Bedsearcher's Guide to The National Portrait Gallery

The National Portrait Gallery

The National Portrait Gallery was founded in 1856. Portraits of Over 1,000 British men and women are on display from the Middle Ages until the present day. Henry VII to portraits of Queen Elizabeth II. Built in the 19th century, the National Portrait Gallery's collection contains over 10,000 oil paintings, watercolours, drawings, miniatures, sculptures, caricatures, silhouettes and photographs.

Hotels near The National Portrait Gallery

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How to get to The National Portrait Gallery

The easiest way to get to the National Portrait Gallery is by Underground disembarking at Charing Cross or Leicester Square tube stations.

Opening Times

The National Portrait Gallery is open from 10am to 6pm on Monday to Saturday and from 12noon to 6pm on Sundays. The National Portrait Gallery is closed on Good Friday, from 24th to 26th December and New Years Eve and New Years Day.

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