Collection audio tour
Make the very most of your time here with our self-guided audio tour of the National Gallery.
Hear from voices as wide ranging as HRH Princess Eugenie, ‘Gruffalo’ illustrator Axel Scheffler, broadcaster and actor Stephen Fry, astrophysicist Becky Smethurst, artist Nalini Malani and National Gallery Director, Sir Gabriele Finaldi.
Price: £7
Please bring your own mobile device and headphones
Available languages: English, Italian, French, Spanish, Mandarin
Accessible versions: BSL, Audio Described
Answer a few questions, like how long you want to spend in the Gallery and what your favourite themes are to look at, and we’ll create you a bespoke tour just for you.
Pick from our specially curated selection of tours based around themes in our collection and the varied expert voices speaking about our paintings. These include our must-see paintings, hidden gems, artists on artists.
Get all the stops! There are more than 60. Then you can pick and choose what paintings you want to listen to content for as you explore the Gallery. You can always return to this option from a curated or personalised tour, if you would like to.
National Gallery audio tours are powered by Smartify.
You can also access, for free, additional information about all our paintings on display. Find this on our website collection pages or with our digital guide, powered by Smartify.
Scan our paintings with the Smartify app during your visit to read additional content on your phone or tablet. You can even save your favourite paintings to your collection to explore when you get home.
Highlight paintings from our collection have free BSL video descriptions and audio descriptions, accessible on our website collection pages and the Smartify app. More of these are coming soon.
Enjoy our ticketed exhibitions with National Gallery curators and expert voices in these self-guided audio tours. They are available in English, BSL and AD, as well as some international languages.
Make the very most of your visit to our exhibition 'Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300‒1350' with this specially curated, self-guided, audio tour.
You’ll need to bring your own mobile device to access the tour either on the web or the Smartify app - don’t forget your headphones for the best listening experience!
Purchase the tour with your ticket, and find your exclusive link to access the tour on the day of your visit on your e-ticket, sent after purchase.
£5 per person
Make the very most of your visit to our exhibition José María Velasco: A View of Mexico with this specially curated, self-guided, audio tour. Narrated by Mexican actor Darío Yazbek Bernal, the tour features interviews with the show's co-curators Daniel Ralston and Dexter Dalwood.
You’ll need to bring your own mobile device to access the tour either on the web or the Smartify app – don’t forget your headphones for the best listening experience!
Purchase the tour with your ticket, and find your exclusive link to access the tour on the day of your visit on your e-ticket, sent after purchase.
£5 per person
