection
The story of the Impressionists
Category: Tour | MembersVarious timesFrom £20 -
Talk | Online | Members
Coded messages: LGBTQ+ symbols in art
Online Members' talk and Q&A
Category: Talk | Online | MembersThursday, 26 June 2025, 6 pm BSTFree -
Creative session | Families, under-5s
Early Years art session
Category: Creative session | Families, under-5sFriday, 27 June 2025, 10.30 amFree -
Talks & conversations | Members
A bridge between art and engineering
Category: Talks & conversations | MembersFriday, 27 June 2025, 2 pmFrom £20 -
Creative session | Online
Talk and draw
The Water-Lily Pond
Category: Creative session | OnlineFriday, 27 June 2025, 4 pm BSTFree -
Experience | Members
Comedy night
Category: Experience | MembersFriday, 27 June 2025, 6 pmFrom £20 -
Fully bookedCourse
Drawing like Carracci: From paper to palace
Category: Course Fully bookedFriday, 27 June 2025, 6 pmFrom £36
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From home
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