National Gallery
A free national collection of Western European painting spanning the 13th to 19th centuries, overlooking Trafalgar Square.
- Museum
- Price: Free
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Did you know
The gallery was founded in 1824 when Parliament bought 38 paintings from the estate of banker John Julius Angerstein, and unlike many national collections it began without a royal or aristocratic donation as its core.
Local tip
Visit on a Friday evening when the gallery stays open late and is noticeably quieter, and pick up a free trail leaflet at the Sainsbury Wing entrance if you only have an hour and want to see the highlights.
Finding it
- Address
- Trafalgar Square, Westminster, Covent Garden, City of Westminster, Greater London, England, WC2N 5DN
- Nearest station
- Charing Cross (Tube), 83 m away
Details change, so check with the place before you set off.
More places nearby
- National Portrait GalleryA free collection of portraits of notable British figures from the Tudors to the present day, just behind the National Gallery.
- Trafalgar SquareA public square commemorating the Battle of Trafalgar, dominated by Nelson's Column and flanked by the National Gallery.
- The HarpA narrow, award-winning real-ale pub just off Covent Garden, repeatedly named London's best pub by CAMRA.
- The SalisburyA late Victorian West End pub on St Martin's Lane with etched glass, carved wood and bronze Art Nouveau nymphs, listed on CAMRA's National Inventory of historic pub interiors.