National Portrait Gallery is one of London’s most popular museums. It is located at the edge of Trafalgar Square, and it has a large collection of portraits, photographs and prints. Portraits are from different eras of rulers, from the Tudor era to modern times, along with newer works, which the museum has acquired or commissioned.
National Portrait Gallery Updated: 11 months ago
Register and sign-in to keep track of your favourite places and the ones you already visited.Gallery and museum established in 1856, with portraits of significant people from Britain's History.
Virtual tours
National Portrait Gallery hasvirtual toursthat can be browsed in several ways. The collections can be viewed based on the period, the theme or by recent acquisitions. The artworks can be filtered and browsed by selecting one of the topics and then explored in further detail, perhaps in more detail than possible when visiting the museum. An example detail page for the self-portrait of Angelica Kauffman
How to get to National Portrait Gallery?
The nearest underground stations are Charing Cross (Bakerloo, Northern) and Leicester Square (Piccadilly), both only a few minutes away.
What is near National Portrait Gallery?
National Portrait Gallery is on Trafalgar Square, so looking around the surrounding area and its statues is a good idea. National Gallery is right around the corner, and Leicester Square is walking distance away.
